Greensboro, NC, and Yuma, AZ, USA, January 6, 2025 – Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, a global leader in crop protection, and Gowan SeedTech LLC, a global, family-owned agriculture solutions business headquartered in Yuma, AZ, announce today that they have entered into a sale agreement with Gowan acquiring Syngenta’s FarMore® Technology Vegetable Seed Treatment Platform in the United States. The FarMore Technology Platform is a precise on-seed application of separately registered seed protection products combined into proprietary recipes for use on vegetable crops. The transaction includes the divestment of certain specific Syngenta trademarks, recipes, registrations, and other assets used in the FarMore Technology Platform in the United States. Syngenta also has agreed to supply its proprietary vegetable seed treatment products to Gowan for its use in FarMore Technology offerings.
“We believe that with Gowan’s strategic focus on servicing U.S. vegetable growers and Syngenta’s active ingredient innovation, breeder-producers and seed technology companies alike will benefit from this transaction and our continuing collaboration,” said Jeff Cecil, head of North America Crop Protection Marketing.
“We are looking forward to building on this precision application technology, with a renewed focus and expanded offerings in the future,” said Alex Deckey, Gowan SeedTech business manager.
This transaction closed on December 30, 2024, and the financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Syngenta and Gowan will work together over the next several months to facilitate an orderly transition to maintain quality customer service for our business partners.
Media Contacts:
Kathy Eichlin
Head of US Crop Protection Communications
336-544-4011
Kathy.Eichlin@Syngenta.com
Brent Lackey
Head of Seedcare & Biologicals Product Marketing
Brent.Lackey@syngenta.com
Susan Luke
Senior Communications Manager of US Crop Protection Communications
Susan.Luke@Syngenta.com
Michael Thomas
Global Communications Manager
619-717-1312
MThomas@gowanco.com
Alex Deckey
Gowan SeedTech Business Manager
928-920-9682
ADeckey@gowanseedtech.com
Web Resources:
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Syngenta U.S.
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About Gowan Group
Gowan SeedTech is a member of the Gowan Group, a global, family-owned agriculture solutions business headquartered in Yuma, AZ, USA. Gowan specializes in developing, marketing, and manufacturing global agriculture inputs such as crop protection products, seeds, and fertilizers. Gowan began in 1962 as a local crop consultancy business helping growers identify the right crop protection solutions to help their farms thrive. Today, Gowan has over 27 entities in 15 countries and sales in over 70 countries. Across the world, the Gowan Tribe strives to understand the needs of local markets and provide solutions to critical pest problems. Using sound science and the coordination of regulatory, marketing, and sales expertise, Gowan then brings products to market that are essential for growers.
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