Articles tagged under: Syngenta
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…Watch for Sudden Death Syndrome
Published March 25, 2020
Sudden Death Syndrome is a concern going into the 2020 cropping season. According to Syngenta soybean seed care product manager Paul Oklesh, cool wet soils are favorable for the disease. "This really thrives in a cold, wet environment. I encourage…A Silver Lining for 2019
Published March 7, 2020
Syngenta and Golden Harvest has last season’s research data available for their products. Syngenta Seeds Agronomy Lead Andy Heggenstaller says that data will help farmers make better input decisions in 2020. He also says there is a silver lining to…’19 Crop Conditions Influence Syngenta Earnings
Published February 17, 2020
Syngenta is reporting annual net income of $1.45 billion, which is steady with last year. Global sales totaled $13.6 billion, up four percent. Seed sales were hurt by the planting delays and reduced acreage in the United States. Crop protection…