Monsanto Herbicide-Tolerant Technology Closer To Commercial Launch

EPA has approved ILeVO, the only seed treatment that protects the root system against infections caused by the Sudden Death Syndrome fungus and has activity against dangerous nematodes.

The seed category has been re-vitalized during the past few years, and more good news (and varieties) are headed the industry’s way in 2015.

Learn how the natural benefits of microbes represent the next step in the art of agriculture.

Researchers at Michigan State University offer several best practices when inoculating soybean seed.

Many ag retailers and their farmer customers may question whether their soybeans will need a fungicide seed treatment next planting season. Here are six things to consider.

It will be launched in conjunction with a stewarded introduction of Enlist corn, and seed production of Enlist soybeans in 2015.

Preside CL contains the Take Off technology from Verdesian that improves the nutrient acquisition and utilization of the plant, claiming 65% more nodule mass versus conventional inoculant.

HarvXtra alfalfa contains the biotechnology-derived trait developed to improve the quality of alfalfa compared to commercially available alfalfa harvested at the same growth stage by reducing the amount of lignin in the plant.

New traits and tweaked packages are exciting, but retailers’ seed expertise is more essential than ever in managing them.

Monsanto ranked No. 8 in the world’s largest annual study of workplace excellence that identifies the top 25 best multinational companies in terms of workplace culture.

Syngenta ranked in the top 10 among the world’s top biotech employers, according to an annual survey conducted by Science magazine.

The Enlist Weed Control System, breakthrough technology to fight resistant and tough weeds, has received the long-awaited green light from federal regulatory authorities.

Monsanto Co. has committed $1 million in new support for several collaborative efforts in Ferguson, MO, and surrounding communities in North St. Louis County.

HarvXtra by Forage Genetics International is designed to ease the “yield-versus-quality” trade-off currently faced by alfalfa producers by improving forage quality over a longer period.

USDA reports that one year after discovery of Monsanto’s unapproved wheat in a single Oregon field disrupted U.S. wheat export sales, the GMO wheat has again been found in Montana.

A second company has sued Syngenta AG over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China.

Dow AgroSciences now awaits EPA registration of Enlist Duo herbicide, the companion herbicide to the Enlist traits, which is expected in the near future.

Syngenta believes that the lawsuit is without merit and strongly upholds the right of growers to have access to approved new technologies.