Syngenta Bringing Plant Potential to Life.

The Syngenta Seeds Dassel facility was initially established in the 1950s Pride Hybrids plant. Syngenta’s main 44K square foot corn seed production facility, in Cokato, sitting on 10.2 acres, was built in 1978 as a corn seed production facility. The Syngenta Dassel site today focuses on soybean seed production, with 17 full-time and 5 contract employees. 1

The legacy seeds for Syngenta’s new crop are from Payco Seeds, Interstate Paco, and Garst seeds. These companies were combined under the umbrella of Syngenta in 2005. The seeds are distributed to farmers, private and public, as well as to area seed trial sites.

The site in Dassel is part of the original corn facilities, with 26 seed bins, storing grower overflow and experimental varieties. The site contains a 7,000 square foot open gravel lot for pallet storage and a truck scale. 1

Syngenta’s corporate headquarters in Switzerland opened on November 13, 2000 for production of flowers. Syngenta now has 90 sites around the world. 1

Syngenta is community motivated. In 2018 Syngenta presented the Dassel-Cokato Schools FFA chapter a $2,000 donation to support construction of an outdoor learning lab at the high school. In March 2019, Syngenta Seeds, LLC donated $300 to the D-C schools robotics program. 2

In 2018 the Dassel location was recognized by the Minnesota Safety Council for outstanding safety performance in the workplace. 2

“Farmers are looking for choice, both in the inputs they’re using in their operation as well as the technologies and services they’re adopting,” said Val Dolcini, Head of Business Sustainability and Government Affairs North America for Syngenta. “Ultimately, we want to help provide solutions that are not only better for the environment but also maintain a high production output for farmers, helping ensure their operations are profitable and sustainable for the next generation. “3

This work is part of the U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI), a five-year collaborative effort launched in 2020, which includes research, on-farm pilots, and partner-based strategies to develop a pathway on-farm to reaching the 2050 environmental stewardship goals set by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. 3

Savanah Allen, North American Seeds Recruiter said that because the industry itself has so many opportunities, all the plants have a regular employee turnover, with experienced employees gaining employment In other plants. Syngenta is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the addition of talented staff from the local area. 1

1 Information received from Savanah Allen, North American Seeds Recruiter

2 www.syngenta.com

3 “Syngenta, The Nature Conservancy Partner With U.S. Dairy Industry to Advance Net Zero Initiative “