92 / SEEDWORLD.COM JANUARY 2019 of Agrinos’ commercial activities across the two continents including sales, marketing, distribution and operations. Vive Crop Protection welcomed Paul Thomson to its board of directors effective immediately. Thomson has nearly 30 years of experience in agriculture, including overseeing the Product Development activities at Vive Crop Protection since 2015. Paul Fribourg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Grain Company, will join the board as a Non-Executive Director. Erik Fyrwald, Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta, will join the board as an Executive Director. Erik joined Syngenta as Chief Executive in June 2016. PRODUCT NEWS PanAmerican Seed accepted a 2019 All-America Selections (AAS) National Award for its new Wave Carmine Velour spreading petunia. The judges from coast to coast were impressed with its vibrant, hot carmine-cherry color and its vigorous, flat, spreading plant habit — a signature of the award-winning Wave series. Harvest results indicate that NK corn and soybeans are delivering high yields on farms across the U.S. Backed by the extensive research and development capabilities of Syngenta, NK provides farmers additional value through unique choice, rigorous seed quality management and a competitive financing offer. Bayer will soon include safety study summaries of glyphosate on its dedicated transparency platform. This next step will mark the first anniversary of the company’s Transparency Initiative, having been launched on December 7, 2017. BASF announces commercial availability of five new varieties in their FiberMax and Stoneville lines, giving growers access to diversified solutions to combat pest and disease pressures in their fields. Two new FiberMax varieties offer high profit potential under Southwest growing conditions. Pivot Bio and Monsanto Company announced a collaboration entered into this year to develop Bradyrhizobium strains with enhanced nitrogen production for U.S. soybean growers. Bradyrhizobium strains help soybean plants thrive by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Increased access and utilization of nitrogen supports better yields. SW Breeding Planning Quality Reporting Off-line apps Trial Production Inventory Processing Sales Software solutions for field crops, vegetables & flowers PANAMERICAN SEED HYBRO SAATZUCHT VAN WAVEREN SAATEN ENZA ZADEN Agro Business Solutions Het Voert 9 • 1613 KL Grootebroek • The Netherlands • www.agrosolutions.nl