Tag: Syngenta Canada

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to cover some agronomic Q&A, including: Fertilizing a forage rye crop; Fixing manganese deficiency; and, Addressing winter kill. Hear a spotlight interview with Marijke Vanderlaan for Syngenta Canada. In the extended… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kyle Larkin with the Grain Growers of Canada on the Vote for Grain campaign; Hear a spotlight interview with Carolyn Wilson for Syngenta; and, RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson on early season scouting, protecting early N,… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Syngenta Canada! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Justine Hendricks with Farm Credit Canada on the generational opportunity; JP Gervais with Farm Credit Canada on the productivity gap in Canada; Nicole Sharp with Syngenta Canada on the year ahead; and,… Read More

Two years after handing off distribution of its conventional soybean seed portfolio, Syngenta Seeds is making a similar move with its traited NK brand soybeans across Canada. Starting with the 2026 crop season, NK traited soybeans will be distributed by Pitura Seeds in Western Canada and Jackson Seed Service in Eastern Canada. “The strategic relationships… Read More

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has reinstated livestock grain feeding use for insecticides containing lambda-cyhalothrin. A regulatory announcement in late 2022 changed the labeled approvals for crops treated with lambda-cy products, and resulted in two growing seasons with restricted use and access for growers. Syngenta shared the reinstatement news today, noting that a label… Read More

There will be a new biostimulant in the crop production toolbox for row crops in 2025. Syngenta Canada has launched YieldON, liquid foliar biostimulant to help improve productivity in corn, wheat, and other row crops. The company says the product is a unique selection of naturally derived ingredients to improve uptake and transportation of sugars… Read More

Much has transpired in the weed control world over the past 40 years and Brian Woolley has seen it all. With farming roots in Port Dover, Ont., the Syngenta Canada territory sales representative is getting ready to close the book on a 40-year career in weed control. In this interview with RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin, Woolley… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ken Fry from Olds College in a recent Canola School episode on sweep net tactics for a successful scout; Eric Richter with Syngenta Canada on winter wheat finding a home in Maritime potato rotations;… Read More

There are about 85,000 acres of potatoes on Prince Edward Island, and every year an increasing number of those acres are planted to winter wheat after potatoes are harvested in September and October. It’s a nice fit for the Maritime cropping rotation, says PEI-based Syngenta agronomist Eric Richter, because it gives growers the ability to… Read More

Syngenta Seeds North America celebrated the grand re-opening of the Arva Research & Development (R&D) Innovation Centre this week, unveiling $2 million in renovations to the office and lab. The renovations mark the first significant update to the site in 30 years. The Arva R&D Innovation Centre is located on a 100-acre site just north… Read More