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Schafer Says Don’t Blame Biofuels For Food Crisis
This week U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer is in Rome for the World Food Security conference, which is hosted…
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Bad News: Legislation Reduces Farm Income
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)/Doane Advisory Services study finds proposed climate change legislation will hit growers’ wallets hard. And that’s not…
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Canadian House Passes Biofuels Bill
Canada’s House of Commons has passed a bill that will require all gasoline sold in the country to contain 5…
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USDA Drops Ag Chemical Survey
USDA has confirmed its plans to eliminate its crop protection product use survey, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Web…
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DuPont, Rotam Reach Patent Agreement
DuPont and Rotam will not meet in court over Rotam’s making and selling.of a specific active ingredient in the U.S.…
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Pioneer Acquires Curry Brand
Curry Seed Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, have reached an agreement regarding the purchase of the "Curry Seed"…
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Black Cutworms Moving North
Pioneer recommends early scouting to monitor any potential outbreaks. Recent university reports show significant captures of black cutworms throughout the…
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Forgot To Treat Refuge Corn? Go Post
Some producers have come to the realization that in the hectic pace of planting their Bt-RW corn that the soil…
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Monsanto, Syngenta Settle Their Differences
Your grower-customers — and your retail seed business — are the real winners as Monsanto Co. and Syngenta AG settle…
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Console Display Aids Sprayer Station
Custom applicators — and growers — that drive spray rigs without in-cab computer systems or other monitoring devices now have…
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AMVAC Buys Insecticide Product Line
AMVAC has acquired the Phorate insecticide product line from Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corp. Phorate is used on corn, cotton, rice,…
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Canada Says 2,4-D OK
Health Canada finds 2,4-D can be used safely. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has concluded its re-evaluation of…