Biodiversity
Supporting environmental stewardship
We are helping to protect biodiversity by developing cutting-edge technologies, collaborating with expert partners, and adopting more sustainable land practices at our sites.
Performance
We are helping support biodiversity on 25 million acres in biomes where we work and sell our products by 2030.
We are using a combined approach of:
Crop health products
Seed productivity gains
Partnerships with organizations that share our vision
Improvements to our own operations
Progress toward our goal
Progress (acres)
31M through 2025
Outlook
Achieved
maintaining 25M+ acres through 2030
We removed the phrase ‘outcomes aligned to regenerative agriculture’ from our goal statement due to the lack of a clear industry definition or established measurement standard. In 2025, we expanded the geographic coverage of select initiatives to better reflect global applied acres.
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As we continue to focus on more sustainable farming to improve food security, we are hard at work to support nature and conserve our land for future generations, including at Corteva facilities and production fields.
Our biodiversity strategy
How we will maintain progress through 2030:
Product innovation
Demonstrated biodiversity advantages of our new technologies and systems
24M+
acres
(2021-2025)
Productivity
Improved genetic gain to help prevent additional land-use needs
~5M
acres
(2021-2024)
Partnerships
Strategic partnerships that support biodiversity outcomes
~1.8M
acres
(2021-2025)
Operations
Adoption of biodiversity initiatives at Corteva facilities and production fields
13,500
acres
(2021-2025)
Current progress towards our goal of 25M acres
31M
acres
Product innovation
We offer new technologies and systems with demonstrated biodiversity advantages to farmers and ranchers, while also providing educational resources and training on best management practices. In 2025, we expanded the scope of reported Utrisha™ N acres to include global applied acres.
Examples of products with biodiversity advantages:
Utrisha™ N is a natural bacterium that enhances a plant’s use of nutrients, including nitrogen, which improves crop productivity throughout the growing season. In 2025, global adoption accelerated, with notable impact in Brazil’s corn and soybean systems.
24M
acres of Utrisha N applied globally through 2025
We’re helping ranchers increase the availability of soil and water resources for native vegetative and wildlife habitat by targeting invasive species on 170,000 acres of grazing lands through LandVisor® advanced brush management.
170,000
acres of grazing lands through LandVisor
Productivity
We continue to improve genetic gain and yield protection to help prevent additional land-use needs.
Our seed pipeline is built on 100 years of Pioneer's continuous plant breeding expertise. The result is genetic gain (increased yield potential and productivity) which enables farmers to produce more food and fuel on the same amount of land, and can help reduce the need to put more land into production.
~5M
acres prevented from being put into production (2021-2024)
Vorceed® Enlist® corn products offer farmers a powerful combination of insect protection and herbicide tolerance to help safeguard productivity. With multiple modes of action against rootworm and the flexibility of the Enlist® weed control system, growers gain stronger season-long durability and control in tough environments.
6
insect protection modes of action to protect against susceptible above- and below-ground pests
Partnerships
We support partnerships that enhance biodiversity and collaborate with like-minded organizations to advance our shared goals.
In 2025, we introduced new partnerships and continued building on our existing partnerships:
We partner with The Nature Conservancy to support producer programs in South America. These efforts focus on restoring degraded soils, improving productivity, and protecting native habitats. Through this partnership, we support cattle producers in Brazil, and no-till, cover crop, and crop rotation practices in corn and soybean rotations in Argentina’s Gran Chaco.
~120,000
acres enrolled in respective programs
Through a collaboration with Bunge and Chevron, we are advancing winter canola as a new crop opportunity in the southern United States. The Field to Fuel program continues to expand, with about 110,000 acres planted in 2025. This supports renewable fuel production and helps strengthen soil health, biodiversity, and more resilient cropping systems.
~110,000
acres planted in 2025
We are part of a five-year project with the National Audubon Society to work with farmers, ranchers, and landowners to convert marginal cropland back to grasslands. We provide funding and technical assistance for the program, which continues through 2026.
100+
landowners participating
This year marks the completion of our partnership with Pheasants Forever, improving vegetation and wildlife biodiversity across energy and utility rights of way, roadsides, and other non-crop areas.
110,000
acres enrolled
We have helped create more pollinator habitats with National 4-H Council. Over 74,000 4-H youth have participated in the program, boosting pollinator populations (including monarch butterflies) and learning to build habitats in their own communities.
108
pollinator gardens planted globally near our sites
Operations
We continue to implement biodiversity plans at our seed operations and crop protection manufacturing facilities, and at R&D sites worldwide. In fact, 97% of Corteva-owned sites have an active biodiversity initiative.
Recent highlights include:
The Renala Research Center in Pakistan has planted nearly 300 plants, including 150 fruit trees, and expanded native landscaping with flowering plants to support natural pollinators. The site grows a diversity of crops on 19 acres, including rice, wheat, potato, and corn, which supports soil health and helps disrupt disease and weed cycles. Green manure crops such as Jantar are planted on fallow land to further improve soil fertility and nutrient balance.
The Karawang Research Farm in Indonesia uses water ponds stocked with freshwater fish, lotus, and water hyacinth to support natural filtration. Butterfly pea and fruit trees provide shade, support beneficial insects, and enhance biodiversity. Owl shelters have been installed to encourage natural rodent control and promote ecological balance.
We are restoring native prairie, constructing wetlands, and making floodplain improvements on our 1,100-acre global business center along Beaver Creek in Johnston, Iowa. This initiative aims to treat both urban and agricultural drainage, improving local water quality and supporting native habitats. The prairie project is being completed in coordination with Polk County Conservation, State of Iowa, and Beaver Creek Watershed Authority.
At the Caledon Research Center in Georgetown, Ontario, we have reduced landfill waste through a greenhouse composting program that has expanded site-wide. This effort is supported by biodegradable planting systems such as Ellepot and improved waste-separation practices. This year, an Ellepot machine was installed to reduce transport emissions and enable custom soil mixes. We also work with East Jordan Plastics to recycle single-use inserts.