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Heat, Drought Lead To Ear Rot Potential In Corn
Heat and drought in the Corn Belt have created the perfect conditions for Aspergillus ear rot to develop in corn grain and silage –…
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Crop Insurance Reminders For Those Affected By Aflatoxin
Weather conditions have made the fungus aflatoxin a threat to this year’s corn crop. Brian D. Frieden, director of USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s Springfield…
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BASF Invests In New Brazil Technology Center For Seed Treatment
Today BASF Crop Protection inaugurated its new technology center for seed treatment in Santo Antônio de Posse (located 150 km from São Paulo, Brazil),…
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Monsanto Wins $1 Billion In DuPont Patent Infringement Case
Monsanto Co. won a patent infringement trial in the U.S. District Court against DuPont Pioneer, formally Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a wholly owned subsidiary of…
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Charcoal Rot Invades Fields, Resembles Drought Stress
Charcoal rot of soybeans is one of the few Indiana field crop diseases thriving in the extreme heat and exceptional drought, and it could…
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Drought Causing Severe Threat From Twospotted Spider Mite
The severe and prolonged extreme heat and rainfall shortages that have led to moderate and severe drought conditions across Ohio have also led to…
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Be Aware Of Potential For Herbicide Carryover
The effectiveness of soil-residual herbicides at controlling weeds has been reduced due to the dry soil conditions in most of Illinois during the 2012…
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Seed Protectant Fungicide System Shows Positive Results
Valent U.S.A. Corp. reports growers, seed conditioners and seed companies across a number of crops should soon have access to a significant advancement in…
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First Plant Genomics Yield Technology Progresses
Mendel has announced that its flagship yield technology has taken another important step toward the market. This technology will be employed by Monsanto in…
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Cultivating Drought-Resistant Soil And Crops
In the U.S., we are amidst the worst drought since the 1950s. The area covered by severe or extreme drought conditions increased by 5%…
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