Syngenta, Gowan Collaborate to Deliver New Insecticide Spiropidion to North America
By Syngenta|December 12, 2020
Syngenta recently announced the global launch of spiropidion, an innovative new insecticide active ingredient. The technology will help farmers protect a broad range of crops against damaging and difficult-to-control sucking pests in a targeted, effective and environmentally sustainable manner.
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In North America, Syngenta has entered into an agreement with Gowan Co., a family-owned agricultural solutions business headquartered in Yuma, AZ. Gowan has been granted an exclusive license to market and sell a patented spiropidion 300 SC formulation in the U.S. and Canada.
“Spiropidion is the result of our commitment to bring two new and sustainable active ingredients to the market every year,” said Jeff Cecil, head of marketing, Syngenta Crop Protection, North America. “Its development also reflects our deep understanding and anticipation of grower need
Gil Gullickson Gowan Company, L.L.C., has entered into agreements with Syngenta to acquire rights to the active ingredients prosulfuron and primisulfuron. The acquisition includes product registrations and trademarks for Peak, Spirit, Beacon, and Northstar herbicides and related intellectual property and labels. The transaction closed December 15, 2020. Company officials say Syngenta and Gowan will work jointly over the next several months to facilitate an orderly transition to maintain quality customer service in all geographies. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Prosulfuron is an HRAC/WSSA Group 2 postemergence herbicide for use on field corn, sorghum, and numerous cereal crops for broad-spectrum control of annual broadleaf weeds. Primisulfuron is also a Group 2 postemergence herbicide for the control of problem grass weeds such as shattercane, Johnsongrass, quackgrass, and many other broadleaf weeds in field corn and popcorn.