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 7670 / SEEDWORLD.COM SEPTEMBER 2016 question and answer session following the talks. Harris Seeds promotes Vicky Rupley to executive vice president. Rupley is a vice president with the company and has been an officer on Harris Seeds’ board of directors since 2005. The company also welcomes Michael Wells as man- ager of its ornamentals product group, a role previously held by Rupley. Wells has more than a decade of experience in ornamentals and extensive knowledge about the floral and farming industries. Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low and Howarth Bouis were named the 2016 World Food Prize Laureates. Thanks to the combined efforts of these four laureates, more 10 million people have been positively impacted by bio- fortified crops, with a potential of several hundred million more in the coming decades. This year’s $250,000 prize will be divided equally between the four recipients. The prize rewards their work in countering world hunger and malnutri- tion through biofortification. The International Seed Testing Association elected its new executive committee, comprised of 11 individuals, for a three- year term. Members include Craig McGill, ISTA president, New Zealand; and Steve Jones, ISTA vice president, Canada. Gro Alliance announces that soybean industry veteran Glen Tollefson has been hired as its site lead for its Breckenridge, Minnesota, facility. Prior to joining Gro Alliance, he spent more than 27 years with DuPont Pioneer and was the production location manager at its Wahpeton, North Dakota soybean seed facility. PRODUCT NEWS Incotec is introducing a new film coat for soybeans in their Disco film coat range: Disco AG Clear L-650. The new film coat is designed to deal effectively with problems commonly met during the process of film coating soybeans. Seed film coating is a method of applying plant protection products and addi- tives. Applying the products directly to the seed has signifi- cantly less impact on the environment compared to traditional foliar or soil application. Syngenta will offer 69 new hybrids for the 2017 growing season. Each of the new hybrids is a product of the Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System, which enables Syngenta scientists to tap into a global pool of genetics to create hybrids that match U.S. growers’ needs. SW Designed to set the standard for plant growth, the Percival LED Series offers research chambers that allow for specific control over the one research variable that has eluded precision – light! MULTI-SPECTRUM LAMP BANK The LED Series provides the correct spectral quality at the correct irradiance with exceptional environmental control every time Helping You Create Better Science www.percival-scientific.com Featuring LED Multi-Spectrum Lamp Bank LED LED LED LED LED LED LED LED LED LED LED LED Series THE