Syngenta Thrive - 2Q/2013 - 3

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WELCOME

LETTER

Science at Work
This spring, the hope of higher productivity is causing a renewed burst
of energy to race through agriculture’s veins. At Syngenta, we’re dedicated
to turning that hope into reality through our service and technologies—all
of which depend on sound science, stewardship, regulatory compliance
as well as strength of will and commitment. We understand that our focus
in the lab can lead to your success in the ﬁeld.
Our track record to date is solid. Since our formation in 2000, more than
5,000 Syngenta scientists have contributed to the discovery, development
and registration of hundreds of new
herbicides, fungicides, insecticides,
“More than 5,000
seeds and seed treatments. We’ve
Syngenta scientists
also helped keep existing products—
have contributed to the
staples on many farms—available to
discovery, development
the people who supply, apply and
and registration of
depend on them. At the same time,
hundreds of new
we, along with many of you, are
herbicides, fungicides,
making sure that the precious natural
insecticides, seeds
resources, which share the land
and seed treatments.”
where these products are used,
—TIM PASTOOR
continue to thrive.
We’re particularly proud of the
cutting-edge science behind the continued registration of atrazine, a
54-year-old herbicide that supports up to 85,000 U.S. jobs and beneﬁts
growers by more than $3 billion each year. The research behind this
herbicide has paved the way for improved methods now used in the testing,
scientiﬁc review and risk-assessment processes for many other crop
protectants around the world.
In this issue of Thrive, you’ll see how Syngenta is successfully
keeping atrazine on the market and available to you. You’ll also see how
our technological advances are positively impacting other challenges, such
as managing resistance and helping plants stand up to seasonal stresses.
Along the way, you’ll meet some of agriculture’s ﬁnest product stewards,
including the 2012 Professional Farm Manager of the Year, No-Till Innovators
and Resistance Fighters of the Year.
As we focus on creating a step change in farm productivity this spring,
Syngenta is proud to offer you—our partners in the ﬁeld—the industry’s
best portfolio of total-crop solutions. Our strong commitment to innovation and stewardship makes us uniquely qualiﬁed to do so. And with a
robust scientiﬁc and regulatory framework in place, a steady stream of
state-of-the-art technologies can continue to ﬂow from us to you for many
seasons to come.

Tim Pastoor, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Principal Scientist
Syngenta

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