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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…

Late Spring Influences Bottomline for Syngenta

Published July 22, 2019

For the first half of its fiscal year, Syngenta reports net income of $798 million. That compares $1.2 billion last year. In North America, crop protection sales were down 14 percent. Seed sales declined 16 percent; both influenced by the…

A Battle Over Legal Fees

Published July 10, 2019

The lawsuit over Syngenta’s release of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade corn traits has been settled, but the lawyers are still in federal court fighting over their contingency fees. Farmers involved in this case will share a $1.5 billion settlement.…

Window Narrowing for Fungicide Application on Wheat

Published July 8, 2019

Farmers are applying fungicide on wheat, but the window is narrowing. Syngenta agronomic service representative Jason Snell says there are lots of questions on Miravis Ace, a new fungicide. “There’s been high interest from growers,” says Snell. “Miravis Ace can…

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Syngenta Invests in Climate Change

Seed Company Hires New COO and Marketing Lead

Harvestability Coming into Play This Fall

Saltro Fungicide Approved

Syngenta Celebrates New Trait Conversion Accelerator Project

Agrisure Trait OK’ed in EU

Fusarium Head Blight Popping Up

Late Spring Influences Bottomline for Syngenta

A Battle Over Legal Fees

Window Narrowing for Fungicide Application on Wheat

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