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Melissa Sandfort July 15, 2011

Pioneer Hi-Bred unveils FIT® Studio, an extension of Pioneer FIT Services.
To help producers mow and condition more hay in less time, John Deere introduces the Triple-Mounted Mower-Conditioner for 2012.
The United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff will co-sponsor the American Soybean Association’s Conservation Legacy Awards as a way of recognizing U.S. soybean farmers who demonstrate outstanding environmental and conservation achievements.
A partnership between America’s soybean farmers and the Sherwin-Williams Company has received the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the EPA. The honor recognizes the development of an innovative new paint formulation that utilizes soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles and reduces volatile organic compounds by 60 percent.

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.