Syngenta Shares New Product Lines at NAFB

Jamie Johansen

It was obvious Syngenta was excited to talk about all the new and innovative things they have going on in the soybean and corn labs at the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s annual Trade Talk. I spoke with Scott Erickson, Soybean Genetics Portfolio Manager for Syngenta. He shared how they are tackling all the things that can rob yields …

Agribusiness, Audio, BASF, Corn, Farming, NAFB, Seed, Soybean, Syngenta, Technology

Bidner is Syngenta’s Pro Farm Manager of the Year

John Davis

A veteran farm manager from Illinois has been named Syngenta’s in North America Professional Farm Manager of the Year for 2012. Brent Bidner, accredited farm manager and vice president of Hertz Farm Management, Inc., has been providing professional farm management services for Hertz for 24 years. The Monticello, Ill. resident manages more than 18,000 acres across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and …

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Syngenta Wants You To Thrive

Chuck Zimmerman

Syngenta’s Thrive magazine is now available in a digital format, an online flipbook. You can find it on the FarmAssist website. “I am confident this move will help us in our quest to give even more ag professionals the information they need to succeed in today’s complex marketplace,” said Wendell Calhoun, Syngenta communications lead for Thrive. “Through interesting articles and …

Agribusiness, Syngenta

Syngenta Promotes Safety Benefits of Atrazine

Joanna Schroeder

Have you visited the Oasis yet? Syngenta recently launched the website “Saving the Oasis” to promote the safety of using atrazine. During the Farm Progress Show, Cindy Zimmerman caught up with Ann Bryan of Syngenta to learn more about the campaign. The website features several documentaries: “Atrazine and Water,” “Atrazine and Safety,” and “Atrazine and Food Safety”. The goal of the …

Agribusiness, Audio, Environment, Farm Progress Show, Syngenta

Syngenta Saving The Oasis

Chuck Zimmerman

Farmers, the original environmentalists. Continuing the tradition and using good science to do so. Syngenta today announced the launch of a new website, “Saving the Oasis,” featuring three short documentaries that tell the story of how atrazine helps modern farmers protect precious water and soil resources while aiding the environment and economy. The site also contains information about other Syngenta …

Agribusiness, Environment, Syngenta

New Research On Benefits Of Atrazine

Chuck Zimmerman

During the recent NAFB convention, AgriTalk recorded a panel discussion about new research on Atrazine. This herbicide, which has been on the market for more than 50 years is very beneficial from an economic and environmental standpoint in the production of corn, sorghum and sugar cane according to this new research. I interviewed one of those researchers, Dr. Mike Owen, …

Agribusiness, Audio, Environment, Farming, NAFB, Syngenta, Video

Syngenta at Commodity Classic

Chuck Zimmerman

Syngenta held a press conference at the recent Commodity Classic to discuss challenges growers have in the upcoming season and the Syngenta commitment to make their R&D investment “local” to the grower. Getting things started was Tracy Mader, head of product marketing for Syngenta Seeds. He asked the ag media how many new technologies they had heard about, seen or …

Agribusiness, Audio, Commodity Classic, Syngenta

USDA Deregulates Corn Amylase

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta Seeds announced today it has received full deregulation from USDA for corn amylase (Event 3272), the first corn output trait designed to help ethanol industry become more efficient, profitable and environmentally friendly. Syngenta Seeds plans to sell corn containing Event 3272 under the “Enogen” seed brand. “Enogen corn is a breakthrough product that provides ethanol producers a proven means …

Corn, NCGA, Seed, Syngenta, USDA

A Mid-Winter’s Tale From Syngenta

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the Syngenta Seeds bloggers (Rich Lee) has written a holiday poem that ties in the delivery of seed. Here’s an excerpt. You’ll need to go to Dirt on Seeds to read the whole thing. It was the season before spring work; all is covered in snow, ‘tis the time we are frozen, when nothing will go. The tractors …

Agribusiness, Syngenta