Syngenta

Syngenta awards Grow More Vegetables grants

Syngenta has announced the recipients of the Syngenta Grow More Vegetables seed grant program, selected from applicants nationwide. The three honorees will be awarded garden grant packages that support their efforts to educate local communities on the... more »

Syngenta adds extension agent to Resistance Fighter Leadership Program

Syngenta welcomed Gene McAvoy,a vegetable extension agent with University of Florida, as the 2015 member to the Resistance Fighter Leadership Program. Formed to honor advisors who help growers manage resistance, the program provides members with... more »

Syngenta Board endorses ChemChina’s $43 billion offer

The Syngenta Board of Directors announced it finds ChemChina‘s $43 billion offer to buy Syngenta as respecting the interests of all stakeholders and is unanimously recommending the offer to shareholders, according to a news release. ChemChina has offered... more »

Syngenta continues merger talks

Syngenta is talking merger options with various companies, according to Michel Demare, chairman on the board of directors. Syngenta is in talks with China’s state-owned ChemChina, Monsanto and other companies, Demare said. Here’s more from... more »

Syngenta plant biotech pioneer honored by USDA

Mary-Dell Chilton, a distinguished science fellow at Syngenta, was honored as an inductee into the USDA Hall of Heroes in Washington, D.C. with USDA secretary Tom Vilsack presiding. Established in September 2000, the USDA Hall... more »

Syngenta, Ag Connections combine data management efforts

After a 14-year relationship, Syngenta is making Ag Connections a wholly-owned subsidiary to accelerate growth of digital solutions and enhance whole-farm management. Ag Connections provides farm management software solutions and works extensively with Syngenta on... more »

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