b'Falls seed production facility. This acquisition will expand the production capacity and reliability for InVigor Health hybrids. InVigor Health hybrids yield a seed that produces a specialty oil profile that is more heat stable and higher in oleic acid content.DLFs La Crosse Seed Acquires Wisconsin Seed CompanyLa Crosse Seed, a DLF USA Inc. division, announced the acquisition of Deer Creek Seed, Inc. Founded by Bill and Bonnie Leakey and headquartered in Windsor, Wis., Deer Creek Seed has provided cus-tomers of forage, turf, cover crop and food crop services since 1980.Wyffels Hybrids Announces Plans for New Site Valent BioSciences New Biostimulant Wyffels Hybrids takes a step towards expansion withOperating Unit Now in Servicethe announcement of plans for a new site located inValent BioSciences LLC announced sales of biostimu-Ames, Iowa. The new facility will enforce the compa- lant products directly to the U.S. customer base, an nys mission to provide industry leading products andinitiative that began on October 1. The new operat-support during the growing season. ing unitestablished in February 2022is now fully Corteva andoperational, allowing the company to serve its U.S. New Website Promotes Plant BreedingSymborgmarket, according to a release. The newly developed Innovation biostimulant business team and salesforce will focus Seed specialist KWS recently launched TraitWay, aannouncedon discovering, developing and commercializing website that provides information about availablearbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) products, among native traits, in addition to guidance on the processthe signingother biostimulants, to sustainably maximize retailer of obtaining a simple license. The balance of sharingof anand grower profitability.innovation while maintaining adequate intellectual property protection is essential to continue the devel- agreementInari Raises $124 Million to Design Seeds for a opment of higher performing plant varieties.for CortevaMore Sustainable Food SystemOn Oct. 4, Inari announced that it secured $124 mil-Corteva Agriscience Will Acquire Biologicalto acquirelion in the successful completion of its latest fund-Leader Symborg Symborg,raise. Working to deliver nature-positive solutions, Corteva, Inc. and Symborg recently announcedthe SEEDesign companys cumulative equity raised the signing of an agreement for Corteva to acquirebased innow totals $475 million. The investment will further Symborg, based in Murcia, Spain. The acquisitionadvance Inaris leading position in multiplex gene-provides Corteva with Symborgs diverse portfolio,Murcia, Spain.edited seed technology, support expansion of com-emerging biocontrol pipeline and skilled employeepany product development and ultimately deliver new base geared with extensive technical knowledgevalue in the commercial seed market. and expertise on demand generation, according to a release. Albaugh Announces Facilities Expansion in St. Joseph, MissouriBASF and Corteva Agriscience Enter Long-TermAlbaugh LLC announced the expansion of their flag-Collaboration for Weed Control ship North American manufacturing facility, located Corteva Agriscience and BASF recently announced ain St. Joseph, Missouri. In 2021, Albaugh purchased long-term partnership to create soybean weed controlan additional 25 acres of property across the street solutions for growers across the globe. The com- from the St. Joseph facility. Albaughs expansion on panies will cross-license soybean traits and developthis new property is part of the investments recently complementary herbicide technologies, allowing bothannounced to substantially increase its global pro-companies to provide innovative soybean weed man- duction of 2,4-D, but the expansion will also add agement solutions.infrastructure that will allow for increased production capacity across many other product lines as well.86/ SEEDWORLD.COMJANUARY 2023'