b'I N D U S T R Y N E W S Delivering the news you need to know. Submissions welcomeemail us at news@seedworldgroup.com. base geared with extensive technical knowledge and expertise on demand generation, according to a release.DLF Pickseed Unifies Under Name DLFOn Thursday, Oct. 6, DLF Pickseed announced that it was unifying its brand and business under the name DLF. The evolution synchronizes the influence of DLFs recognized regional brands into a stronger identity, said Neil Douglas, executive vice president of DLF North America in a release. PepsiCo and ADM Plan to Advance Regenerative Agriculture with New PartnershipADM and PepsiCo recently announced a 7.5-year stra-The World Farmers Organisation and thetegic agreement with the goal to expand regenera-International Seed Federation recently announcedtive agriculture throughout shared North American supply chains. their alliance to position farmers at the forefront of the movement towards a more sustainableSyngenta Seedcare and Bioceres Crop Solutions Collaborate on Biological Seed and climate-resilient food system. TheTreatmentsClimakers initiative will be supported by ISF forOn Sept. 16, Syngenta Crop Protections Seedcare the next two years. The initiative will collect andbusiness and Bioceres Crop Solutions announced a global commercial and R&D partnership. This collabo-scientifically validate on-the-ground practices byration builds on a successful commercial partnership farmers to mitigate and adapt to climate change,of more than 20 years in Argentina, a release says. according to a release. Workshops will beLesaffre Announces Acquisition of Recombia conducted in various regionsincluding Europe,BiosciencesAfrica, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and theLesaffre has acquired Recombia Biosciences. The acquisition builds on the strategic partnership cre-Caribbeanto grow the knowledge base, focusedated between the companies in 2020 to heighten on farmers practical field experience that can beRecombia Biosciences genome-editing technologies and further the development of yeasts for the sustain-replicated and scaled up to a broader level. able production of fermented ingredients. PEOPLE NEWSBUSINESS NEWS Mike Frank Appointed New CEO of UPL IPSA Announces Gro Alliance as its New FieldCorporationTrial Program Strategic Partner UPL Corporation recently announced that Mike Frank On Friday, Sept. 30, the Independent Professionalhas been appointed the new chief executive officer of Seed Association selected Gro Alliance as its strategicUPLs Global Crop Protection business by the board partner for the popular Field Trial Program startingof directors. UPLs Crop Protection business handles with the 2023 season. all of CPs assets outside of India. With this new posi-tion, Frank will now be a member of the UPL Crop Corteva Agriscience Will Acquire Symborg Protection board of directors, according to a release. Corteva, Inc. and Symborg recently announced the signing of an agreement for Corteva to acquireKWS Hires New Trait Development LeadSymborg, based in Murcia, Spain. The acquisitionKWS has hired Hongwu Jia as the head of Trait provides Corteva with Symborgs diverse portfolio,Development, building on its commitment to develop emerging biocontrol pipeline and skilled employeenew seed and technology to improve the efficiency 136/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2022'