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BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta announced today that the Board of Directors will propose the election of three new members at the Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2012. On the same date two existing members of the Board, Pierre Landolt and Rolf Watter, will retire, having completed their term of office. Martin Taylor, Chairman of the Board, said: "Pierre Landolt and Rolf Watter have served on the Board since Syngenta's creation in 2000. I should like...

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Strong performance in first year of integrated strategy Sales $13.3 billion, up 14 percent; up 12 percent at constant exchange rates(1)Sustained volume growth, improved Crop Protection pricingSeeds EBITDA margin 17.1 percent (2010: 12.7 percent)Net income(2) $1.6 billion, up 14 percentEarnings per share(3) $19.36, up 18 percentRecord free cash flow: $1.5 billionIncreased cash return: proposed dividend CHF 8.00...

GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings from three new studies on atrazine's economic and environmental benefits will be among the presentations at the 2012 Weed Science Society Annual Meeting Feb. 6 through 9 in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The studies show atrazine -- a popular herbicide long used for managing weeds -- not only boosts crop yields and the U.S. economy, it is essential to conservation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/PH46304 ) In his...

GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study by David C. Bridges, Ph.D., agronomist and president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga., shows atrazine increases U.S. corn crop yields by about 7 bushels per acre, or more than 600 million bushels per year. In sorghum crops, yields rise by more than 13 bushels per acre with atrazine. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120119/PH38480 ) Bridges will present the findings from his...

GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 50-year-old herbicide atrazine, renowned for controlling weeds, is instrumental to conservation as well, according to a new study. University of Wisconsin-Madison economist Paul D. Mitchell, Ph.D., found the use of atrazine helps farmers reduce aggregate soil erosion by up to 85 million tons per year -- enough to fill more than 3 million dump trucks. Mitchell will present the findings of his paper, "Estimating soil erosion and...

GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new economic study by Paul D. Mitchell, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the herbicide atrazine benefits U.S. corn, sorghum and sugar cane farmers by up to $3.3 billion annually, thanks to increased yield, decreased cost and reduced soil erosion. Mitchell will present the findings of his paper, "Economic assessment of the benefits of...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers and society benefit from atrazine and other triazine herbicides by up to $4.8 billion per year, due to increased yield as well as decreased producer costs and reduced soil erosion, according to new studies released today in Kansas City. In addition, the U.S. economy benefits from atrazine and other triazine herbicides by as much as $22 billion over a five-year period. Benefits to farmers and consumers from the triazine...

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta announced today that the Ministry of Agriculture in Argentina has approved its triple corn stack Bt11 x MIR162 x GA21 for cultivation in the country. The triple stack, which has already been successfully launched in Brazil, will be available to Argentine growers for the 2012/2013 season. "The approval of our triple stack corn seed confirms our leading offer for insect control in Argentina," said John Atkin, Syngenta Chief Operating...

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales at constant exchange rates up 16 percentGood start to Latin American seasonContinued Northern hemisphere momentumCrop Protection prices up 3 percentSales in the third quarter of 2011 increased by 16 percent at constant exchange rates. Volume expanded by 13 percent, representing the sixth consecutive quarter of double digit growth, and prices rose 3 percent. In the first nine months of the year, sales were up 13 percent at constant...

ALACHUA, Fla., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasteuria Bioscience has announced that it has further strengthened its relationship with Syngenta, one of the world's leading agricultural technology companies, by entering into a licensing and distribution agreement for its existing and future turf grass products. This agreement is in addition to and separate from its June agreement that announced a global alliance for developing and commercializing bio-nematicide products based on Pasteuria...