EPA concerned over Monsanto corn’s effectiveness
The Environmental Protection Agency has raised concerns over the stewardship of Monsanto’s corn hybrids that contain the Cry3Bb1 protein, which showed "suspected" resistance in some fields this year.
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Bayer CropScience divests two fungicides to FMC
Bayer CropScience has divested Rovral and Sportak brand fungicides to FMC Corp. as Bayer restructures its crop protection business.
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Time is short to complete ARA survey!
The Agricultural Retailers Association has initiated a survey of the ag retail and distribution industry in order to help shape the future of the retail industry.
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Mosaic introduces new nutrient removal data App
The Mosaic Company has recently launched the Nutrient Removal App as part of its on-going commitment to provide next-generation growers and retailers with innovative tools.
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Chemtura AgroSolutions to market Diamond
Chemtura AgroSolutions, a business unit of Chemtura Corp., announced starting Jan. 1, 2012, it will assume marketing and sales rights for Diamond insecticide.
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Sumitomo Chemical to acquire ethaboxam business
Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd. has agreed with LG Life Sciences Ltd. of South Korea to acquire its ethaboxam fungicide business later this month. SCC's U.S. subsidiary, Valent USA Corp., submitted product registration applications in the U.S. and Canada in September this year.
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MF Global fallout delays U.S. farm seed, land deals
For the first time in 25 years, Minnesota farmer Dean Tofteland has missed his deadline to buy seed for next spring's corn and soybean crops.
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EDITORIAL: Back to square one with farm bill |
| By Daryll Ray, University of Tennessee |
The failure of the supercommittee of the U.S. Congress to come to an agreement on a 10-year deficit reduction package puts the crafting of the 2012 — or will it now be 2013 — farm bill back into the hands of the members of the House and Senate agriculture committees.
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BASF encourages planning for optimal 2012 yields
Looking forward to next year, it’s important for growers to evaluate the effectiveness of their management practices in 2011 and use what they have learned to make improvements in 2012, according to BASF.
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French court overturns GMO ban
France’s ban on growing a strain of genetically modified maize developed by Monsanto Company was overturned by France’s highest court last week.
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Spider plot offers useful visual tool
A spider plot is a graphical approach for evaluating multiple variables and tradeoffs in agriculture.
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Web-based Adapt-N case study on N use
Cornell University researchers share the results of their findings in using Adapt-N, a tool for figuring in-season N rate applications. The tool is currently available for farms in the Northeast and Iowa and will be expanding in 2012.
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(Visit the Crop Fertility Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
U of M research helps narrow yield gap for corn
With high production costs for corn, growers must focus their management on factors that have the greatest potential to increase yield.
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(Visit the Corn Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
SDS northward movement expands threat to yields
Yield loss from sudden death syndrome continues to plague growers and SDS-tolerant soybean varieties are key to managing the disease, according to Pioneer Hi-Bred.
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(Visit the Soybean Resource Center for more fertilizer news and information.)
Disease resistance is priority of wheat research
Kansas State University's plant pathology department and the Kansas Wheat Commission are partnering to provide more tools and techniques for battling common wheat diseases.
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(Visit the Wheat Resource Center for more cereals news and information.)
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What product do you think is the best product introduced in 2011?
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A) Ag Leader, Air Cart Support for Seeding and Fertilizer Application. Product Information.
B) Bayer CropScience, On Demand Seed Treatment System. Product Information.
C) Dawn Equipment, Anhydra Universal Fertilizer Applicator. Product Information.
D) GVM, AgJunction / AgJunction Link. Product Information.
E) Marrone Bio Innovations, Grandevo Natural Insecticide. Product Information.
F) MyWay RTK, MyWay Xchange Online Tool. Product Information.
G) Precision Laboratories, Mix Tank App. Product Information.
H) Syngenta, Avicta Complete Beans. Product Information.
I) TeeJet Technologies, Matrix Pro with RealView Guidance Over Video. Product Information.
J) Valent, Inovate Seed Protectant. Product Information.
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