b'The Headlines Business | People | Policy | Product | ResearchSubmissions welcome: news@issuesink.comBUSINESS facing additional challenges result- Bayers XtendiMax, BASFs Engenia CEREALS CANADA AND CIGI JOINing from COVID-19, Bayer, as partand Cortevas FeXapan.FORCES, CREATING SINGLE NATIONALof its societal engagement activitiesCurrently, around 60 million ORGANIZATION and through its new Better Farms,acres of dicamba-tolerant soybean The memberships of Cereals CanadaBetter Lives initiative, is providingand cotton will be affected by this and the Canadian Internationalseeds and crop protection inputs asdecision. We strongly disagree with Grains Institute (Cigi) approved thewell as assistance with market accessthe ruling and are assessing our next amalgamation of both organizationsand support for health and safetysteps, Bayer says in a release. We under a unified governance andneeds. Through this initiative, Bayerwill also await direction from the EPA management structure. The consoli- plans to help up to two millionon actions it may take in response to dated organization will operate undersmallholder farmers who providethe ruling. Depending upon actions the Cereals Canada name, and Cigifood security to tens of millions ofby the EPA and whether the ruling is will maintain its brand as a divisionfamilies in vulnerable communi- successfully challenged, we will work within the overarching organization.ties. The Better Life Farming Carequickly to minimize any impact on Packages will be tailored to specificour customers this season. SUPERCLUSTER PROJECT BOLSTERS local needs and may include seedsBayer is currently working on FAVA BEANS for crops such as tomatoes, peppers,obtaining a new EPA registration for Protein Industries Canada announcedrice and corn to sustain livelihoods,XtendiMax for the 2021 season and is their sixth investment into a collabo- crop protection products, personalhopeful theyll receive the new regis-rative R&D project to help advanceprotective equipment and safety andtration by this fall.Canadas plant protein ecosystem.training materials.The project will see $19.2 millionRESEARCHinvested between Protein IndustriesPEOPLE NAPB TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Canada, Roquette and Prairie Fava.CORTEVA NAMES SAM EATHINGTON SENIORVIRTUALLYTogether the consortium will workVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGYThe National Association of Plant to address nutrition and processingOFFICER Breeders (NAPB) has decided to con-challenges for pea and fava on theCorteva Inc. announced that Samvert its 2020 annual meeting to a fully Prairies, while also exploring the util- Eathington will join the company asvirtual format. The online meeting ity of blended pea-fava protein prod- senior vice-president and chief tech- will include both synchronous (real-ucts. The pea portion of the researchnology officer. He will lead Cortevatime livestream) and asynchronous will start with evaluation of peaAgrisciences research & develop- (on-demand) access for attendees to varieties in Western Canada and theirment organization and will overseeparticipate. The main meeting times suitability for Roquettes new plant.the companys efforts to advance itswill be changed slightly from Aug. This will be followed with researchportfolio. Eathington joins Corteva17-19 to Aug. 17-20 with the talks on processing to improve the func- from The Climate Corporation (partgiven mainly in mid-morning to mid-tional properties of the pea proteinof Bayer Crop Science), where heafternoon. This change will allow for isolates. The fava portion of thewas chief science officer. He pre- presentations to be more time zone research is largely focused on opti- viously spent nearly two decadesfriendly for synchronous viewing by mizing the dehulling and processingfocused on quantitative traits andNorth and South American attendees. of fava beans by Prairie Fava, increas- molecular breeding at Monsanto.The virtual meeting will include all ing their efficiency and reducing theirHe succeeds Neal Gutterson, whoof the normal aspects of the NAPB costs of production. The partnershiplast October announced his plansannual meeting like talks, but will will also focus on the development ofto retire from the company in thealso include virtual posters, chat end-products and pea-fava ingredientsecond half of 2020. rooms, exhibit halls, and networkingblends.rooms. Registration fees are being POLICY reduced to ensure that every par-BAYER TO PROVIDE CROP RELIEF TOTHREE DICAMBA REGISTRATIONS VACATEDticipant gets the maximum value for TWO MILLION SMALLHOLDER FARMERSBY THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS their money. Further info is available IMPACTED BY COVID-19 The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court ofat the website napb2020.unl.edu To assist smallholder farmers in Asia,Appeals released a decision in June Africa and Latin America who areto vacate three dicamba registrations: 54GERMINATION.CAJULY 2020'