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Syngenta Partners with Planet for Precision

Cindy Zimmerman

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 …

AgWired Precision, Audio, Commodity Classic, Precision Agriculture, Sustainability, Syngenta

ZimmCast 743 – Syngenta at Commodity Classic

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I’m going to share some Commodity Classic which was almost at the highest attendance ever. We were in the Mile High city of Denver, CO. The weather was mostly perfect but we did have some wind, rain and snow at the end. Next year the event will take place in San …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Audio, Commodity Classic, Syngenta, ZimmCast

Victrato® Registration Expected This Year

Cindy Zimmerman

Registration is expected in 2025 for Syngenta’s new seed treatment for soybeans and cotton called Victrato®. “This will be the first product that’s federally labeled for Red Crown Rot as a seed treatment,” said Seedcare Technical Product Lead Dale Ireland at last week’s Commodity Classic. “This will set a new level of protection against early season foliar diseases as well …

AgWired Precision, Audio, Commodity Classic, Cotton, Soybean, Syngenta

Syngenta Offers Choices for Farmers

Cindy Zimmerman

The Commodity Classic trade show saw thousands of farmers visit once again this year to learn what’s new in agriculture, and despite the tough farm economy, Syngenta’s Eric Boeck says the mood was hopeful. “While farmers are facing some challenges and there’s very little margin for error for farmers, we realize that and we want to be there side by …

AgWired Precision, Audio, Commodity Classic, Syngenta

New Durastak Corn Trait Stack Approved by EPA

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection, Durastak™, has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be available in hybrids from both the Golden Harvest® and NK® brands, and through independent seed companies for the 2027 season. Drew Showalter, Head of Corn Portfolio Strategy for Syngenta, is at Commodity Classic this week to talk …

Audio, Commodity Classic, Corn, Syngenta

Syngenta Seeking Registration for New Active Ingredient

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta is seeking registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new active ingredient, isocycloseram, to be trademarked as PLINAZOLIN® technology, that can be used in insecticide products for cotton, vegetables, field corn, tree fruit crops, cereals and more. Syngenta Technical Product Lead Kevin Langdon, Ph.D. talked about the new technology at Commodity Classic this week. “We’ll have four …

Audio, Commodity Classic, Corn, Crop Protection, Insecticides, Syngenta

Golden Harvest Hybrids Built for the North

Cindy Zimmerman

Golden Harvest and GHX are offering new corn hybrids specifically gred for those northern farmers who take pride in their ability to produce corn in a challenging environment every year. Each of the individual Hybrids Built for the North product is named for apex predators adapted for success there: · Hybrid G00A97-AA – The Hawk: Like a Hawk, G00A97-AA Brand …

Audio, Corn, Golden Harvest, Seed, Syngenta

Syngenta’s Victrato® Getting Closer to Registration

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta Seedcare technical lead Dr. Dale Ireland has been working on developing TYMIRIUM technology for over a decade and it is finally approaching the finish line. “We’re nearing registration for soybeans and once it’s registered, it will be called Victrato®. And that’s for soybeans for nematodes, sudden death syndrome, red crown rot and several other early season diseases that it …

Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, Audio, Corn, Cotton, Crop Protection, Seed, Soybean, Syngenta, Technology

ZimmCast 738 – Reaction to Elections

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I’m going to share some interviews from the NAFB Trade Talk about reactions from the recent presidential election. I’m going to include Mary Kay Thatcher, Syngenta Sr. Manager, Federal Government and Industry Relations; Brian Jennings, ACE CEO; Geoff Cooper, RFA CEO and Ethan Lane, NCBA, VP of Government Affairs. Adding to …

ACE, Ag Groups, Audio, NCBA, politics, RFA, Syngenta, ZimmCast