The Crop Protection Network just released its soybean loss report for 2025, estimating 4.8 percent (216.5 million bushels) of the potential soybean production last year was lost due to disease across 29 soybean-producing U.S. states. According to the report, Red crown rot was estimated to have caused 7.7 million bushels of soybean yield losses in the U.S. in 2025, up …
30th Commodity Classic Breaks Records
The 30th annual Commodity Classic, held last week in San Antonio, set another record for attendance with more than 12,000 farmers, exhibitors, industry stakeholders, and media. More than 5,100 farmers attended the event at the Henry B. González Convention Center, accounting for nearly 43% of total attendance and representing a significant concentration of farm decision-makers. Commodity Classic has now achieved …
The GHX Experience Makes Decision Making Easier
At the 2026 Commodity Classic, Syngenta Seeds’ head of agronomy Justin Welch shared how Golden Harvest is transforming farm decision-making with its AI-powered GHX experience, blending decades of agronomic expertise with cutting-edge digital technology. In the past five years, Golden Harvest has doubled down on innovation by integrating digital products and services to help farmers turn massive amounts of field …
Syngenta Invites Growers to Say Hello to Opello
After 12 years of research and development and more than 3,000 U.S. trials, Syngenta’s PLINAZOLIN technology at last received registration just three months ago from the Environmental Protection Agency and growers were able to learn more about Opello™, powered by PLINAZOLIN, at last week’s Commodity Classic. Syngenta insecticides technical product lead Kevin Langdon says they are seeing a lot of …
Syngenta Making AI Part of Farmer Solutions
When the first Commodity Classic was held 30 years ago, Artificial Intelligence was science fiction, but today it is a growing part of agricultural technology and Syngenta is on the front lines of developing ways to make it useful for farmers. Syngenta Crop Protection and Taranis formalized a strategic partnership last October to equip agricultural retailers across the Midwest with …
USDA Update at Commodity Classic
U.S. Department of Agriculture leaders delivered an upbeat update to a crowd at the Commodity Classic trade show last week, emphasizing technology upgrades, streamlined programs, and a renewed “farmer-first” focus under the second Trump administration. Undersecretary of Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Richard Fordyce opened the session by noting FPAC’s creation during the first Trump term to unite the three …
Durastak Corn Trait Stack Coming in 2027
It was one year ago that Syngenta’s Durastak Corn Trait Stack was approved by EPA and this time next year farmers will be able to see next level corn rootworm control with the Durastak/Durastak Viptera brand technology that is the first triple Bt protein stack for corn rootworm control. At the Syngenta Traits exhibit at last week’s Commodity Classic, Corn …
Syngenta and M.S. Technologies Announce New Soybean Trait Stack
Breaking news at Commodity Classic this week came as M.S. Technologies and Syngenta announced plans to launch a groundbreaking herbicide-tolerant soybean trait stack, with broad commercial availability expected in 2029 pending regulatory approvals. This new trait stack will be marketed by Syngenta seed brands and Stine Seed Company, as well as others. Built on the proven foundation of the Enlist …
Secretary Rollins Launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ at Classic
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled USDA’s new “One Farmer, One File” initiative Thursday at the 2026 Commodity Classic, promising a single streamlined digital record that follows producers across all agency systems and slashes paperwork burdens. Rollins described the multi-year modernization as a direct response to decades of fractured IT infrastructure — 500 custom systems managed by 1,000+ contractors at …
Syngenta Partners with Planet for Precision
A new partnership between Syngenta and Planet Labs PBC will allow farmers around the world to have comprehensive access to near-daily satellite imagery of their fields. The multi-year expansion of their strategic partnership enables farmers to remotely monitor crop health, detect pest infestations, and identify disease outbreaks. The high-resolution, commercially available satellite imagery is delivered to farmers globally as part …