- Novus International is proud to announce the appointment of Nik Sutter as Product Specialist, North America. Sutter’s primary responsibilities will include the implementation of marketing and technical strategy for Novus-North America and identifying business growth opportunities for organic trace minerals.
- Syngenta Crop Protection announced the federal registration of Voliam Xpress insecticide by the U.S. EPA. Voliam Xpress is approved for use on head and leaf lettuce, fruiting vegetables, head and stem brassicas and cucurbit vegetables.
- In an effort to help farmers maximize yield potential, the new Asgrow Brand AccuSure Seed Count System from Monsanto eliminates the variability of seed size. Each bag of Asgrow Brand Roundup Ready 2 Yield seed, regardless of variety, will provide the same number soybean seed. Asgrow Brand will introduce the AccuSure Seed Count System for the brand’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean seed in both paper and mini-bulk bags for the 2009 planting season.
- Trimble announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TopoSys GmbH of Germany. TopoSys is a leading provider of aerial data collection systems comprised of LiDAR and metric cameras.
