Bunge responds to ruling against Syngenta
Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, issued a statement following a U.S. Federal District Court's ruling on Sept. 26, denying Syngenta's request for a preliminary injunction.
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Enlist receives international patent publication
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the publication of an international patent application for its lead commercial herbicide-tolerance event in soybeans.
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AGCO purchases GSI
AGCO announced it is purchasing GSI, a global manufacturer of grain storage and protein production systems.
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Drought confuses smart-irrigation controllers
Confounded by Texas weather? So are most “smart” electronic irrigation controllers, according to a Texas AgriLIfe Extension Service expert.
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Koch completes acquisition of Agrotain biz
Koch Agronomic Services LLC, a subsidiary of Koch Fertilizer LLC, announced that it has completed an asset acquisition of Agrotain International LLC’s Agrotain.
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Make interpreting manure nutrient analyses easier
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has recently released a publication that complements existing Extension manure management resources.
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Missouri River flooding cost $207 million
This year’s devastating flooding on the Missouri River caused an estimated $207 million in lost crop sales and related economic activity in six western Iowa counties that border the river, according to a new study commissioned by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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EDITORIAL: To label or not to label GMOs |
| By Colleen Scherer, Managing Editor, AgProfessional |
Three pro-organic groups have simultaneously launched campaigns to demand genetically modified foods be identified when sold. Two are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to label foods that contain GM ingredients, and the third is calling on President Obama to follow through on such labeling.
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Apply Instinct as N stabilizer for fall manure?
A research study was established at Waseca, Minn., in October 2010 to evaluate the application of the nitrification inhibitor Instinct to fall manure applications.
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Corn ear rot potential in Ohio corn
Some of the earlier-planted fields are being harvested, but at relatively high moisture levels. Farmers are concerned about the potential for ear rot and mycotoxin problems.
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Newer Bt corn options
Ohio State Univresity researchers update the corn hybrids that provide Bt proteins with resistance to western corn rootworms.
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What is in a nitrogen budget?
Farmers and government regulators are increasingly asking how to document the benefit from applied fertilizer. One way to do this is to make a balance of nutrients entering and leaving a field.
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(Visit the Crop Fertility Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
Potential for stalk lodging in 2011 corn crop
As farmers have started harvesting earlier planted corn fields (those typically planted in mid May or earlier), they've encountered stalk lodging especially in western counties.
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(Visit the Corn Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
Watch for bean leaf beetle feeding
Some parts of Pennsylvania, particularly central and southeastern counties, have seen large populations of bean leaf beetle this year, which is why it's important to inspect fields.
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(Visit the Soybean Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
New technique speeds up wheat breeding
Bikram K. Das, Ph.D., a visiting scientist from India, will spend the coming year at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff establishing a technique that he hopes will speed up the process of developing new wheat varieties.
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(Visit the Wheat Resource Center for more cereals news and information.)
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Are your customers worried about seed supplies and how has it influenced their seed purchasing?
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A) They are not worried. Not making a commitment for seed.
B) They are not worried, but they have made a commitment for seed.
C) They are worried and made a commitment for seed.
D) They are worried but are not making a commitment for seed.
E) They are indifferent/farmers aren’t concerned.
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