Growing Together Field Day Event
This regional field day event will feature the newest innovations from Syngenta Vegetable Seeds - Americas.
Attendees will have the opportunity to explore firsthand the latest products and technologies that address challenges faced by growers, shippers, and retailers across a range of crops.
Discover the solutions delivered by the latest innovations in watermelon, melon, zucchini, leafy, sweet corn, and more.
- New firm-flesh watermelon varieties with enhanced shipping ability, delivering flavor and quality, ideal for whole or fresh-cut markets
- Watermelon rootstock combined with proven Syngenta varieties, for better flavor, resistance to disease and stronger plant performance
- See the range of the IDEAL Melons™ portfolio, including varieties with the Harvest Indicator Trait
- Explore Syngenta's newest addition to the melon portfolio - Honeydews!
- Groundbreaking Downy Mildew resistant zucchini varieties
- INSV resistant romaine helping growers in intense disease pressure areas get more out of their lettuce crop
- The newest in the sweet corn Attribute® portfolio for improved insect control and herbicide tolerance.
Industry Expert Speakers:
Tuesday, Aug. 13
• 9 AM: Syngenta's Jorge Cisneros - Crop Protection
• 10 AM: Syngenta's Remco Kwakman - Seedcare
Wednesday, Aug. 14
• 9 AM: Tom Turini (UC Cooperative Extension) - Whitefly Virus Transmission, CYSDV, BCTV, CGMMV
• 11 AM: Syngenta's Dr. Les Padley (Squash Breeding) - Downy Mildew resistance, Potyvirus, direction of squash program
• 1:30 PM: Syngenta's Dr. Rakesh Kumar (Melon Breeding) - IDEAL Melons™ program
Thursday, Aug. 15
• 11 AM: Syngenta's Dr. Les Padley (Squash Breeding) - Downy Mildew resistance, Potyvirus, direction of squash program (repeat)
The newest grower technologies:
- Automated tomato transplanter that ensures the elimination of down-time in the transplant phase: discover them now
Visit us August 13-16, 2024 in Woodland, California