Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84OCTOBER 2016 SEEDWORLD.COM / 77 Since 1965 For a quote or catalog, call 303.431.7333 fax 303.467.7886 sales@applewoodseed.com Individual Species Garden Flowers Pollinator & Conservation Mixtures applewoodseed.com Specialists in Wildflowers of Ball Horticultural Company and Janika Eckert of Johnny’s Selected Seeds, two “horticulture luminaries.” Sarah Sexton-Bowser has been named managing director of the Center for Sorghum Improvement based at Kansas State University. The center focuses on expanding markets for sorghum and increas- ing the average national sorghum yield from 61.95 bushels per acre to 100 bushels per acre by 2025 by funding research in such areas as plant breeding and field-level management. Organic Seed Alliance welcomes Cara Loriz as its new executive director. Loriz joins OSA with a background in nonprofit develop- ment, small business management and public advocacy, environ- mental education, consulting and writing. OSA’s previous director, Micaela Colley, will remain on staff. Verdesian Life Sciences names Kenneth Avery as its new chief executive officer. Avery suc- ceeds J.J. Grow, who will move into a new role as chairman of the Verdesian board of directors. Avery will report directly to Grow. PRODUCT NEWS Syngenta will sell 12 new soybean seed varieties with dicamba- tolerant soybean technology in its proprietary NK and Golden Harvest brands for 2017 planting. These new varieties offer Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology, under a royalty-bearing license from Monsanto, in both brands to pro- vide new options and choices for farmers. DuPont Pioneer and CHS Inc. announced that CHS Processing and Food Ingredients will offer production contracts for Pioneer brand Plenish high oleic soybeans for 2017 production in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. During the Agrow Awards in London, Exosect won the “Best Application Technology Innovation” for Entostat, a pat- ented technology developed in support of the need for agricul- tural inputs to become smarter, leaner and cleaner. The award category applies to technologies such as adjuvants used to improve the precision or safety of pesticide application. Researchers at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and University of Georgia (UGA) have developed a new white clover variety called Renovation to help agricultural producers improve and maintain healthy, productive pastures. Renovation is the first white clover released by the Noble Foundation and the first commer- cial product of the joint breeding effort. SW