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Report: Farmers Need ‘To Evolve’ To Meet New Challenges
U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, pollute less, fulfill consumer preferences, and make a living — all with…
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Hurricane Alex Rains Help Texas Growers
With a few exceptions, rains brought by Hurricane Alex were a good thing, in some cases a godsend, according to…
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How To Improve Sprayer Efficiency
No one likes to waste money, but custom applicator Bill French believed that’s exactly what he was doing when spraying…
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Study: Atrazine Ban Could Eliminate Nearly 50,000 Jobs
Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University…
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Latham To Hold ‘Unique Field Day’
The 2nd annual Latham Freedom of Independence Ride will take off Monday, Aug. 30, in Ames, IA. The 100-mile ride…
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Monsanto To Alert Farmers About Corn Earworm Migration
Monsanto is using a sophisticated forecasting tool this season designed to alert farmers within days of when corn earworms could…
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Agronomists: Scout Now For Japanese Beetles
A number of trappings and large swarms of Japanese beetles are surfacing in central portions of the Corn Belt, say…
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Thorley Steps Down At AMVAC
Trevor Thorley, executive vice president and COO of AMVAC Chemical Co. (a subsidiary of American Vanguard), has resigned from his…
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Be Seated
This past weekend was the 4th of July holiday. Like many other families in the country, my clan decided to…
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Study: Foliar Fertilizer Boosts Corn Yields
Results from two years of university research trials show a foliar application of Nitamin 30L Steady Delivery nitrogen applied with…
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House Agriculture Committee Approves Historic Legislation
The House Agriculture Committee has passed legislation to expand U.S. agriculture trade and increase jobs, approving historic legislation that will…
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Makhteshim Acquires Albaugh
The world’s largest generic crop protection product manufacturer, Makhteshim Agan Industries (MAI), will buy Iowa, US-based Albaugh, which also produces…