b'The Headlines Business | People | Policy | Product | ResearchSubmissions welcome: news@issuesink.comPRODUCT and nutrition. This is particularly evident in light of the BASF INTRODUCES VIRTUAL FIELD TOUR PLATFORM current challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. Bayers BASF Agricultural Solutions launched InField Innovationstrategic strength and robust operational performance Tours in Canada; a new, interactive tour experienceare due in large part to Werner Baumann and the entire enabling growers to virtually visit trial sites across themanagement team, says Norbert Winkeljohann, chairman country, learn about new solutions for 2021 and see howof the supervisory board of Bayer AG.products are performing. BASF runs hundreds of per-formance trial sites across Canada each year. ThroughXITEBIO WELCOMES MIKE KUPPER AS BUSINESS ANDthe new virtual platform, accessible at AgSolutions.ca/ PRODUCT MANAGERInfieldInnovations, visitors can tour five BASF researchXiteBio announces the hiring of Mike Kupper as busi-farms as well as search performance results at a moreness and product manager based out of Regina, Sask. localized level via an interactive map. Navigable by cropKupper brings over 30 years of experience in the ag-or solution, users will be able to enjoy a myraid of fea- retail market working directly with growers, retailers and tures, including taking a 360-degree look at the differ- manufacturers. Most recently he was business manager ence between treated and untreated crops. This onlinefor Synergy Ag Services, managing the procurement, tour expands on the snapshot-in-time vantage point of anpricing and logistics of crop production products and in-person tour, enabling visitors to see how products per- expanding yearly sales to over $80 million. Prior to that form over time in season and at any point throughout thehe was general manager with Crop Production Services year, the company said. InField Innovation Tours will bein Saskatchewan and Manitoba where he had a key role integrated into BASFs annual program, providing a wayin business expansion and managing over $175 million in for customers from across the country to step virtuallyannual sales. into multiple BASF trial sites. AWB_Germination-Sept2020.pdf 1 2020-08-10 5:21:38 PMBUSINESSCBRC BOLSTERS SUPPORT OF CDC BARLEY BREEDINGThe Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) will invest $2.7 million over five years in the University of Saskatchewans Crop Development Centre (CDC) through a core breeding agreement to develop barley varie-ties with improved agronomics, disease resistance and end-use quality. The CBRC is a collaboration among the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, Alberta Barley and Manitoba Crop Alliance (formerly the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association). The Cagreement with the CDC ensures that western Canadian Mbarley farmers can expect new and improved barleyYvarieties from a world-class, multi-million dollar breed-CMing program over the next five years, says CBRC Interim Chair Jason Skotheim and SaskBarley Chair. MYCYPEOPLE CMYBAYER EXTENDS CEO CONTRACTThe supervisory board of Bayer AG has unanimouslyKdecided to extend the contract of Werner Baumann, chairman of the board of management, until April 30, 2024. Before the extension, Baumanns contract would have expired at the 2021 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Baumann, 57, has worked for Bayer since 1988. He was appointed to the board in 2010 and has been its chair-man since May 2016. Bayer is strategically very well positioned as a focused life science company with leading businesses in the attractive growth markets of health NOVEMBER 2020 GERMINATION.CA 55'