Syngenta Seeds announces the appointment of Clayton
Becker and Jody Foutch as trait support managers for the
Agrisure™ traits business.
“We’re
extremely pleased to welcome Jody and Clayton to the
Agrisure team,” says Jack Bernens, head, Agrisure traits.
“Their field sales and marketing experience will help us
better understand and meet the needs of growers with
industry-leading traits, germplasm and assurances.”
Becker
(left) supports and represents Agrisure with NK Brand and GreenLeaf
Genetics™ licensing business of Syngenta, providing
marketing assistance and product information. Prior to
joining Syngenta, Becker received his Bachelor of Science
degree in agricultural economics from the University of
Missouri. Over the past six years, he worked with NK Brand
as field sales manager and area marketing manager.
Foutch
(right) provides technical training and marketing support for
Agrisure traits and AgriEdge™ Corn crop enhancement programs
to seed companies, including Garst® and Golden Harvest®.
He brings four years experience as a field sales manager
for NK Brand in west-central Illinois and four years
experience as a regional sales agronomist with NK Brand in
Missouri and southern Illinois. He graduated from the
University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree in
agricultural economics.
Agrisure
traits includes Agrisure™ CB, which protects corn crops from
damage by European corn borers; Agrisure™ GT, which provides
tolerance to glyphosate herbicides; and the Agrisure™ GT/CB
stack.. Syngenta is also preparing to launch a new corn
rootworm trait, the MIR604 Event*, which will be
commercialized as Agrisure™ RW, in elite hybrids of Garst,
Golden Harvest, NK Brand and other leading seed brands.
This new corn rootworm protection is in the late stages of
approval and is expected to be available to growers in the
U.S. for planting in the 2007 season.
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through innovative research and
technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and
ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales
in 2005 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs
some 19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed
on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT).
Further information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
* MIR604, the corn rootworm
event, is not currently registered for sale or use in the
United States and is therefore not being offered for sale.
This news release does not constitute an offer for sale.
This product will not be available for sale until the EPA
has approved registration and all necessary authorizations
have been granted.
Agrisure™, NK® and GreenLeaf Genetics™ are trademarks of a
Syngenta Group Company.
Garst® is a trademark of Garst Seed Company. Golden
Harvest® is a trademark of Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc.
