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Melissa Sandfort December 5, 2011

ICE Futures Canada announced that the Manitoba Securities Commission has approved new futures contracts for milling wheat, durum wheat and barley.
Tuskegee University conference will address farmers’ needs and provide outreach.
Novozymes is introducing a new MultiAction biofertility inoculant for legume crops called TagTeam LCO.
The 44th Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting and Speakers Conference focused on trends in food production and marketing, including food safety, animal welfare, and sustainability and drew over 500 attendees.

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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.