Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 5246 Designed to apply over-treatments, powder applications or primary treatments, the U-Batch™ Treater has the ability to upgrade every bag of seed you sell, providing you an even higher rate of return. With a seed capacity from 100 lbs. all the way up to 2,500 lbs., U-Batch treats almost any type of seed and is ideal for blending cover crops. With U-Batch your productivity and potential for income is unrestricted. Engineered with a compact footprint, this may easily be the most profitable 64 square feet of your operation. Contact us today at 866.729.1623 or visit us online at www.USCLLC.com UNLOCKTHEMOSTPROFITABLE 64SQUAREFEET OFYOUROPERATION 2320 124th Road • Sabetha, Kansas 66534 Ph. 866.729.1623 • www.USCLLC.com USC-101B.indd 1 7/1/16 11:10 AM shareholders will receive 0.400 common shares of the new company for each common share of PotashCorp they own, and Agrium shareholders will receive 2.230 common shares of the new company for each common share of Agrium they own. Abbott & Cobb, Inc. has completed a long-term agreement to license A&C’s recently patented technology, SuperSeedWare, to Syngenta Seeds for worldwide use in sweet corn varieties. SuperSeedWare represents the first privately owned, 100 per cent natural gene-type in sweet corn breeding. Syngenta will begin to introgress SuperSeedWare technology into its proprietary sweet corn genetics. The goals are to deliver enhanced seed quality, germination and vigour, while maintaining the desirable benefits of conventional supersweet sh2 gene types. Syngenta unveiled its new North American Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, Sept. 22. More than 150 industry leaders, government officials, Syngenta customers and employees toured the 38,000-square-foot facility. Five-times larger than the former Seedcare Institute, the new structure houses: research and development labs; labs for application, plantability, dust- off and quality assurance; climate-controlled application and planter testing labs; large-scale commercial application and performance area to simulate real-life experiences for customers; modern customer classroom facilities; seed warehouse; and office and meeting space. The Seedcare Institute tailors seed-treatment recipes for individual customers, then scales up the recipes from the lab to commercial-size treaters. PEOPLE NEWS Designed to help improve customers’ livelihoods and turn dreams into reality, DuPont Pioneer created its “Seed for Life” contest, in which the winner receives $1.25 million in Pioneer brand products over 25 years. This year the grand prize winner is Marc-André Pilon from Saint-Polycarpe, Que. Five other prize winners will receive Pioneer brand products with a maximum value of $10,000 for the 2017 planting season. The International Seed Testing Association announced that Beni Kaufman would be leaving the association “to follow other career options.” After serving as secretary general for three years, Kaufman's last day was Sept. 30. Kaufman has more than 17 years of experience in developing and managing GMO and genetic purity testing laboratories in the private seed sector. He is also an experienced scientist in the area of molecular genetics analysis and related technologies.