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BASF Boosting Spending
Amid rising demand for crop commodities, BASF Crop Protection will invest more than $225 million over the next two years to increase its capacity…
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DuPont, Hexima Join Forces
DuPont and Melbourne, Australia-based Hexima Ltd. announced a development and commercialization agreement for certain biotech fungal disease resistance technology in corn, soybeans, and other…
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Valor OK’d For Preplant Corn
Growers can now use Valor Herbicide from Valent U.S.A. Corp. 14 days prior to planting no-till or minimal till field corn., providing tough weed…
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Dow AgroSciences Buys Dairyland Seed
The acquisition of Dariyland Seed Co., Inc. and its affiliate, Bio-Plant Research, will build Dow AgroSciences’ corn, soybean, and alfalfa businesses. Dow AgroSciences LLC…
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Fungicides: Consider Risks Vs. Rewards
With grain prices at unprecedented levels and some fungicide companies implementing aggressive marketing campaigns, many corn and soybean producers are considering applying a fungicide…
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Bayer Expands Portfolio
Bayer CropScience has received EPA approval for its Ignite herbicide in LibertyLink crops, giving U.S. growers a nonselective alternative to glyphosate. The company also…
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Endigo Soybean Insecticide OK’d
EPA has issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Syngenta Crop Protection’s Endigo insecticide on soybeans. With proven success in cotton, Endigo…
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Be Wary Of Insect ‘Clean-Up’
There are concerns and consequences associated with adding an insecticide to the spray mix just to “clean up” any insects that may be present.…
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Deal Puts Croplan Genetics In Tennessee
Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, a CropLife 100 member, will now be marketing Croplan Genetics seed products as its proprietary line of seed. The products include…
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More Approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans
Monsanto Co. has received regulatory approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans in Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, the company noted the…
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