b'BUSINESS NEWS the first European product registration within the Calyxt Licenses New Enabling Technology fromInatreq active family of products. Questar fungicide University of Minnesota with Inatreq active, now approved for sale in France, is Calyxt, Inc. has licensed a new method to help increasea new, naturally derived fungicide that offers market-plant gene editing efficiency from the University ofleading curative and protectant control on all Septoria Minnesota. The method has the potential to reducestrains, supporting a long-term sustainable fungicide the time needed to edit plants from approximately onestrategy on farms.year to several months. Benson Hill Announces First Commercially Marrone Bio Announces Introduction of NewAvailable Ultra-High Protein Soy VarietiesSynergistic Plant Health Product Benson Hill announced its plans to release ultra-high Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. announced that Pacesetter,protein soybean varieties in the 2021 crop year. These a recently approved bio-based plant health product, isvarieties are the first commercially available soybeans now available to corn, soybean and wheat growers inthat can effectively replace soy protein concentrate via the United States. Pacesetter acts synergistically withtypical soybean crushing. The initial launch will include conventional fungicides to improve plant health andover 20,000 acres in 2021, expanding tenfold in 2022.vigor, increasing yield by up to seven bushels per acre in soybeans and 13 bushels per acre in corn. KeyGene and LGC, Biosearch Technologies Extend LicenseKeyGene and LGC announced that they haveBenson Hill announced its plans to release ultra-high protein extended their service license agreement to exploit KeyGenes Sequence-Based Genotypingsoybean varieties in the 2021 crop year. These varieties are the (SBG) technology for lab services. LGC, Biosearchfirst commercially available soybeans that can effectively replace Technologies retains a worldwide non-exclusive license for the commercial offering and use of KeyGenessoy protein concentrate via typical soybean crushing. patented SBG technology across all species and crops. Corteva Agriscience and AgPlenus Announce Collaboration Corteva Agriscience and AgPlenus, a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced that they have entered into a multi-year collaboration for the development of novelBayer to Advance More Sustainable Agricultural herbicides. The collaboration will combine CortevasSolutions Using New Greenhouses in Arizonastrengths in crop protection product discovery andBayer has opened its new smart, state-of-the-art, development with AgPlenus expertise in designingautomated greenhouse facility in Marana, Ariz. The effective and sustainable crop protection productsMarana Greenhouse facility is the first of its kind for using predictive biology. the company and the most technically advanced. PHOTO: BAYER AG The approximately $100 million facility will serve as a Arcadia Biosciences and Archipelago Venturesglobal product design center for corn, the only crop Announce Strategic Partnership with Vivionto be grown there. Additionally, the Marana facility will Specialties capitalize on innovation advancements in proprietary Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. announced a new partnershipseed chipping, advanced marker technology, between Archipelago Ventures and Vivion Specialties,automation and data science.Inc. (VSI). VSI will serve as Archipelagos North American distributor, managing the stateside marketingEquinom Expands Operations to North Americaand sales of sun-grown Hawaiian hemp ingredients inNon-GMO seed-breeding specialist Equinom, Ltd., key markets like food and beverage, human and petis expanding and operations. The company will open nutrition and personal care. offices in the U.S. to serve the North American market. Equinoms unique business model directly connects Corteva Agriscience Launches Inatreq Active infood companies to the supply chain, in turn bringing Cereals in Europe increased transparency and paving the way for more Corteva Agriscience announced that it has receivedresponsible sourcing of high-value plant protein. 112/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2020'