Management
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Election Effects Explored
Even though agriculture hasn’t been a key topic on the presidential campaign trail, rest assured that the industry is very interested in the results.…
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Corvette Racing Grabs Green Spotlight
The Corvette Racing team went down in history as the inaugural winners of the Green Racing Challenge. The 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans win also…
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Positive Picture For Ag Sector
Want to know about the state of agriculture during this economic crisis? Check out these recent reports on several crop protection/seed companies. • Syngenta: Seeds,…
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USDA Corrects Latest Acreage Estimates
USDA today adjusted its official October acreage and production estimates for six field crops. How did this affect corn and soybean estimates? The numbers…
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New Label Rules For Registrants
Crop protection product manufacturers will now have to follow updated label requirements for storage and disposal. The updated version of Chapter 13 — Storage…
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Railroads Still Maintain Liability
The railroad safety bill has been signed into law, and there’s good news for ag retailers. On Oct. 16, President George W. Bush signed…
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WSSA: Farm Bill Threatens IPM Programs
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) petitioned the U.S. Congress on Monday to rescind a last-minute change to the recently approved 2008 Farm…
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Pesticide Ban Battle Intensifies
After two years of debate, the European Union’s (EU) agriculture ministers have approved stricter controls on the use of crop protection products. And yet…
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Looking Beyond Ethanol
Researchers are trying to domesticate Mother Nature and use “super bugs” like E. coli microbes for fuel. "Nature is stubborn. It doesn’t like to…
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Is There An Ethanol Squeeze?
"Like most other industries across the country, ethanol is feeling an economic pinch. Only the squeeze has become particularly tight for ethanol," according to…
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