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54SEEDWORLD.COMREGULATORYROUNDUPKeepingyouinformedoflegislativeandregulatorychangesatthestatenationalandinternationallevelsfromlawsuitstoapprovalstootherregulatoryissuesaffectingyourbusiness.NATIONALDASRECEIVESU.S.PATENTFORENLISTCORNDowAgroSciencesLLChasannouncedtheissuanceofU.S.patentnumber8598413forthecompanyslead24-Dherbicidetoleranceeventincorn.ThecorneventisbasedononeofDAShighlyanticipatedEnlistherbicide-toleranttraitsandprovidesrobusttolerancetobroadleafandgrassherbicidesincluding24-DandtheFOPfamilyofherbicides.PendingregulatoryapprovalsDASexpectstolaunchEnlistcornin2015intheU.S.Thepatentapplicationalsocoversstackingtheeventwithothertraits.OurU.S.patentforEnlistcornreinforcesourleadershipintraittechnologyasweworktoprovidefarmerswithinnovativesolutionstochallengingweedcontrolissuessaysRolandoMeninatovicepresidentofSeedsTraitsandOilsatDAS.TheEnlistWeedControlSystemwillhelpfarmerscontrolbroadleafweedsandgrassesincornandwillmovefarmingforwardatacriticaltimeinmodernagriculture.ICIARECEIVESBQMSRECOGNITIONTheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturesAnimalandPlantHealthInspectionServiceBiotechnologyRegulatoryServiceshasrecognizedthatIllinoisCropImprovementAssociationInc.hasvoluntarilyestablishedaBiotechnologyQualityManagementSystemtoenhancecompliancewiththeregulatoryrequirementsforcertaingeneticallyengineeredorganisms.ItisnosmallachievementandweareproudtohavepassedtheBQMSauditsaysICIACEODougMiller.Preservingandassuringtheintegrityofseedsplantsandinformationiswhatwedo.ByvoluntarilyadoptingaBQMSanorganizationcanimprovethemanagementofregulatedimportsinterstatemovementsandeldreleasesthroughtheestablishmentofdocumentandrecordcontroleffectivetrainingandcontinuousimprovement.DASRECEIVESREGISTRATIONFORNEWCORNTRAITDowAgroSciencesLLChasannouncedanewcorntraittechnologyPOWERCOREwhichhasjustreceivedregistrationfromtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.AccordingtoDASthisinnovativetraittechnologywillprovidethelatestabovegroundinsectprotectionincornviathreedifferentmodesofaction.POWERCORERefugeAdvancedwillbelaunchedasearlyasthe2015growingseason.Itwillbeofferedasarefuge-in-a-bagproductforplantingconvenienceandrefugecomplianceandwillbestackedwiththelatestinherbicide-toleranttechnologypendingregulatoryapprovals.CorngrowerscanexpecttoseePOWERCOREinfuturedemonstrationplots.DASREADIESFORLAUNCHOFENLISTSYSTEMDowAgroSciencesLLCisfocusingontrainingandlearningopportunitiesfortheEnlistWeedControlSystemanewherbicide-toleranttraittechnologyfromDASasthetechnologyawaitsregulatoryapprovals.WewanttopreparetheindustryfortheintroductionofthisnewtechnologysothatwhenitsavailablefarmersretailersandseedsellerscanhitthegroundrunningandgetthemostoutofthetechnologywhileusingitresponsiblysaysDamonPalmerU.S.commercialleaderfortheEnlistWeedControlSystem.In-elddemonstrationsandlearningopportunitiesareanimportantstepinthatpreparation.GrowersretailersandseedsellerswillhavemoreopportunitiestolearnabouttheEnlistsystemincludingin-personandonlinetrainingsessionssaysPalmer.PendingregulatoryapprovalsDASexpectstolaunchEnlistcornandsoybeansin2015withcottontofollow.FBSCIENCESRECEIVESREGISTRATIONOFNEWTECHNOLOGYFBSciencesInc.anemergingleaderinplanthealthinnovationhasannouncedthatthekeyactiveingredientintheirtechnologyplatformhasbeengrantedU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyregistrationforuseasaplantgrowthregulator.Complexpolymericpolyhydroxyacidsareabroad-spectrumplantgrowthregulatorforuseoneldandgreenhousecrops.AccordingtothecompanythepatentedCPPAtechnologyrepresentsanovelchemistrythatservesasaversatileproductdevelopmentplatformtoimprovegerminationandseedlingdevelopmentstimulaterootandshootgrowthandimprovetheplantsabilitytowithstandstress.TherstcommerciallyavailableproductutilizingCPPAisdesignedforuseasaseedtreatmentin2014.INTERNATIONALSYNGENTALAUNCHESNOVELSEEDTREATMENTSyngentahasannouncedtheregistrationinArgentinaofFortenzaanovelseedtreatmentinsecticideforuseonsoybeanscornandsunowers.Furtherregistrationsarependinginmultiplecountriesforbothseedtreatmentandfoliarusesacrossallmajoreldcrops.TheFortenzaproductfamilywillhelpgivecropsthebestpossiblestartbyprovidinggrowerswithpowerfulnewtoolsagainstpestsaboveandbelowtheground.Datafrommorethan1000multi-yeareldtrialsdemonstratelong-lastingprotectionandunrivalledyieldbenetsacrossmultiplecropssaysSyngentaCEOJohnAtkin.KWSSTOPSDEVELOPMENTOFRRSUGARBEETINEUKWSSAATAGhaswithdrawnitsapplicationforapprovalofcultivationofRoundupReadysugarbeetsintheEuropeanUnion.GiventhepoliticalandsocialsituationinEuropeKWShasannouncedthatthecompanyhasdecidednottoputanyfurtherresourcesintoproductdevelopmentinthisarea.ConsequentlytheapplicationsubmittedtotheEUCommissionin2008forapprovaltogrowRRsugarbeetsintheEUhasbeenwithdrawn.KWSwillcontinueitslong-termbiotechnologyprojectswithsugarbeetssuchasthedevelopmentofwinterbeetandvirusresistanceandtheuseofyieldgeneswithundiminishedefforts.