Syngenta Cost-Cutting Program To Affect 1,800 Jobs
November 24, 2014
Acuron was tested at 167 trial locations across 35 states. Trials included 95 Syngenta locations, 54 university locations and 18 distributor locations.
Syngenta ranked in the top 10 among the world’s top biotech employers, according to an annual survey conducted by Science magazine.
Syngenta announces the release of its Breeding Academy, a global initiative designed to enable the continued development of scientists at Syngenta and beyond.
Jon Parr will succeed retiring COO John Atkin at the end of the year.
A second company has sued Syngenta AG over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China.
Syngenta believes that the lawsuit is without merit and strongly upholds the right of growers to have access to approved new technologies.
There are a number of control measures growers can take to prevent significant damage, including soil sampling, crop rotation and planting SCN-resistant varieties treated with a seed treatment.
Laura Wood Peterson has joined Syngenta as manager of federal government relations, based in Washington, DC.
Adding to its portfolio of AgriPro brand wheat varieties, Syngenta introduces SY 007 and SY 474 soft red winter wheat varieties.
Ponsi Trivisvavet has been appointed a region director for North America and president of Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
Finalists are chosen based on the quality of their essays and photos depicting what makes them thrive.
Solatenol fungicide — the latest chemistry from the Syngenta pipeline — controls rusts, many different leaf spots, apple scab, powdery mildew and Rhizoctonia.
Delta F.A.R.M. will establish at least five Operation Pollinator plots throughout Northwest Mississippi, with plans to grow the program annually through 2016.
Syngenta and health officials warn of four health-related challenges in agriculture and how they can be managed.
Within the Acuron signature, four inverted triangles adjoin to create a star. Each triangle represents the herbicide’s four active ingredients, including new bicyclopyrone.
Jill Wheeler will lead the company’s commitment in North America to responsibly increase global food security through The Good Growth Plan.
In an expanded role, Martin will assume leadership for the company’s national advocacy effort in the U.S. to include federal government relations, while continuing to oversee Syngenta’s national industry associations’ relationships.
The annual Syngenta Community Grant Program awarded $70,000 to 16 local organizations serving its headquarters site communities of Minnetonka, MN, and Greensboro, NC.
Applications for 2014-2015 FFA National Collegiate Ag Ambassador program are now being accepted.