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Syngenta Global AG is a global agricultural technology company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. [1] It primarily covers crop protection and seeds for farmers. Syngenta is part of the Syngenta Group, entirely owned by Sinochem , a Chinese state-owned enterprise .
This made Northrup, King and Co. one of the first seed companies to use branding as a marketing technique. [3] Corn hybrids became a major part of the company's business in the 1930s. In 1938, Northrup, King and Co. partnered with the University of Minnesota to test the company's hybrid corn varieties at Femco Farms in the Red River Valley.
Arkansas ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres (65 hectares) of farmland in the U.S. state within two years on Tuesday because the company is Chinese-owned, drawing a sharp rebuke from the global ...
In 2020, the Syngenta merged with Sinochem and Adama to create the Syngenta Group. [19] Syngenta was accused of selling highly toxic pesticides as part of its business. [20] Fyrwald addressed this by aligning the company to digital innovation and new agricultural technologies in the combat against climate change. [21]
As CEO of Syngenta, one of the world’s leading agricultural companies, Jeff Rowe has to tread carefully. The chemicals Syngenta produces have helped agricultural yields grow enough in the past ...
In 1931, Garst and Thomas Hi-Bred Corn Company was founded by Roswell Garst and Charley Thomas in Coon Rapids, Iowa, and was "instrumental in promoting the use of hybrid corn." [ 1 ] During the Cold War , Garst formed a relationship with Nikita Khrushchev and assisted the USSR in modernizing its corn production.
Owning nearly 15,000 acres of land in Iowa through his private ownership of Stine Seed, [12] In 2018, he was listed as the wealthiest in Iowa with a net worth of $3.2 billion by Forbes . [ 13 ] In 2019, he increased his fortune by $1.8 billion to $5 billion ranking him the richest Iowan and #131 richest in the United States by Forbes.
Scotts was founded in 1868 by Orlando M. Scott as a premium seed company for the U.S. agricultural industry. In the early 1900s, the company began a lawn grass seed business for homeowners, and in 1924, became the first company to ship grass seed products directly to stores. Prior to 1924, Scotts products were only available through the mail. [5]