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Syngenta Canada introduces biostimulant YieldON

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Syngenta Canada Inc. is offering a new liquid foliar biostimulant, YieldON, to help improve crop productivity in cereals, corn, and other row crops. YieldON combines plant- and seaweed-derived biomolecules, with trace elements of micronutrients manganese, zinc, and molybdenum. Syngenta Canada said in a release that this unique combination of ingredients improves cell division and expansion, […] Read more
Syngenta Canada worked in collaboration with Future Transfer to add electric trucks to its logistics transportation fleet. From L to R – John Lansink, managing director, Future Transfer; Chan Perera, president, Future Transfer; Jose Nucci, head, production and supply, Syngenta Canada; and Trevor Heck, president, Syngenta Canada.
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Syngenta Canada adds electric trucks to logistics transportation fleet 

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Syngenta is the first agricultural company in Canada to add electric trucks to its logistics transportation fleet. The company announced Jan. 18 that a fleet of electric trucks will be delivering crop protection and seed products with zero CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions in 2024. Syngenta Canada is working in collaboration with supply chain partner Future Transfer, and […] Read more
A sign reading "100 Bushels of Soybean" set against a backdrop of soybean crops
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Is the 100-bushel-per-acre mark in soybeans possible?

One researcher is working to answer that question

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Fifteen to 20 years ago, the late Gary Ablett would tell growers, seed company representatives and researchers that the genetic potential for soybeans was 110 bushels per acre. At the time, the provincial average was roughly half that.  “So what stops growers from reaching that level?” someone in the crowd might ask.  “Their own hands,” […] Read more
NK Seeds displayed its 86 to 107-day corn with the Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Durcade packages offered in its new corn product line-up for growers to view at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show site during the recent Crop Stop in-person event.
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NK Seeds gives corn portfolio a “refresh”

Syngenta Canada is placing greater emphasis on corn hybrid development for Eastern Canada

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Syngenta Canada Inc.’s NK Seeds brand is boosting its corn lineup with a renewed focus on seed. Although Syngenta has been a leader in trait development, for several years it hadn’t offered many new advancements in its corn product portfolio, particularly in the higher heat unit range.  But that is changing.  It’s part of the […] Read more
“When you go and get that talent and bring it into agriculture, they don’t leave, they stay in the industry for life.” – Trevor Heck.
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Looking outside of agriculture for a future workforce

COVID-19 has shown that workers don’t have to be in offices – or rural areas — to be effective

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COVID-19 could be an opportunity to bring new and diverse talent into the agriculture sector, as companies learn that geography is not a limit to many jobs. Trevor Heck, president of Syngenta Canada said during a recent panel on the future workforce in Canadian agriculture that traditionally companies have hired near their head office or […] Read more
(Syngenta.ca)
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Syngenta to halt Canadian cereal development operations

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Seed and ag chem giant Syngenta plans to wrap up a decade of cereal seed research and development work in Canada by the end of the year. The company announced Wednesday it will discontinue its Canadian cereal seed research and development program effective at the end of calendar 2019, affecting five Syngenta Canada staff positions. […] Read more
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New option registered for dicamba-resistant soybeans

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Syngenta Canada Inc. has announced the registration of Tavium Plus VaporGrip Technology herbicide for broad-spectrum control of grass and broadleaf weeds in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. Tavium is a pre-mix of dicamba (Group 4) and s-metolachlor (Group 15), the active ingredient in Dual II Magnum herbicide. It can be applied pre-plant or pre-emergence in […] Read more
(Syngenta.com)
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Syngenta exits canola seed business

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Canola growers checking out Syngenta Canada’s 2018 seed guide for Western Canada will notice canola by its absence. Syngenta, which entered the Prairie canola seed market in 2013 and by this spring had six hybrid varieties on offer, said in a statement it has “recently taken the decision to exit the canola seed business.” The […] Read more

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