b'offers a track record of performance in maximizingBASF and AgBiome Collaborate on Biological cotton yield.Fungicide for Europe, Middle East and AfricaBASF and AgBiome have signed an agreement to Grow Pro Genetics Acquires Syngentas AgriProbring a new biological fungicide to the market in Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding Program Europe, and key countries in the Middle East and Grow Pro Genetics announced the acquisition of theAfrica. Developed by AgBiome, and marketed as AgriPro Soft Red Winter Wheat breeding program Howler in the United States, the biological fungicide previously owned by Syngenta. Grow Pro Genetics is awith multiple modes of action provides preventive, developer of soft red winter wheat geneticsprovid- long-lasting activity on a broad spectrum of soilborne ing a critical input to wheat farmers. The business wasand foliar diseases. launched in July 2020 and offers a new and independ-ent spin on a legacy seed brand.Mosaic and AgBiome Announce Collaboration to Develop Biological AlternativesCorteva Agriscience, Symborg AgreementThe Mosaic Company and AgBiome announced a Expands Access to Microbe-based Nitrogenstrategic collaboration, aiming to discover, develop Fixation Product and launch novel biological approaches to enhancing Corteva Agriscience and Symborg announced a multi- soil fertility. The collaboration will leverage AgBiomes year agreement around a microbe-based nitrogenproprietary GENESIS platform that comprises a fixation product in the United States, Canada, Brazilfully-sequenced collection of microbes coupled with and Argentina. Through the agreement, Symborg isinnovative product discovery technology. providing an exclusive distribution license to Corteva for the endophytic bacterium Methylobacterium sym-bioticum, which works with the plant to secure needed nitrogen from the atmosphere. Royal Avebe and Solynta Join Forces Grow Pro Genetics, a company launched in July 2020, has Averis Seeds B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royalacquired Syngetnas soft red winter wheat breeding program.Avebe, will be working together with the hybrid potato breeding company Solynta on the hybrid breeding of starch potato varieties. Hybrid breed-ing facilitates significantly faster development of new sustainable potato varieties compared to conventional breeding.PEOPLE NEWSJohn Larsen Made Vice President Sales & EcoGen Biosciences Announces Plant Now, Marketing for DLF Greater EuropePay Later Hemp Seed Program On August 1, 2021, John Larsen will join DLF in a EcoGen Biosciences introduced the EcoGen Plantnewly established position as vice president of sales Now, Pay Later program. The Plant Now, Pay Laterand marketing Greater Europe. The change implies program enables hemp farmers to have access tothat Larsen will head up DLFs European distribution affordable, high-cannabidiol (CBD) hemp geneticscompanies as well as corporate marketing and corpo-without the upfront cost of purchasing seeds prior torate product management going forward. Larsen is planting, which mitigates many of the risks farmerscurrently regional director at Univar Solutions, where face, such as depleting their capital upfront. The pro- he is responsible for sales, commercial, operations gram gives them the latitude to invest more into theirand supply chain functions in the U.K., Ireland, Nordic farming operations pre-harvest. countries, Germany, Switzerland and CEE.Corteva Agriscience Collaborates with GinkgoVive Crop Protection Welcomes Blaine Bishop Bioworks to Bolster Crop Protection as Midwest Regional Sales ManagerCorteva Agriscience LLC and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Blaine Bishop recently joined Vive Crop Protection announced that they have entered into a multi-yearto support Vive Crop Protections unique precision agreement to apply the power of synthetic biology tochemistry products in the Midwest. Bishop was most design innovative crop protection technologies.recently a product manager at MFA Inc. Prior to MFA, INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2021SEEDWORLD.COM /91'