The registration of the Monsanto MON87460 corn generally referred to as a genetically modified drought-tolerant corn has been the center of comments and discussion.
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Last day to vote for best new product of 2011
Wednesday, Jan. 3 is the last day to vote for your choice of the best new product introduced in 2011 from the Top 10 Editors’ Choice list compiled by the editors of
AgProfessional magazine. Voting is open to anyone!
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Judge to hear arguments in OSGATA vs. Monsanto
In a development celebrated by the organic plaintiffs, Judge Naomi Buchwald announced that oral arguments on Monsanto's motion to dismiss the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto will be heard in federal district court Jan. 31, in Manhattan.
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Dismissal in Potash Corp insider trading case
A Spanish trader won dismissal of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing him of insider trading in Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc. stock.
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New OmniStar satellite frequencies outside most of U.S.
OmniStar will be changing the frequency of its L-Band corrections satellites around the world although there are no immediate changes planned for frequencies used on the eastern, central, or western beams for North America.
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Missouri soybean grower topping yield again
Kip Cullers, Purdy, Mo., harvested the biggest yield in the Missouri Soybean Association yield contest again this year. Cullers is a perennial contest winner at the state and national level. This year his top yield was 108.8 bushels per acre grown under irrigation.
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New study analyzes U.S. farming practices
While you may inherently know that you’re producing more with less these days, a new study jointly published by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and the Economic Research Service backs that gut feeling up with statistics.
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Jan. 13 deadline for CSP land ranking cut-off
As a reminder, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service ranking period cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program is Jan. 13.
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Small increase in temperature impacts crops
Growing crops under conditions slightly warmer than normal for a specific region and crop variety isn’t an easy task for researchers. How do researchers duplicate one degree warmer temperatures and all the environmental conditions?
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Economic Research totals for U.S. land use released
The Major Land Uses report was issued this month, but even the authors warn, “In general, more confidence should be put in the broader land-use trends over decades rather than specific five-year fluctuations.”
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BIG PICTURE
By Doane EconomistUSDA will reinstate key reports once headed for the chopping block. Citing funding shortfalls, USDA had proposed ending a wide array of reports earlier last summer. After public outcry, they found “other efficiencies” and announced recently that several would be continued after all. Among the most important: Annual Reports on Farm Numbers, Land in Farms Reports and Farm Income, July Cattle Inventory Report, June Rice Stocks report.
