b'Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation Launched PRODUCT NEWSAt Potato Expo 2020, the largest annual potato industry event held in North Amer- BASF Launches Cevya Fungicide in Canadaica, growers and allied industry partners joined together to launch a new initiativeBASF introduces Cevya fungicide featuring the new Revysol fungicide active ingre-dedicated to growing future leaders. The Potato Leadership, Education, and Ad- dient (AI) which is now registered in Canada (note: Cevya fungicide is not classified vancement Foundation (LEAF), a new 501(c)3 organization, was created to providefor sale or use in Ontario). Cevya fungicide offers fast and continuous control of key tools, training, and support necessary to develop growers and industry members asdiseases in fruits and vegetables including apples, potatoes and sugar beets. leaders. Potato LEAF also serves to encourage members to commit their time andCevya fungicide is a systematic fungicide providing preventative and post-in-energy to the betterment of the U.S. potato industry as a whole. More information orfection control of key diseases for growers challenged with resistance and seeking to contribute to the Potato LEAF organization, visit pleaf.org. to maximize their yields. The fungicide controls biotypes that may have developed resistance to other Group 3, 7, 9 and 11 fungicides, said Trevor Latta, Corn, Soybean and Horticulture Brand Manager, Agricultural Solutions Canada. Solynta Granted U.S. Patent for Hybrid True Potato Seed DevelopmentSolynta, the inventor and global leader in the breeding of hybrid potato cultivars produced from true potato seed, announced the grant of U.S. Patent Serial No.TOMRA Food Introduces New Sorting Machine for10,524,436 entitled Hybrid Potato Breeding. The patent claims Solyntas methodsPost-Harvest Potatoesof producing potato inbreds and hybrids that are propagated from true seed.TOMRA Food has just introduced the TOMRA 3A, a vision sorter for the separation Pim Lindhout, Solyntas chief scientific officer, states: Solyntas innovativeof a range of foreign material from unwashed potatoes. Developed in response Hybrid True Potato Seed breeding will finally unlock the humble potatos vast po-tential. Not only producing more and better food, but also with a smaller ecological footprint. Together with academia and other companies, we can now increase the speed of innovation needed for feeding the world in a sustainable way. The first commercial cultivars are now being tested in the market.Hein Kruyt, company CEO, stated: I am very excited by the grant of this patent because this now finally enables Solynta to license this innovation to others, and by that broadening and speeding up the availability of better food to the world; reducing environmental impact and fighting malnutrition. The potato market is so huge and there is such an urgent need that one company cannot cater to this alone. Licensing will support successful partnerships that are crucial to achieve sustainable potato cultivations worldwide. J.R. Simplot Company Agrees to Acquire Pinnacle AgricultureThe J.R. Simplot Company, a privately held food and agribusiness company head-quartered in Boise, Idaho, and Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, a leading agricul-tural retailer, have announced Simplots agreement to acquire all of the interests in Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises and its subsidiaries. The acquisition will bring together two market leaders in the distribution of agricultural crop inputs and related services. The target acquisition close date is in early 2020.Were thrilled to welcome Pinnacle employees, customers and partners. By combining our geographic footprint and shared commitment to service, we will better serve customers in some of the most important agricultural communities in the world, said Doug Stone, president of Simplots AgriBusiness Group. We look forward to bringing together these complementary businesses and continuing to create value for our customers.MULTIPLE MODES OF ACTION - Fungicide & BactericideDouble Nickel harnesses multiple modes of action to protect your crop while being safe on beneficials and has no residues.WINTER 2020 SPUDSMART.COM 53WWW.UAP.CA'