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Flo Rite Available To Enhance Soybean Plantability
A major development in enhancing treated soybean seed for planting was announced this past week. Becker Underwood, Inc., a global leader in inoculants and…
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BASF, Monsanto Team Up
Germany’s BASF Corp. and U.S.-based Monsanto Co. have announced a joint licensing agreement through which they plan to accelerate the development of the next…
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Monsanto, DuPont Dispute Roundup Ready Use
According to a Monsanto Co. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Monsanto and DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred are in dispute resolution proceedings over DuPont’s intention to…
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Specialist: Residual Herbicides No Match For Wet Soil
Soil-applied herbicides can knock out a grower’s toughest weeds but the chemical products are no match against soggy fields, says Bill Johnson, Purdue University…
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Black Cutworm On The Move
Corn is top of mind as growers tune up equipment and begin planting this spring. However, damaging corn pests, including black cutworm (BCW), also…
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Comment Needed On Fertilizer Application Standard
Input is being sought in the development of an American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) standard for evaluating variable-rate granular material application.…
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2,4-D: Thoroughly Tested, No New Challenge
Jim Gray, executive director of the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data, sent the following letter to the editor to the Billings…
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Resistance Fighter Site Updated
By 2013, one in four growers will have glyphosate-resistant weeds, covering nearly 38 million acres in the U.S. To provide more options for growers…
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Aphid Alerts Available
Several state Extension experts have stated in recent weeks that 2009 looks like a boom year for soybean aphids. Ag dealerships and their grower-customers…
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USDA Beans To Offer Drought Tolerance
USDA scientists plan to release a line of drought-tolerant soybeans soon. The soybean breeding line offering drought-tolerant traits was developed by USDA’s Agricultural Research…
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