The expansion completion comes as the facility celebrates its 15th anniversary
CALGARY, AB, September 11, 2023 – Corteva Agriscience is pleased to announce the completion of a four-year, more than $50 million capital expansion of its Lethbridge, Alberta, production facility, highlighting the seed and crop production leader’s commitment to bringing its latest canola seed technologies to Canadian growers. The project’s completion comes as the site celebrates its 15th anniversary of operating in the Lethbridge community.
The facility is Corteva’s primary canola seed production site in North America and is the main distribution centre for its Pioneer® brand and Brevant® seeds products in Western Canada. The site employs more than 100 staff, from Lethbridge and surrounding areas, who use best-in-class breeding and production processes to ensure the highest-quality seed for growers. In addition, Corteva works in partnership with farmers in the Lethbridge area who grow crops for the company’s seed production program.
“This infrastructure investment illustrates the importance of the Lethbridge production facility – and community – in helping Corteva deliver advanced canola seed technologies to growers,” said Matt Kurtz, North America Seed Production and Supply Chain Director, Corteva Agriscience. “The facility has been a pillar of our operations in North America for the past 15 years, and this investment will help ensure that it will continue to contribute to the Lethbridge community and to Corteva’s growth moving forward.”
The Lethbridge site produces some of Corteva’s newest canola seed offerings, including Optimum® GLY canola – a new, advanced herbicide-tolerant trait technology for farmers.
“It’s been very encouraging to see the growth and expansion of the Lethbridge facility, which is now more than quadruple the size it was 10 years ago,” said Rick Bannerman, Production Location Manager, Corteva Agriscience. “As canola growers in Western Canada strive to increase productivity, our expanded warehouse capacity and other facility improvements will help us provide growers with seed and trait technologies to help them meet global demand for food and energy.”
In addition to site operations, the facility and staff are heavily invested in the community. So far in 2023, employees at the site have donated 4,600 pounds of food to local food banks, volunteered with local organizations, donated 90 units of plasma to Canadian Blood Services through their Partners for Life Team, and contributed to the United Way of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta.
About Corteva Agriscience
Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that combines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world’s most pressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market preference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its balanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital products and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the Company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at https://www.corteva.ca/.
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Bretton Davie
Communications Leader, Corteva Agriscience Canada
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