Corteva, bp announce intent to partner on sustainable aviation fuels production

Corteva Inc. has announced a collaboration with oil and gas company bp on the companies’ intent to form a new joint venture to meet anticipated growth in demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).  According to a news release, a SAF mandate begins in the European Union in 2025, requiring fuel…

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Eathington named senior VP and chief technology officer at Corteva

Corteva Agricscience announced that Sam Eathington has joined the company as its new senior vice president and chief technology officer, leading Corteva’s research and development organization. According to a news release, he will lead the company’s R&D as it works to advance its portfolio and drive global agricultural innovation. Eathington began…

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Corteva Agriscience to provide 25 full-ride scholarships to DMACC Computer Languages program

Starting this fall, Corteva Agriscience will contribute $185,000 to 25 rural scholarships for students embarking on DMACC’s Computer Languages program with an additional four-month commercial software development training program at a new Accenture location scheduled to open in September.  Corteva, DMACC, Accenture and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the partnership…

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innovationQ&A: Rachel Binning

Global regulatory portfolio lead – soybeans, Corteva Agriscience Tiny seeds link Iowa’s past to the cutting-edge work at Corteva AgriScience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont. The story began in the 1920s when Henry A. Wallace started Hi-Bred Corn Co., later known as Pioneer Hi-Bred, working on seed genetics. In the late…

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Way Too Early: Predictions for the next 10 years

We asked our Trends for 2019 contributors to think about what trends may come up in the next ten years – from main street businesses to university research and everything in between. Take a peek at some of the responses below, and view the full cover story in the Business…

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