Sharing the Art and Science of Treating Seed
Syngenta Seedcare Institutes share best practices for the effective and safe use of seed treatments.
There's a science and an art to maximizing the value of seed treatments. That's why Syngenta supports a global Seedcare Institute network to provide customized training for retailers and seed company employees who work with a variety of crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, sunflowers and sugarbeets.
"Our Seedcare Institutes are centers of excellence for product application, training, seed science and biology, says Palle Pedersen, Ph.D., Seedcare technology manager for Syngenta. "We're continuing to expand our facilities as our Seedcare business continues to grow."
At the state-of-the-art Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, Syngenta specialists train customers about the company's Seedcare products and the right way to use them. "Environmental conditions have a big impact on seed treatments," notes Pedersen, who is based in Stanton. "We have rooms where we can adjust the conditions to demonstrate what to do and not do for best results."
In addition to training that helps maintain the integrity and performance of treated seeds, Syngenta team members also listen to customers' needs. They develop customized "recipes" for high-quality seed treatments that offer proven results, seed safety and ease of use, including improved flowability and less dust. "We stay very busy year-round," Pedersen says.
This is true throughout the Seedcare Institute's network of 12 facilities around the world, including its three major locations in Minnesota, Switzerland and Brazil. An additional four Seedcare Institute facilities are slated to open in the near future, says Pedersen.
"New seed treatment solutions that are coming down the pipeline at Syngenta are very exciting," Pedersen adds. "We're currently working on new fungicides, insecticides and nematicides that will significantly improve the products' efficacy and period of protection. These seed-applied solutions will set the farmers of the future up for success."
"Our Seedcare Institutes are centers of excellence for product application, training, seed science and biology, says Palle Pedersen, Ph.D., Seedcare technology manager for Syngenta. "We're continuing to expand our facilities as our Seedcare business continues to grow."
At the state-of-the-art Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, Syngenta specialists train customers about the company's Seedcare products and the right way to use them. "Environmental conditions have a big impact on seed treatments," notes Pedersen, who is based in Stanton. "We have rooms where we can adjust the conditions to demonstrate what to do and not do for best results."
In addition to training that helps maintain the integrity and performance of treated seeds, Syngenta team members also listen to customers' needs. They develop customized "recipes" for high-quality seed treatments that offer proven results, seed safety and ease of use, including improved flowability and less dust. "We stay very busy year-round," Pedersen says.
This is true throughout the Seedcare Institute's network of 12 facilities around the world, including its three major locations in Minnesota, Switzerland and Brazil. An additional four Seedcare Institute facilities are slated to open in the near future, says Pedersen.
"New seed treatment solutions that are coming down the pipeline at Syngenta are very exciting," Pedersen adds. "We're currently working on new fungicides, insecticides and nematicides that will significantly improve the products' efficacy and period of protection. These seed-applied solutions will set the farmers of the future up for success."
share this article
