The contrast in agriculture between Canada and the United States was made obvious during a summary of the year in agriculture by Syngenta’s North American leadership. “In Canada overall, the […] Read more
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Investments continue to drive Syngenta growth
Company leaders say helping farmers manage risks will build relationships into the future
Group 7 seed treatment protects against sudden death syndrome
Soybeans show more above and below ground biomass with the treatment
New fungicide seed treatment Saltro protects soybeans from sudden death syndrome and canola from airborne blackleg, new research indicates. The seed treatment, with the active ingredient Adepidyn, is a Group […] Read more
Syngenta buys biologics group Valagro
Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta, the Swiss agrichemicals giant owned by ChemChina, has acquired Italian biologicals group Valagro, a company with US$175 million in 2019 sales that uses natural solutions […] Read more
Syngenta says IPO ‘on track’
Ag chem firm books higher first-half profit
Zurich | Reuters — Agricultural chemical maker Syngenta posted higher first-half profit and sales on Thursday, helped by maintaining supplies to farmers and controlling costs during the coronavirus outbreak, and […] Read more
Syngenta makes donation to AgScape
More teachers and students will receive information about agriculture after a $10,000 donation to AgScape by Syngenta. “We are incredibly thankful for this generous gift from Syngenta,” says Glenna Banda, […] Read more
Dicamba takes legal hit in U.S.
Canadian farmers unaffected, though dicamba is being reviewed by the PMRA
American farmers can no longer access several dicamba-based herbicides due to a recent court decision against the Environmental Protection Agency. And while Canada remains unaffected, dicamba is again being reviewed […] Read more
Industry leaders weigh in on seed royalty review
'Other markets... have already moved past this'
Syngenta’s Trevor Heck isn’t choosing a route for collecting seed royalty rates — but says the federal government needs to “move forward on some type of value capture” model. “Right […] Read more
Syngenta launches five new fungicide products
Syngenta Canada recently launched Miravis, a lineup of five fungicide products designed to protect crops against several of the most destructive diseases facing Canadian farmers. Miravis fungicides are built with […] Read more
Syngenta owner ChemChina to merge ag assets with Sinochem’s
Zurich | Reuters — ChemChina and Sinochem are consolidating their agricultural assets into a new holding company to be called Syngenta Group, ChemChina unit Syngenta said on Sunday. Chen Lichtenstein, […] Read more
Syngenta to halt Canadian cereal development operations
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 […] Read more