Articles tagged under: Vive Crop Protection

Midac 4 Now Available for ND Sugarbeets

Published August 28, 2025

Vive Crop Protection has announced the release of Midac 4 in North Dakota for sugarbeets in the 2026 growing season. The SLN 24 (c) registration is effective immediately and valid through 2030. Midac 4 is described as a cost-effective insecticide…

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Vive Crop Protection Adds Kestecher to Staff

Published August 20, 2025

Dor Kestecher has joined Vive Crop Protection as its senior portfolio manager within the product management department. Kestecher has 15 years of experience in the ag sector, including time at Syngenta and farming. Most recently, Kestecher was vice president of…

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Vive Crop Protection Promotes Rummel and Lacrooy

Published March 21, 2025

Vive Crop Protection has announced two leadership appointments. Dave Rummel has been named chief commercial officer and Jeff Lacrooy has been promoted to senior vice president of finance. Most recently, Rummel was the company's vice president of sales and business…

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Elevated Disease Protection

Published March 14, 2025

Vive Crop Protection introduced Phobos FC Fungicide for cercospora control in sugarbeets a year ago. Vive Crop Protection Chief Technology Officer Doug Baumann said more was learned about the product over the past year. "We went back to the lab…

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Controlling Cercospora Leaf Spot

Published February 5, 2025

Vive Crop Protection introduced Phobos fungicide to provide enhanced Cercospora Leaf Spot protection. "It is showing better leaf coverage and it actually stays on the plant longer if you have a rain event," said Vicki Dekkers, territory sales manager. "We're able…

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Taking Existing Tools to the Next Level

Published December 28, 2024

The time it takes to move a new active ingredient through the regulatory system is increasing. Vive Crop Protection has introduced its Highest Velocity Commercialization Engine to speed up that process. CEO Darren Anderson says this tool focuses on getting…

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Vive Crop Protection Announces CFO Appointment

Published November 1, 2024

Vive Crop Protection has named Young Kim as its new chief financial officer. Kim has over 30 years of finance and accounting experience across diverse industries, including financial services, IT consulting and software development.

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Innovation at a Faster Pace

Published October 21, 2024

Major ag chem companies invest time and money to deliver products with new active ingredients to market. The most recent estimate is $300 million and 13 or more years. Vive Crop Protection CEO Darren Anderson says his company’s Highest Velocity…

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Vive Crop Protection Expands Commercial Leadership Team

Published September 6, 2024

Lana Green is the new national account manager. Steve Eskelsen is the northern technical sales agronomist. Green has over 15 years of experience with FMC, Syngenta and WinField United. Eskelsen's experience is with ADAMA and Monsanto. Two other internal promotions…

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CLS Control Options Available from Vive Crop Protection

Published July 2, 2024

The sugarbeet fields are rapidly closing the rows which coincides with the timing for cercospora control. Vive Crop Protection Red River Valley Sales Manager Vicki Dekkers says there are fungicide options available to the grower. One of them is AZterknot and…

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