Protecting Crops, Boosting Yields: How Vive Crop Protection is Powering Canadian Agriculture

In today’s rapidly evolving agricultural industry, farmers are under pressure to produce more with fewer resources while maintaining sustainability. For Canadian growers, finding efficient, innovative crop protection solutions is essential to staying competitive. That’s where Vive Crop Protection, a Mississauga-based agtech leader, is changing the game.

Through its Precision Chemistry™ solutions, Vive is redefining how farmers approach crop protection—helping them maximize yield, efficiency, and environmental sustainability. By developing next-generation solutions that seamlessly integrate with both conventional and biological inputs, Vive is ensuring that growers get the most out of every acre.

Bringing cutting-edge agricultural solutions to market requires strong collaboration, and that’s exactly what Vive has found in UAP Canada (United Agri Products). The Dorchester, Ontario-based distributor has partnered with Vive to deliver its breakthrough fungicide, AZteroid FC 390, to Canadian potato growers across the country.

“At UAP Canada, we’re proud to partner with a homegrown innovator like Vive Crop Protection,” says General Manager Willy Gubbels. “Vive’s technology is changing the way farmers protect their crops, and together, we’re ensuring these advancements reach growers from coast to coast.”

As the exclusive distributor of AZteroid FC 390 fungicide, UAP is ensuring that Canadian farmers have access to a high-performance, hassle-free solution for controlling devastating potato diseases. Thanks to Vive’s proprietary Allosperse Delivery Technology, this fungicide mixes effortlessly with liquid fertilizers and other crop inputs—eliminating compatibility issues and improving efficiency in the field.

For growers like Shawn Paget, the results speak for themselves.

“I tried AZteroid in-furrow mixed with liquid pop-up fertilizer for the first time in 2024 on part of my processing potato crop. I was very happy with the way it mixed, and the high quality of my crop. I plan to use AZteroid on all my potato acres in 2025,” says Shawn Paget, Owner of Riverview Farms in Hartland, New Brunswick.

For Darren Anderson, CEO of Vive Crop Protection, innovation is about giving farmers better tools to succeed while improving the long-term sustainability of agriculture.

“Our goal is to make crop protection simpler, more effective, and more sustainable,” says Anderson. “With our technology, we’re not just delivering better products—we’re helping Canadian farmers produce higher yields with less waste, fewer inputs, and greater efficiency.”

As demand for sustainable agriculture grows, Vive’s approach is proving that Canadian agtech can lead the way—helping farmers stay productive, profitable, and ahead of tomorrow’s challenges.

With strong industry partnerships and a commitment to advancing crop protection, Vive is demonstrating that when Canadian companies collaborate, the entire agriculture sector thrives.

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