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Dry Bean Scene

Published July 10, 2020

The conditions are right in portions of North Dakota and Minnesota for white mold development this year's dry edible bean crop. Get the details from Syngenta agronomy services representative Jason Snell in the latest Dry Bean Scene, made possibly by…

Syngenta Group Launched

Published June 18, 2020

Syngenta Group has been launched, bringing together Syngenta AG, ADAMA and the agricultural activities of Sinochem. There are four business units now under a single entity. Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA and Syngenta Group China. The former CEO for…

Syngenta Launches Digital Platform in Brazil

Published June 16, 2020

Brazil will be the initial market for Syngenta’s new digital services platform. This system includes software and satellite imaging of crops, Syngenta acquired a Brazilian ag tech company two years ago, making it the natural choice for the launch. This…

Managing Weed Escapes in Small Grains

Published June 8, 2020

Some farmers in the Dakotas are noting kochia escapes as they manage weeds in small grains. "The weeds are getting bigger and as they get larger, they are going to be more difficult to control," said Nathan Popiel, agronomy service…

MN Ag Department Offers Guidance on Tavium Herbicide Use

Published June 5, 2020

With many dicamba registrations vacated for 2020, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued guidance for applying Syngenta’s Tavium. This dicamba herbicide is not banned, because it wasn’t part of the 2018 two-year registration for the other products. The herbicide cannot…

Ninth Circuit Court Orders EPA to Ban Three Dicamba Herbicides

Published June 4, 2020

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to terminate Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicide registrations immediately. The court says EPA substantially understated risks that it acknowledged in dicamba use. The ruling applies…

Hollinrake to Oversee Syngenta’s Global Seeds Strategy

Published May 19, 2020

Syngenta has appointed David Hollinrake as the head of its global seeds strategy. Since 2017, Hollinrake has been the regional director for North America Seeds. Previously, Hollinrake had business development and sales/marketing roles at Bayer and Monsanto. Justin Wolfe, who…

MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress

Published May 4, 2020

Farmers in portions of east central Minnesota have started planting. "Conditions were good early. There's a lot of potato and corn planting that started about two and a half weeks ago," said Jason Snell, agronomic service representative, Syngenta. "The last…

Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting

Published April 29, 2020

Golden Harvest Soybean Product Manager Stephanie Porter reminds farmers to make sure conditions are right before putting soybean seed in the ground. "Make sure the soil isn't too wet. We're going to have a long enough planting window to wait…

New SCN Resistant Variety Coming From Syngenta

Published April 2, 2020

Syngenta is releasing a new soybean variety with a new resistance source for soybean cyst nematode. Small quantities will be available this year to researchers and key farm cooperators with a full commercial launch scheduled for 2021. Nearly all of…

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Dry Bean Scene

Syngenta Group Launched

Syngenta Launches Digital Platform in Brazil

Managing Weed Escapes in Small Grains

MN Ag Department Offers Guidance on Tavium Herbicide Use

Ninth Circuit Court Orders EPA to Ban Three Dicamba Herbicides

Hollinrake to Oversee Syngenta’s Global Seeds Strategy

MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress

Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting

New SCN Resistant Variety Coming From Syngenta

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