Jul 20, 2020
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Andrew Lauver serves as Manager, Industry Relations at Syngenta.
Andrew has experience in seed and precision agricultural services
in Iowa, Wisconsin and Western Canada. He has interned with Senator
Grassley, the Iowa House of Representatives as well as the American
Seed Trade Association and has volunteered with the World Food
Prize, Chicago Council, Iowa Corn Growers, Soy Growers,
Cattlemen’s, Farm Bureau, Rotary International, and Grow Iowa Ag.
Andrew is from a fifth generation family farm and received his BS
from Iowa State University in Agricultural Studies, holds a Master
of Agribusiness from Kansas State University, and a Master of
Jurisprudence from the Drake University Law School. Andrew has been
active in AGR, FFA and 4-H. He has international farm and animal
agricultural study experience in Europe, Asia, and South America
and has been named a Future Giant of the Seed Industry by Seed
World Magazine, was also named to the AgGrad 30 under 30, and Seed
World magazine 20
under 30 lists. Andrew contributes directly to Syngenta’s grower
and stakeholder engagement.