Monsanto expanded the potential commercial availability of its breakthrough Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybean technology by granting a global royalty-bearing license to Syngenta for use across its soybean seed brands. Monsanto now estimates a potential available acreage for the product of 45 million to 55 million acres in the U.S. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans will be introduced on …

Syngenta has created the Resistance Fighter™ Resistance Management Module, a unique tool to help growers manage resistance by offering herbicide solutions tailored to corn and soybean fields. The interactive solutions module allows growers to input attributes unique to their farm and management style, generating a herbicide program designed to fit their needs. Each solution is customized by crop, weed, county, …

Denise Donovan has joined the Ayres Kahler team as an account administrator and project manager. She is responsible for traffic, proofing and client service support. Prior to joining Ayres Kahler, Donovan spent 14 years in various marketing roles with MDS Pharma Services. Most recently she was the logistics manager for global marketing. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has designated May …

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer appointed one producer alternate member to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. Kay S. Wild, from Vista, Calif., has been immediately appointed to complete the term that ends on Oct. 31, 2008. Hero insecticide from FMC Corporation recently received an expanded label and now can be used to control tough foliar pests that can impede plant …

Two new fungicides from BASF recently received registration from the EPA for use on cereals, providing growers with broad-spectrum activity on rust, head scab and other major cereal diseases. Caramba™ fungicide, the first fungicide registered, provides activity against head scab. The second fungicide registered for use by the EPA is a premix fungicide product containing the active ingredients pyraclostrobin, the …

Nominations are open for the Grower Achievement Award and those interested in nominating a deserving grower can do so here. The deadline for nominations is May 30. The Grower Achievement Award honors vegetable growers for excellence in marketing efforts, innovative food quality and safety procedures, industry leadership, and community outreach. The award is sponsored by Syngenta and is presented by …

Diamond V® recently announced the hiring of Darin Henry, D.V.M., as Western Region Manager. In his new position, Henry will supervise the field staff in the Western U.S. Prior to Diamond V, Henry worked for Monsanto Dairy Business. Syngenta Crop Protection announced the federal registration of Revus Top™ fungicide, a powerful premix of two active ingredients, mandipropamid and difenoconazole, for …

Syngenta Crop Protection announced that the U.S. EPA has approved Inspire™ SB fungicide for use on sugarbeets to control Cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew. Inspire SB, an Inspire™ brand product, contains the active ingredient difenoconazole and provides preventive and curative activity on sugarbeets. State registrations or specific crop and/or pest uses may still be pending in certain states. Boehringer …