EPA Approves Dow’s Enlist Duo Herbicide
October 15, 2014
Monsanto Co. has committed $1 million in new support for several collaborative efforts in Ferguson, MO, and surrounding communities in North St. Louis County.
HarvXtra by Forage Genetics International is designed to ease the “yield-versus-quality” trade-off currently faced by alfalfa producers by improving forage quality over a longer period.
USDA reports that one year after discovery of Monsanto’s unapproved wheat in a single Oregon field disrupted U.S. wheat export sales, the GMO wheat has again been found in Montana.
A second company has sued Syngenta AG over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China.
Dow AgroSciences now awaits EPA registration of Enlist Duo herbicide, the companion herbicide to the Enlist traits, which is expected in the near future.
Syngenta believes that the lawsuit is without merit and strongly upholds the right of growers to have access to approved new technologies.
There are a number of control measures growers can take to prevent significant damage, including soil sampling, crop rotation and planting SCN-resistant varieties treated with a seed treatment.
Verdesian Life Sciences announced that Robert Berendes has recently joined the company’s board of directors.
DuPont has announced construction on two state-of-the-art centers dedicated to developing and testing seed treatment formulations, applications and seed handling techniques in an important step toward bringing new solutions to growers.
Loveland Products, a subsidiary of Agrium , has announced the company has acquired a controlling interest in Agricen, a Dallas-area agricultural biotechnology company delivering biochemical-based products for efficient and sustainable plant nutrition.
Many of the new hybrids feature Mycogen’s SmartStax Refuge Advanced technology for maximum protection of the genetic potential and planting convenience.
Adding to its portfolio of AgriPro brand wheat varieties, Syngenta introduces SY 007 and SY 474 soft red winter wheat varieties.
Release of the Environmental Impact Statement brings American farmers one step closer to obtaining a critical tool needed to manage resistant and hard-to-control weeds.
The 62-acre, fully operational site in Mount Pleasant, IA, will provide Beck’s with seed processing capabilities, expanded warehouse space, as well as sales and agronomic support.
Ponsi Trivisvavet has been appointed a region director for North America and president of Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
DuPont Crop Protection and Advanta US have signed a joint agreement to commercialize the DuPont Inzen Z herbicide-tolerance sorghum trait.
Agreement provides exclusive rights for manufacturing and distribution of plant ZFN reagents.
INCOTEC officially confirms today that their patented technology, ThermoSeed, is consistently showing a strong priming effect for field crops alongside its well-known function as an effective seed disinfection treatment.
Voters in two small Oregon counties on Tuesday approved controversial ballot measures to ban cultivation of genetically engineered crops within their boundaries, though one measure is vulnerable to legal challenge under a new state law.