Monsanto plan addresses corn rootworm hot spots
Monsanto Company announced it is taking steps to ensure best management practices are implemented for fields that were planted with the company's single-mode-of-action corn hybrids that contain western corn rootworm protection and that were affected by significant corn rootworm pressure during the 2011 season. Full story.
Does atrazine really have any benefit?
Do atrazine and its triazine cousins have any value to Cornbelt farmers? A recent study puts the value of atrazine at $3 billion per year sperad across the nation. Full story. Ag groups continue to raise concerns on GPS interference
NAWG and other farm groups told congressional leaders last week that LightSquared’s planned use of the electromagnetic spectrum for a new wireless broadband system would disrupt GPS systems even if filters are created to lessen interference. Full story.
ARA to highlight sustainable ag at conference
The ARA Conference & Expo is the premier event of the year for the agricultural retail and distribution industry, and the theme for this year's event is "Growing a Sustainable Business: What Your Customers, Consumers and the Government Want from Ag Retailers." Full story.
Russian WTO membership requires changes in ag trade
Russia being allowed into the World Trade Organization has passed its last step before a final vote by ministers at the Ministerial Conference in mid-December, and that vote is expected to be a rubber stamp approval from those familiar with the WTO structure. Full story.
New online tool released to analyze farm bill options
The Hive Group announced that the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has deployed an application that allows for visual analysis of U.S. ag policy. Full story. New report on contribution of modern ag tools to society
The use of crop protection products, including insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, helps U.S. agriculture to remain a key economic driver, according to a new report released by CropLife America. Full story. Mobile apps, Web resources available for weed control
A summary of mobile apps and Web sites available for day-to-day agribusiness applications are provided from Oklahoma State University. Full story. New group addresses choice, competition, innovation in ag
Americans for Choice and Competition in Agriculture, a coalition dedicated to increased choice and competition in the multi-trait seed marketplace, was launched. Full story.  BIG PICTURE
By Doane Economist
USDA revised corn production down 123 million bushels from October to 12.310 billion bushels. The production estimate came in 70 million to 90 million bushels below trade estimates. The 2011 national corn yield is now estimated at 146.7 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from last month, 6.1 bushels below a year ago and the lowest corn yield since 2003. USDA’s soybean report was largely bearish, other than for a cut in the production estimate to 3.046 billion bushels from the previous forecast at 3.060 billion.
Crop Fertility Resource Center
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When making next season’s fertilizer plans, think micro
As growers prepare for the 2012 growing season, they should think of more than just traditional nutrients — N, P and K — when considering their fertilizer strategy. Full story.
For more, visit the Crop Fertility Resource Center.
Lack of a U.S. corn yield trend since 2003
Growth in demand tops most lists of causes of the post-2005 run-up in the price of farm commodities.
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For more, visit the Corn Resource Center.
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Agronomist Believes in VAULT® HP
"Applying VAULT® HP plus INTEGRAL® is good for our business and it's good for our growers," says Mark Bowman, crop consultant and seed dealer in Kearney, Nebraska. Bowman owns Bowman Agronomics and has worked with growers for more than 30 years. Since most of his growers are in a two-year corn, one-year soybean rotation, he has seen the benefits of using VAULT HP plus INTEGRAL in a seed-treatment system.
"We're mainly an irrigated-crop area, and two of my growers told me their whole-field yields on irrigated beans treated with VAULT HP plus INTEGRAL along with an insecticide/fungicide were 85 bushels per acre or more this year," continues Bowman. Another grower told Bowman his non-inoculated beans yielded 15 to 20 bushels less than his treated soybeans.
"We've really expanded our use of a seed-treatment system. I'm a firm believer in the products and the system we're using," says Bowman. "I'd have a tough time selling beans that weren't treated because the return on my customers' investment is huge."
The triple BioStacked® VAULT HP plus INTEGRAL system pairs a patented biological performance enhancer and a high-count rhizobia inoculant with INTEGRAL biological fungicide. Collectively, these components work together to deliver improved nitrogen fixation; help extend protection from key soil-borne diseases; and enhance root vigor, nodulation and nutrient uptake.
Learn more about the VAULT HP plus INTEGRAL soybean seed treatment system and other soybean seed enhancements at www.BeckerUnderwood.com or call 1-800-892-2013.
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Five critical steps to maximize performance
The application of performance management aligns all employees with the overall goals of the company. This enables each employee to understand both their role in the organization and how their efforts contribute to its success, as well as to work toward the mutual accomplishment of those goals. Full story.
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Fall is the time to sample for SCN
Fall is the ideal time to sample for soybean cyst nematodes, but not for nematodes that feed on corn, says Greg Tylka, Iowa State University. Full story.
For more, visit the Soybean Resource Center.
What to look for in fall wheat growth and development
Since wheat is off to a slow start, taking a close look at the crop and determine how well it has developed so far is important. Full story.
For more, visit the Wheat Resource Center.
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