Where You Can See the Future of Veg This Summer

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds is bringing back its Future of Veg Events this summer, with simultaneous field days in Woodland, CA, and Plainfield, WI. The events, scheduled for Aug. 11-13, 2026, offer growers, processors, and channel partners an inside look at the latest advancements in vegetable variety development across key growing regions.

Now in its second year, the Future of Veg series brings Syngenta’s innovation pipeline directly to the growing regions where it matters most. Visitors will walk alongside Syngenta breeders, pathologists, technical experts and sales representatives to see varieties performing in real-world conditions, ask questions, and provide feedback that shapes the products of tomorrow. Beyond genetics, both events will showcase the full Syngenta ecosystem, including crop protection and Seedcare solutions.

Field Day: Woodland, CA — Aug. 11-13, 2026

The Woodland event focuses on breeding, genetics, and global trends across several featured crop portfolios: watermelon, hot peppers, melons, and onions. Growers will explore:

• Onion Portfolio — Syngenta’s new long-day onion portfolio features excellent skin quality, consistent globe shape, bolting tolerance, and more. Featured varieties include ‘Roundo’, an early, long-day yellow onion, and ‘Olympo’, a main season, long-day white onion.
• Hot Pepper Portfolio — “Picosos que le pienen sabor a Mexico” — A new portfolio that redefines quality, taste, and yield, with ancho and jalapeño varieties widely adaptable across multiple regions.
• Watermelon — A broad selection of premium watermelon genetics tailored to growing regions and market trends, including dark crimson rinds and sugar baby types, along with seedless varieties, pollenizers, and rootstock. Featured varieties include ‘Valor’, an early-maturing, large, seedless crimson variety, and ‘Bahama‘, a large, seedless sugar baby type.

Special highlights at Woodland include the International Woman Farmer of the Year activation, the Full Count Plant Program, and a regenerative agriculture session, with guest speakers joining during lunch.

Register to attend: https://www.syngentavegetables.com/en-us/field-event/future-veg-field-day-2026-woodland

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Field Day: Plainfield, WI — Aug. 11-13, 2026

The Plainfield event focuses on processing, fresh market, and integrated solutions across sweet corn, beans, and diversified crops. Growers and processors will explore:

• Processor Sweet Corn — A diverse pipeline across a broad range of maturities and types, with an emphasis on yield potential, disease resistance, and key processing-quality traits.
• Processor Bean — An upcoming pipeline of future varieties, showcasing how next-generation genetics help provide long-term productivity and simplified management.
• Fresh Market Sweet Corn — Decades of sweet corn expertise have evolved into the modern Attribute II Sweet Corn Trait Stacks, designed to simplify daily management and protect Fresh-market yield potential.
• Fresh Market Bean — Fresh market bean varieties focused on pod quality, disease resistance, and the aesthetic traits that stand out in the produce aisle.
• Diversified Solutions for the Fresh Market — A comprehensive portfolio across watermelon, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower, with an emphasis on high-performing genetics that help prioritize fruit quality, disease resistance, harvest efficiency, and heat tolerance.

Special highlights at Plainfield include Seedcare and crop protection demos and access to Syngenta’s on-site pathologist.

Register to attend: https://www.syngentavegetables.com/en-us/field-event/future-veg-field-day-plainfield

“The Future of Veg is more than just an event series; it’s a partnership opportunity,” says Rafael Pons, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Regional Customer Experience Lead. “We’ve designed these experiences to address the specific crops that matter most to you, our valued partners. Our Syngenta breeders and experts will be on hand to discuss how we can work together to meet your evolving needs.”

For more information, visit syngentavegetables.com.