A program with a large diversity of agricultural topics that included information about adjuvants and inerts was conducted May 15-17 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences sign new agreement
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced a joint agreement to offer two reduced refuge trait stacks to independent seed companies through Syngenta-owned GreenLeaf Genetics LLC.
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Northwest FCS to join ProPartners Financial
ProPartners Financial announced that Northwest Farm Credit Services has agreed to join its ownership group. The move will result in the merger of the Northwest FCS’ Dealer Financial Services unit with ProPartners.
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Recap of 10 most endangered U.S. rivers
The American Rivers organization every year since 1986 has issued a report spotlighting the top ten U.S. rivers “at risk.”
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Graph, chart illustrations part of Roots for Growth
Last week, the global fertilizer industry cooperating organizations announced the “Roots for Growth” campaign to highlight the important role that fertilizers play in addressing global food security responsibly, efficiently and sustainably.
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NORAC spray height control from AGCO factory
NORAC Systems International Inc. announced its UC5 Spray Height Control System is now available as a factory installed option on AGCO RoGator sprayers.
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Cellulosic ethanol produced from corn kernels
Researchers at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center announced that they have successfully produced ethanol from the cellulosic or bran portion of the corn kernel.
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2011 crop insurance claims approach $11 billion
Losses paid out by crop insurance companies to farmers for 2011 crops have now exceeded $10.7 billion and are edging ever closer to the $11 billion mark, according to data from the Risk Management Agency.
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State fair and Secretariat farm up for auction
States that have strong agricultural economies are losing their state fairs with the latest example being the Virginia State Fair. The fair grounds is being auctioned off this month.
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BIG PICTURE
By Doane EconomistLast week, China forecast its total crop-year imports, the season from October 2011 to September 2012, at 58 million tonnes. That is 2 million tonnes or almost 75 million bushels more than what USDA forecast last week. China’s forecast appears to be legitimate, and it hardly would seem to be to China’s advantage as a buyer to broadcast that it sees more demand that the USDA forecast unless it sees the need for its planners to prepare for greater numbers. The Thursday sale is the equivalent of 18 million bushels. We view the 18-million bushels as representing a portion of those 75 million more bushels that China says it needs but cannot entirely source out of South America due to the severe production losses of the just completed growing season.
