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EPA Rejects Ethanol Waiver Request
EPA denied a request by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to waive 50 percent of the 9-billion-gallon Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)…
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In Memoriam: Paul Zimmerer
An inventor who helped advance irrigational technology across the globe, Paul Zimmerer, died late last week at the age of…
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DuPont, Hexima Join Forces
DuPont and Melbourne, Australia-based Hexima Ltd. announced a development and commercialization agreement for certain biotech fungal disease resistance technology in…
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DeWitt To Lead Sulphur Plant
Continuing its strategic growth, H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. has hired a new plant manager for its Wilmington, CA, sulphur…
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Deal Puts Croplan Genetics In Tennessee
Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, a CropLife 100 member, will now be marketing Croplan Genetics seed products as its proprietary line of…
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Fungicides: Consider Risks Vs. Rewards
With grain prices at unprecedented levels and some fungicide companies implementing aggressive marketing campaigns, many corn and soybean producers are…
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Bill Seeks Infrastructure Credit
Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives looks to offset the costs of setting up alternative fuel equipment at…
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Endigo Soybean Insecticide OK’d
EPA has issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Syngenta Crop Protection’s Endigo insecticide on soybeans. With proven…
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Bayer Expands Portfolio
Bayer CropScience has received EPA approval for its Ignite herbicide in LibertyLink crops, giving U.S. growers a nonselective alternative to…
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More Approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans
Monsanto Co. has received regulatory approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans in Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition,…
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Calling For More Flex Fuel Vehicles
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that calls for more flex fuel vehicles. The Open Fuel Standard Act…
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New Ag Show Provides International Connection
The inaugural AG CONNECT Expo — set for Jan. 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL…