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population. visitors can compare corn
grown using Agrisure Artesian®, the
company’s water-optimization technology, to the corn in previous sections.
The last section of the exhibit features
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for more informastate symbols, including the dogwood
tion on the exhibit.
(state ﬂower), blueberries and strawberries (state berries), and seasonal ﬂowers
donated by Syngenta Flowers.
The exhibit helps people see the connections
between crop production and the food they eat, Grant
says. The museum also has incorporated QR codes
into the exhibit, enabling visitors to scan codes with
their smartphones to access recipes, videos, quizzes
and other details on what they have seen.
Agriculture is North Carolina’s largest industry,
generating $70 billion a year in revenues. “Any opportunity we have to share agriculture’s story is good for
everyone in the supply chain,” Goldsmith explains.
“This exhibit helps give the public a better idea of how
food is produced from field to fork. we hope it will
foster better understanding and support for the
production of safe, affordable and abundant food.”

company to come together with key partners and advocates of the renewable fuels industry and show its support
of American ethanol. For more information on Enogen, go
to www.enogen.net.

>> a Race for Renewable Fuels

A panel of judges selected
winners based on essays, in
which the students not only
described their views on the
biggest challenge facing
sugarbeet production,
but also shared their recommendations to address
this problem.
“Each year, we are
impressed with the applications we receive,” says Jeff
Pomeroy, Syngenta crop
portfolio manager for
sugarbeets. “This year was
no exception. Congratulations to our 2013 scholarship
recipients for finding a way to
stand out among all of the
excellent entries.”
Pomeroy was one of four
judges who made the final
selections. don Lilleboe with
The Sugarbeet Grower, Allen
Thayer with Sugar Producer
and Lisa Moricle of Syngenta
were also on the panel.

Syngenta has made a three-year commitment to give
$1 back to the renewable fuels industry for every acre
planted with its Enogen® corn seed brand. This commitment begins with the 65,000 acres planted in 2013.
“American biofuels is something we believe in,” says
david witherspoon, head of renewable fuels at Syngenta.
“Ethanol has a tremendous impact on our nation and our
rural communities. we
want to do our part by
not only developing
technology that will bring
additional value to ethanol
producers and corn
farmers, but also by
supporting the advocates
who are fighting every
day to protect the future
of this industry.”
This year’s $65,000 donation will go to Fuels America, a
coalition of organizations committed to protecting America’s Renewable Fuel Standard and promoting the benefits
of all types of renewable fuel already growing in America.
Syngenta made the announcement at the American
Ethanol 200 NASCAR truck race held in July at the iowa
Speedway in Newton. The 200-lap, 175-mile event,
which Syngenta sponsored, was an ideal setting for the

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> Sugarbeet Scholarship Winners
For the fourth consecutive year, Syngenta has invested in the
future of agriculture through its sugarbeet scholarship program.
Five students, who have an interest in agriculture and who
reside in u.S. sugarbeet growing regions, have received $1,500
toward their college tuition. The 2013 winners are:
TRAVIS CHASE
New Plymouth, idaho
MICHAEL BACKMAN
Fargo, N.d.
REBEKAH LANDMARK
Montevideo, Minn.
ASHTYN SHREWSBURY
Alliance, Neb.
KODY MYERS
Midland, Mich.

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