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Stick With Crop Through Rain Delays
It’s no reason to switch from corn to soybeans or to switch to an early-maturing corn variety, says Bill Wiebold, MU corn and soybean…
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Soybean Protection Expands
The soybean market adds an insecticide and a seed-applied fungicide to its crop protection offerings. These products include: Hero insecticide from FMC Corp., which…
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New Soybean Rust Host Found In U.S.
To paraphrase a popular slogan: Rust — it’s not just for soybeans and kudzu anymore. Now a new plant can be added to the…
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Protecting Corn From Birds
A corn seed treatment has been granted a crisis exemption for protection from birds. Arkion Life Sciences LLC has received an Emergency Crisis Exemption…
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Fertilizer Safety Data OK’d
Testing data for nitric acid demonstrates that fertilizer products are safe. The international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has approved product testing…
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Taking Cover In Winter
Innovations such as self-seeding may convince your grower-customers to plant cover crops, which in turn can increase nutrient capture and lower soil erosion to…
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Monsanto, Syngenta Increase Sales
Monsanto reported that net earnings climbed 107% to US $1.1 billion thanks to its strong corn business, among other reasons. Sales increased by 45%…
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Insecticide Combo Packs Mighty Punch
An insecticide combo can deliver a knockout punch. A cocktail of insecticides containing a plant protein and a common insecticide may be more lethal…
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Watch Those Yield Ceilings
Planting mismanagement can put a ceiling on yield potential, even before the plant emerges from the soil.Your grower-customers should keep this in mind if…
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GM Or Non-GM: Which Yields More
Field studies find lower productivity with genetically modified (GM) seeds. Genetic modification actually cuts the productivity of crops, an authoritative new study shows, undermining…
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