- DuPont and Precision BioSciences, Inc., announced a technology collaboration to bring higher-yielding agricultural products to the market faster. The agreement provides DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred rights to Precision’s Directed Nuclease Editor™ (DNE) technology to introduce and stack multiple genes that accelerate product development in corn, soybeans and other important agricultural crops. The technology aids in the discovery of new traits and allows Pioneer scientists to insert, remove and stack multiple traits at pre-selected sites in the plant genome, shortening the time it takes to bring new, high-value products to market.
- Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation announced the release of ULTRA SABER, a new pour-on insecticide that controls horn flies on beef cattle and calves. ULTRA SABER is a new type of pour-on insecticide that contains 1 percent lambdacyhalothrin and 5 percent piperonyl butoxide, a synergist which improves insecticidal activity.
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announces that Tom Wetzell, DVM, has joined the swine division’s professional services team. Wetzell has been employed as a swine veterinary consultant in private practice with South Central Veterinary Associates. Wetzell, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, will be working with producers in Minnesota and northern Iowa and continue to reside in Wells, Minn.
