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Rowe Joins ADM Executive Team

Published July 21, 2026

Former Syngenta Group CEO Jeff Rowe will be joining ADM as its executive vice president and chief operating officer in mid-August. Rowe previously served as president of Syngenta Crop Protection and, before that, president of Syngenta Global Seeds. From 1995…

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Patent Infringement Alleged

Published July 16, 2026

Syngenta is taking BASF to court, claiming there has been a patent infringement with one of its herbicides. The dispute is over the formulation for a corn herbicide.  The new BASF corn herbicide, Ridivex, is awaiting approval by the Environmental…

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A Promotion for Showalter

Published July 10, 2026

Drew Showalter is the new head of strategic planning for field crops at Syngenta. Showalter has been with Syngenta for nearly 19 years, including his most recent stint as the head of the North American corn portfolio. Earlier in his…

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Section 18 Emergency Request Granted in SD

Published July 9, 2026

The EPA has approved a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Vertento insecticide for sunflowers in South Dakota. The exemption is due to the level of pyrethroid-resistant red sunflower seed weevils. Vertento can only be applied between July…

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A New CEO for the Syngenta Group

Published July 1, 2026

The Syngenta Group has appointed Hengde Qin as its chief executive officer, effective August 1. Qin is currently the company’s chief operating officer and head of the seeds division. He succeeds Jeff Rowe who has been in the role for…

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Monitor Crops Closely for Disease

Published June 8, 2026

After a slow start, the GDUs are back on track and crops are progressing well. Syngenta Crop Protection Agronomic Service Representative Jason Snell says weed pressure has been significant; every spray rig is rolling whenever the wind dies down. Farmers…

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Syngenta Group CEO Rejects Concerns Over Chinese Ownership

Published May 28, 2026

Syngenta Group CEO Jeff Rowe is pushing back on political scrutiny over its Chinese ownership. Rowe said the company has no ‘nefarious’ intentions in the United States. Three years ago, Arkansas forced Syngenta to close its research facilities in the…

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Tar Spot Expands Across Upper Midwest

Published May 7, 2026

Disease pressure has been high in recent years. For the year ahead, Syngenta Agronomy Service Representative Aaron Kromann points to the disease triangle. “There are three sides; you have the host, which is the crop that we're planting,” said Kromman.…

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Zeledon Takes New Role at Texas A&M

Published May 6, 2026

A Minnesotan is taking over as the new director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center on June 1. Johnson Zeledon is currently the head of the Seedcare Institute-North America for Syngenta Crop Protection in Stanton, Minnesota. He…

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Sales Up for Syngenta Group

Published April 30, 2026

The Syngenta Group finished the first quarter with sales of $6.4 billion, up two percent from the previous year. The crop protection business was up three percent from a year ago, supported by a positive business environment in China and…

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