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JUNE 2016 SEEDWORLD.COM 61 NRGene an Israeli genomics company has selected St. Louis Mo. for its U.S. headquarters. NRGene is the fourth company to move to St. Louis through the GlobalSTL initiative which focuses on attracting high-growth international companies to the city. Monsantos board of directors approved a capital expenditure to expand its Luling La. manufacturing site. The company expects the 975 million expansion to be operational in three years enabling the delivery of a strong dicamba formulation pipeline to growers. This investment sup- ports the launch of Monsantos Roundup ReadyXtend Crop System. Israeli startupEQUInom which uses novel computational breeding technolo- gies has closed a 1.25 million financing round which was led by Hazera Ltd. EQUInom has also signed an agreement with Obela a joint venture of PepsiCo Inc. and Strauss Group Ltd. to cooperate in a breeding program using EQUInoms proprietary breeding process and tech- nology. The financing will accelerate the companys plant-protein seed breeding program through bioinformatics genom- ics and phenomics. After favorable product performance results from its new line of improved hybrids Ceresexpands its distribu- tion network for forage sorghum seed. Ceres plans to make its latest genera- tion of products more widely available this season following multiple seasons of pre-market testing and sales to dairies feedlots and forage producers. Through a series of planned facility expansions Valent U.S.A. Corporation will accelerate discovery and early development testing for its portfolio of integrated solutions for plant protection and enhancement.These investments come on the heels of a wide-scale global research and development investment by parent company Sumitomo Chemical. BASF opensa new research and devel- opment center at the Crop Protection Divisions headquarters in Limburgerhof Germany. By housing biological crop pro- tection and seed solutions BASF leaders believe the center will be a hub of expertise for solutions in chemistry and biology to farmers around the globe. DLF acquires a majority share in Estero S.A. in Montevideo Uruguay. DLFs investment is part of its strategy to develop a strong business platform in South America. DLF has acquired 60 percent of the shares in Estero S.A. Carlos Rocha and Jorge Gari directors and founders of Estero own the remaining 40 percent. The company will operate as DLF Estero. DuPont has joined PrecisionHawks round of series C funding. This collaboration is designed to accelerate the commercial use of drones and build the tools that matter for agriculture. The Bayer Group at its annual stockholders meeting in May reported improved sales in the agricultural business Crop Science for 2015 increasing 1.7 percent to 10.4 billion euros. SynTech Research France has acquired land and buildings to establish a Seeds Technical Center atLIsle Jourdainin the intensive agricultural area around Toulouse in southwest France. Star Roses and Plants will purchase Fall Creek Farm and Nurserys BrazelBerries program a branded plant collec- tion of ornamental berry plants. This purchase includes the BrazelBerries program brand variety portfolio as well as man- agement of the grower network and all sales and distribution. Total Seed Production will start another plant expansion in 2016. Highlights include28500 square feet of warehouse space threedock doors seven total a rapid indoor bulk loading system5000 bushel per hour receiving system with receiving bins70-foot semi scale two totalSortex color sorter anda 6400-square-foot facility for its crop spraying operation. PEOPLE NEWS Verdesian Life Sciences addsMarc Treurniet to the plant health and nutrition companys management team as vice president of business development. In this new role Treurniet is responsible for providing overall strategic vision planning and leadership to develop global partnerships and industry relationships. R. K. Malik a senior agronomist in the Sustainable Intensification Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center based in Bihar India is the winner of the 2015Derek Tribe Award. The award is made biennially by theCrawford Fundto a citizen of a developing country in recog- nition of their contributions to research in agriculture or natural resource management in a developing country. Marrone Bio Innovations addsBrian Muellerto its sales and product development team. Previously he served as a Crop Production Services sales manager for specialty crops in Michiganand northern Ohio. Wyffels Hybrids promoted John Wyffels to chief operating officer. In the position of COO Wyffels is responsible for the