Articles tagged under: Syngenta
Consider Rotation to Better Manage White Mold in 2020
Published November 27, 2019
White mold was prevalent across soybeans grown in the Northern Plains this year. Syngenta Agronomy Services Representative Nathan Popiel says rotation may be one tool to help farmers in 2020. "Sometimes rotation doesn’t do a good job if there’s a…Syngenta Files Patent Infringement Against Atticus LLC
Published November 13, 2019
Syngenta has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Atticus LLC in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Syngenta alleges that several Atticus fungicides infringe on certain Syngenta patents relating to the manufacture of azoxystrobin fungicide.Syngenta Invests in Climate Change
Published October 23, 2019
Syngenta will invest $2 billion over the next five years to help farmers deal with climate change. The seed and crop protection company said the money will fund breakthrough technologies. Syngenta also announced it is working with The Nature Conservancy…Seed Company Hires New COO and Marketing Lead
Published October 16, 2019
Rob-See-Co has named Ken Nielsen as chief operations officer and Chuck Lee as chief marketing officer. Nielsen's last role was with Syngenta as the seed operations specialist. Most recently, Lee was the head of strategy and business development for Syngenta.Harvestability Coming into Play This Fall
Published September 23, 2019
A stretch of warm weather in the Northern Plains was welcomed by farmers. A majority of the soybeans are turning color and dropping leaves. Some of the early-planted beans have even been harvested. Syngenta Agronomy Services Representative Jason Snell says…Saltro Fungicide Approved
Published September 6, 2019
Syngenta has received federal registration for its Saltro fungicide seed treatment. Saltro has been formulated to provide protection against Sudden Death Syndrome in soybeans without causing stress to the plant. This new product will be available for the 2020 growing…Syngenta Celebrates New Trait Conversion Accelerator Project
Published August 26, 2019
Syngenta has completed the expansion of its $30 million Trait Conversion Accelerator at Nampa, Idaho. With this highly-automated controlled environment corn breeding facility, there will be faster access to more hybrids with the Agrisure trait. The NK and Golden Harvest…Agrisure Trait OK’ed in EU
Published July 30, 2019
Syngenta has received EU approval for its Agrisure Duracade corn trait. This approval means all major international markets have given their OK for the trait. Farmers who planted this corn this year signed a marketing agreement, saying the crop would…Fusarium Head Blight Popping Up
Published July 24, 2019
Fusarium head blight is showing up in the spring wheat. Syngenta agronomy service representative Nathan Popiel says that may change how you handle the wheat. "If you have some grain with vomitoxin in it, you may want to look for…