Syngenta hosted Stephen Powles, director of the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative with the University of Western Australia, who presented on the current state of herbicide resistance and how to get the most out of new technologies. His presentation was followed by a panel of experts who discussed the most effective ways to fight resistance, defend new technologies and avoid mistakes from the past.

Phil Krieg, Syngenta agronomist, discusses challenges no-tillers might face this year with herbicide-resistant weeds, and how their new herbicide product, Acuron, could be a useful tool.

Reuters reports Monsanto executives are seeking to reposition the company as a business built on data science and services, as well as its traditional chemicals, seeds and genetic traits operations.

Solatenol fungicide will be marketed as Trivapro for corn, soybean and wheat growers, and Aprovia Top for vegetable growers.

No-Till Farmer and Syngenta are seeking nominations to honor outstanding leaders of the no-tillage industry. The No-Till Innovator Awards are open to individuals and groups in the U.S. and Canada who practice, promote and/or demonstrate commitment to soil conservation.

The publishers of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide have secured the full lineup of company sponsors for the 24th annual National No-Tillage Conference next January in Indianapolis. The largest think-tank of no-tillers in the nation will take over the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown for 4 days from Jan. 6-9, 2016.

Syngenta states the offer fundamentally undervalues Syngenta’s prospects and underestimates the significant execution risks.