US (MN): Syngenta opens new North America Seedcare Institute in Stanton

Syngenta unveiled its new Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, during a grand opening celebration. More than 150 industry leaders, government officials, Syngenta customers and employees toured the 38,000-square-foot, free-standing facility on Syngenta’s Stanton campus.

Five-times larger than the former Seedcare Institute, formally established at Stanton in in 2000, the new structure houses:

Research and development (R&D) labs
Labs for application, plantability, dust-off and quality assurance
Climate-controlled application and planter testing labs
Large-scale commercial application and performance area to simulate real-life experiences for customers
Modern customer classroom facilities
Seed warehouse
Office and meeting space

“The Syngenta Seedcare Institute in Stanton is a state-of-the-art research and training facility, offering enriched seed treatment education, better collaboration opportunities with customers, advanced training and personal application support,” said Vern Hawkins, president, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and region director, North America.

Syngenta invests more than $1.36 billion in R&D globally or $3.7 million every day.

“Syngenta’s $20 million investment in seed treatment R&D at Stanton reinforces our commitment to helping farmers grow more, while using fewer resources and protecting the environment — today and tomorrow,” Hawkins said.

Syngenta’s Seedcare Institute in Stanton tailors seed-treatment recipes for individual customers, then scales up the recipes from the lab to commercial-size treaters. Syngenta can simulate various climate conditions at time of treatment and adjust recipes for different crops and seed treating equipment.

The new Seedcare Institute will allow Syngenta to meet the increasing demand by farmers and seed companies to protect high-value seeds and seed traits. Seed treatment in North America accounts for more than 30 percent of the global market.

“As the seed treatment industry continues to evolve, we strive to consistently offer more sophisticated products and best-in-class service to our customers to better serve them,” said Ravi Ramachandran, Ph.D., head of Syngenta’s Seedcare Institute for North America. “This facility can provide the intensive training needed by our seed company customers, ag retailers, applicators and farmers to fully realize the value of our seed applied technologies, best-management practices and stewardship.”

For more information:
SyngentaSeedcare.com