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Agrium Adding Back N Production
Agrium Inc. is making some production moves because of a recent improvement in urea demand. Agrium is in the process…
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Schafer Expects Rapid Cellulosic Ethanol Growth
Current U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says cellulosic ethanol output could explode in just a few years. Ethanol production from…
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Fretting Focused On Fertilizer
Fertilizer costs and sales are very much top-of-mind these days for you and your grower-customers. In fact, most of the…
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New Wheat Herbicide Approved
New Audit herbicide provides numerous convenient and effective tank-mix options for postemergence broadspectrum broadleaf weed control with high value “spiked…
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Compaction Leaves Long-Lasting Impression
Retailers and growers know that agricultural equipment can cause compaction in no-till crop fields, but Ohio State University researchers have…
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Avicta Evicts Corn Pest
Avicta seed treatment from Syngenta tackles a new corn pest — the nematode. Nematodes have been a pest in cotton and soybeans…
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John Deere Updates Site
John Deere has completely overhauled and redesigned its MachineFinder website (www.MachineFinder.com) from the ground up to make it easier for…
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Cold Safety Critical
Safety should be Priority One when your dealership staff is working outside in the cold. Despite cold temperatures, the activity of…
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Termites Provide Potential Ethanol Source
ZeaChem, a company that uses the microbes in termite guts to make ethanol, has raised $34 million to build its…
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Storms Don’t Destroy ’08 Crop Bounty
An economic downturn, floods in the Midwest, hurricanes in the South, and drought-like conditions in various areas of the United…
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Nurse Tank Safety On Hot Seat
After inspecting nurse tanks in several states in 2008 and finding major non-compliance with current laws, the U.S. Department of…
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Audit Ordered For Checkoff Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has officially recommended that USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) conduct an audit and,…