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Mary Kay Thatcher will join Syngenta Federal Government Relations

01/29/18 12:51 PM By Sara Wyant

After 31 years at the American Farm Bureau Federation, Mary Kay Thatcher plans to join Syngenta's Washington, D.C. team.

The promise and potential for new plant varieties

01/22/18 9:35 AM By Sara Wyant

Most Americans have never experienced a famine or even chronic food shortages. We've grown accustomed to finding at least some types of food almost everywhere we look – the grocery store, the gas station, the food truck, the corner stores and of course, online.

Sands getting feet wet in job as EPA agricultural adviser

01/17/18 5:40 AM By Steve Davies

Jeff Sands, the agricultural adviser to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, has not lacked for things to do since joining the agency in November.

Pesticide makers examining "freeze" on neonics in California

01/09/18 5:45 PM By Steve Davies

Pesticide manufacturers and applicators are examining the impacts of a California decision to “freeze” uses for neonicotinoids while the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation re-evaluates their effects on pollinators.

Can non-federal funds bolster farm conservation needs?

11/08/17 6:24 AM By Jim Webster

Policymakers and opinion leaders might want to think about farms and ranches as part of the infrastructure on which the modern economy depends, American Farmland Trust (AFT) President and CEO John Piotti told a Farm Foundation forum in Washington last week.

Nufarm agrees to buy crop protection portfolio from Syngenta, Adama

10/25/17 6:21 AM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – Australian-based Nufarm Limited agreed to buy the rights to a portfolio of crop protection products from ChemChina subsidiary Adama and Swiss seed company Syngenta.

Syngenta settles corn growers' lawsuits

09/26/17 6:34 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - As many as 350,000 corn growers nationwide are likely to get a payment as the result of a settlement of lawsuits alleging Syngenta’s premature commercialization of a genetically engineered trait caused China to reject U.S. corn imports in 2013.

China OKs two GMO products for import

07/17/17 2:45 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2017 - China has approved two more genetically modified products for import, which should leave four products awaiting decisions from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). But Dow AgroSciences said today that the ministry is now saying that Enlist soybeans are not covered by a 100-day economic action plan initiated by the U.S. and Chinese governments in April.

European neonic study: It's complicated

07/05/17 6:45 AM By Steve Davies

UNITED KINGDOM, July 5, 2017 - A large, field-scale study that examined the effects of two widely used neonicotinoid insecticides on bees in three European countries has produced mixed results, which are being interpreted in starkly different ways.

Syngenta’s Viptera trial: Don’t expect resolution any time soon

06/28/17 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - It was Thursday, June 22, in the Syngenta Viptera trial. The lawyers for the Kansas growers and Syngenta had finished delivering closing arguments and the jury had received instructions from the judge for how it should arrive at a verdict. But the jury needed one more thing. In a note to the judge, they asked, “Can we have a calculator”?

Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. The Biden administration recently announced its Bioeconomy Board, creating new products and services to boost the U.S. economy and workforce and enhance our quality of life and the environment. Ellikidis says BIO’s goal is simply to advocate for the possible. She sees products that will improve agriculture productivity while at the same time lessen the industry’s environmental footprint. Ellikidis says the nation’s regulatory structure is strained to keep up with scientific advancements provided by fast-moving private industry research.

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