Meeting Agricultural Challenges Together
Syngenta is focused on helping farmers reduce risk.
Earlier this year, for the first time in my life, I saw empty grocery store shelves and wasn’t sure when they might be filled again. When we see empty shelves pre-snowstorm or pre-hurricane, we know they will be filled again. This time, I didn’t know when or how that would happen.
Many of us shared mixed feelings about those empty shelves. Logically, we knew it was a supply chain issue. We still produce enough food to feed our country and then some. But we shoulder the responsibility of feeding folks and the food wasn’t there. Illogically, many of us in production ag saw those shelves as something we should fix. And then there was the tiny part of us that hoped those outside our industry might see empty shelves and find renewed respect and value for our industry, and particularly for farmers.
Planning to meet the agronomic challenges and increase our opportunity for high yield and superb quality starts before planting. Protecting our technologies and studying new ways to resolve on-farm challenges are year-round jobs. Holding on to a farm from one generation to another is a lifelong commitment.
Our role at Syngenta is to help farmers reduce their risk and control what can be controlled. We do that through finding solutions to agronomic challenges, shepherding those essential tools through a rigorous regulatory process, and then working with retailers to deliver those tools to the field.
The COVID-19 pandemic injected a new layer of complexity into our daily work and personal lives. The agricultural community rose to meet the challenge. It’s what we do. Together. Every day. Thank you for the opportunity to work alongside you.
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Many of us shared mixed feelings about those empty shelves. Logically, we knew it was a supply chain issue. We still produce enough food to feed our country and then some. But we shoulder the responsibility of feeding folks and the food wasn’t there. Illogically, many of us in production ag saw those shelves as something we should fix. And then there was the tiny part of us that hoped those outside our industry might see empty shelves and find renewed respect and value for our industry, and particularly for farmers.
Those empty shelves are a profound symbol of the complexities of our agriculture industry. Americans just know the food shows up at the store — few understand the complexities of getting it there and the risks inherent throughout.Our role at Syngenta is to help farmers reduce their risk and control what can be controlled. We do that through finding solutions to agronomic challenges, shepherding those essential tools through a rigorous regulatory process, and then working with retailers to deliver those tools to the field.
Planning to meet the agronomic challenges and increase our opportunity for high yield and superb quality starts before planting. Protecting our technologies and studying new ways to resolve on-farm challenges are year-round jobs. Holding on to a farm from one generation to another is a lifelong commitment.
Our role at Syngenta is to help farmers reduce their risk and control what can be controlled. We do that through finding solutions to agronomic challenges, shepherding those essential tools through a rigorous regulatory process, and then working with retailers to deliver those tools to the field.
The COVID-19 pandemic injected a new layer of complexity into our daily work and personal lives. The agricultural community rose to meet the challenge. It’s what we do. Together. Every day. Thank you for the opportunity to work alongside you.
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