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Dealing With Drift
Increasing efficacy. Minimizing drift. Maximizing productivity. These are by-products of an accurate and efficient spray application program. They are also a major focus of…
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Study: Atrazine Ban Could Eliminate Nearly 50,000 Jobs
Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University of Chicago economist Don…
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BASF, Monsanto Expand Biotech Collaboration
BASF and Monsanto Co. have expanded their joint efforts to develop higher-yielding and stress-tolerant crops to include a fifth crop, wheat. In addition, the…
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Latham To Hold ‘Unique Field Day’
The 2nd annual Latham Freedom of Independence Ride will take off Monday, Aug. 30, in Ames, IA. The 100-mile ride will feature four showcase…
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Thorley Steps Down At AMVAC
Trevor Thorley, executive vice president and COO of AMVAC Chemical Co. (a subsidiary of American Vanguard), has resigned from his position to pursue other…
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Monsanto To Alert Farmers About Corn Earworm Migration
Monsanto is using a sophisticated forecasting tool this season designed to alert farmers within days of when corn earworms could threaten their fields. The…
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Agronomists: Scout Now For Japanese Beetles
A number of trappings and large swarms of Japanese beetles are surfacing in central portions of the Corn Belt, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred,…
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Study: Foliar Fertilizer Boosts Corn Yields
Results from two years of university research trials show a foliar application of Nitamin 30L Steady Delivery nitrogen applied with a foliar fungicide increases…
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Makhteshim Acquires Albaugh
The world’s largest generic crop protection product manufacturer, Makhteshim Agan Industries (MAI), will buy Iowa, US-based Albaugh, which also produces generic agrochemicals for $1…
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New Micronutrient Formulation Is Glyphosate Compatible
Soybean growers have a new way to head off the yield and plant development problems associated with Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans while…
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