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Monday, Sept. 10, 2012
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EPA concerned over more evidence of resistant WCR
The Environmental Protection Agency expressed its concern recently about what it calls “mounting evidence” that Monsanto’s corn modified to control western corn rootworms is losing its effectiveness. Full story.
ARA to participate in Farm Bill Now rally
Agricultural Retailers Association invited its members that are in the Washington, D.C. area this week to attend a Farm Bill Now Rally on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Full story. Dow AgroSciences completes soybean facility
Dow AgroSciences LLC announced the completion of its soybean breeding facility at the Dow AgroSciences Central Iowa Field Research site located in Ames, Iowa. Full story.
Bayer CropScience acquires wheat breeding station
Bayer CropScience has acquired a Wheat Breeding Station in Milly-la Foret near Paris, France, from the privately-owned company RAGT Semences S.A.S. Full story.
Indiana farmland value rises amid drought
Indiana's farmland values and cash rents have continued to soar in 2012, even during the worst drought in decades, according to a Purdue University survey. Full story.
DuPont Pioneer to expand research center
DuPont Pioneer announced a $2.5 million expansion of its Mankato, Minn., corn research center to accommodate the continued growth of research programs at the facility. Full story. New corn seed treatment agreement
TJ Technologies Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement where Beck’s Superior Hybrid’s will treat seed corn with a proprietary formula designed specifically for Beck’s of the TJ Technologies' QuickRoots seed treatment. Full story. Fall burndown for controlling resistant weeds
Farmers aiming to avoid resistant weeds — as well as control escaped weeds from the season — should consider implementing a fall burndown program, according to BASF. Full story. 'Rust-Tracker' to monitor deadly wheat fungus
Using data submitted by farmers and scientists, creators of Rust-Tracker, a global cereal rust monitoring system, say they can monitor 42 million hectares of wheat in 27 developing countries in the path of a wind-borne disease so virulent it could quickly turn a healthy field of wheat into a black mass of twisted stems and dried-up grains. Full story. Weak El Niño will last through February 2013
The U.S. government forecaster has issued its most definitive report since first raising the El Niño alert three months ago, forecasting a weak phenomenon that will last until the Northern Hemisphere spring. Full story.  BIG PICTURE
By Doane EconomistOn Sept. 7, Statistics Canada released official ending stocks estimates for the just completed July 31 crop years. Wheat and canola stocks were on the low side of expectations, but not major surprises. Canada's canola ending stocks were marginally greater than the official Canadian forecast, but still very low. Canada reports the stocks totaled 787,700 tonnes. These represent the fewest stocks since 1998/99 at 655,000 tonnes. In light of the global limits on oilseed production, it would appear that there will be strong demand for the 2012 crop and its ending stocks in 2013 will also be light. Canada’s wheat ending stocks were 5.879 mmt. That compares closely to Agri-Food Canada's August forecast at 6.0 mmt.
Crop Fertility Resource Center
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Fertilizer needs for wheat following a drought
As preparations are made for planting the 2013 wheat crop, growers should consider how the 2012 drought might impact their fertilizer needs. There is a strong possibility that there will excess (carryover or residual) N in the soil profile after the 2012 corn crop is harvested because the corn was too affected by drought to use all of the applied N. Full story.
For more, visit the Crop Fertility Resource Center.
Many green cloverworms appearing in soybeans
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Sustainability is good business
Going green to make green is red hot right now. Recently businesses all over the globe have gotten into the “going green” trend and it’s paying off big for many of them. In fact, several recent studies have shown that sustainability-oriented companies have a better stock performance, lower volatility and a higher return on assets than other similar companies. In short, the “sustainable” or “green” companies are making more “green” than the companies that have not jumped on board. Full story.
For more Focus on Business articles, click here.
Burndown herbicides for no-till wheat
The primary targets for a preplant burndown in wheat are the small, emerged winter annual weeds that can overwinter and have a negative effect on wheat the following spring. This includes marestail (horseweed), chickweed, deadnettle, annual bluegrass, mustards, etc. Full story.
For more, visit the Wheat Resource Center.
Poor pollination leads to mold growth in corn
Indiana corn farmers are seeing high incidences of a specific mold in their fields this year after a season-long drought hindered the crop's pollination. Full story.
For more, visit the Corn Resource Center.
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