Articles tagged under: Syngenta

New Leadership for Syngenta Crop Protection

Published October 13, 2026

Syngenta has named Jeff Cecil as the president of its North American crop protection business. Cecil succeeds Vern Hawkins, who is retiring as president of the North American Crop Protection after more than 40 years with Syngenta. Hawkins will continue…
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Flakne Honored by MACA

Published September 25, 2026

Mid America CropLife Association presented its Industry Vision Award to Syngenta Crop Protection’s head of U.S. State Affairs David Flakne. Flakne has led Syngenta’s legislative and regulatory affairs, product stewardship initiatives and natural resource and water quality programs for the…
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A Scientific Breakthrough

Published September 22, 2026

Syngenta has announced a scientific breakthrough called EXORT that helps plants make better use of their own biology. Applied at very small doses to the leaf, products with EXORT technology work with natural signals that plants already use to regulate…
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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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