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 7668 / SEEDWORLD.COM SEPTEMBER 2016 ernstseed.com sales@ernstseed.com 800-873-3321 Restoration & Reclamation Sustainable Landscapes Pollinator Habitat Conservation Biomass team, and I look forward to introducing Chromatin’s full lineup of high perfor- mance grain and forage sorghum prod- ucts to our customers.” Monsanto announced that its board of directors unanimously viewed Bayer AG’s revised proposal of $64 billion as financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty. However, the St. Louis-based company reports that it remains open to continued and con- structive conversations with Bayer and other parties to assess whether a trans- action that the board believes is in the best interest of Monsanto shareowners can be realized. Monsanto and DuPont agree on a multi- year dicamba supply deal for the United States and Canada; however, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “This agreement represents continued commitment to the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System,” says Mike Frank, Monsanto vice president, chief commer- cial officer. “Low-volatility dicamba for- mulations with VaporGrip technology are designed to give soybean farmers additional tools to control glyphosate-resistant and tough-to-control broadleaf weeds.” S&W Seed Company signed a licensing agreement with a U.S.-based seed company for production and marketing of a proprietary hybrid grain sorghum variety in the United States as well as Mexico. DuPont and Dow shareholders voted yes on completing the merger of the two companies. This is a key milestone in the process to merge the two companies and subsequently pursue the intended spin-offs of three independent compa- nies. According to a news release, the companies expect the merger transaction to close in the second half of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals. PEOPLE NEWS Former Monsanto executive, Iowa’s chief technology officer and seed industry stalwart Ted Crosbie has died after a sudden illness. Crosbie, 65, died after becoming ill July 1 while on vacation, according to The Des Moines Register. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack first named Crosbie Iowa’s chief technology officer, and Gov. Terry Branstad continued the appointment in 2011. Crosbie was a vocal advocate of agriculture and technol- ogy in Iowa, serving on the Iowa Innovation Council and other state boards. Texas A&M AgriLife Research lost a tremendous asset July 27 when Steve Brown, Texas Foundation Seed Service program director in Vernon, was killed in a car accident. Brown became program director of Texas Foundation Seed Service in the fall of 2001 after spending 27 years in private sector agribusiness. During his time in the private sector, he managed a diversified company involved with seed production and distribution, com- mercial grain operations and livestock feed manufacturing. Aaron Waltz, Ph.D., an accomplished agronomist and agro- technologist, has joined ag biotech company Inocucor Technologies Inc. as director, field trials and nutrition. Waltz will lead Inocucor’s agronomy services function, including initiation and management of large-scale field trials on soybean, corn, wheat, cotton and canola across North and South America.  Gro Alliance, the nation’s largest, independently owned con- tract seed corn and soybean production company, announces that Jeff Block has been hired as its organic seed division manager. Cornell University Professor Emeritus Steve Tanksley was honored for his contributions to plant breeding and genetics at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Lecture on June 10. Professors Susan McCouch, Greg Martin and Jim Giovannoni all spoke about the positive impacts of Tanksley’s work on their research and their lives. Kathryn J. Boor, the dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a member of the Boyce Thompson Institute board of directors, moderated the event and led a