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Melissa Sandfort June 27, 2011

Monsanto Company and Amvac Chemical Corporation announced an agreement that broadens Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS weed management platform in the United States to include Amvac’s Impact herbicide beginning in the 2012 crop season.
Seed World magazine has awarded agronomy scholar Matthew Mattia with the Future Giants of the Seed Industry award.
The National FFA Organization has selected seven collegiate FFA members to participate in the FFA Global Outreach: Africa program.
AgriLabs announced that the company has signed an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with SmartVet, makers of the VetCap Delivery System and AIMC insecticide GelCaps.

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ZimmCast 750 – Interviews from FPS

Besides an interview with Rob Shaffer, Illinois farmer, about the John Deere announcement about B30 biodiesel compatibility across all of their engine portfolio, I’m sharing an interview with Andy Heggenstaller, Global Oilseeds and Cereals Portfolio Strategy Head, Syngenta, who talks about Syngenta and M.S. Technologies and the next generation in soybean herbicide tolerance, and then Craig Abell, National Executive Agronomist, Syngenta, who talks about a new soil-applied insecticide product soon to come to market.