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American Food: Still Best Deal In World
Although food prices rose 4.8% last year, eating nutritiously is still well within reach of the American family, according to…
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Con-Till, Nutrient Management Top Best Practices
Farmers are adopting best management practices in record numbers, according to a survey just released by the Conservation Technology Information…
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US Geological Survey Names ‘Hypoxia Nine’
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), evidence points to nine states as the key culprits to blame for the…
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Monsanto: French GM Ban Illegal, Harmful
The news of the French decision to ban a genetically modified variety of corn has been unfolding in the last…
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Controlling Volunteer Corn In Soybeans Is Critical
Volunteer corn is much more than a nuisance weed in soybean fields. It could also be a potential threat to…
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Study Shows Energy Gain In Switchgrass Ethanol
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic…
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Transgenic Beans Earn Asian OK
Monsanto Co. has received final regulatory approval in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan for its second-generation soybean technology, Roundup Ready…
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Former Ag Secretary Earl Butz Dies
Former Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz died Feb. 2 at age 98. He orchestrated a major change in federal farm…
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Non-Selective Herbicide Sales Up
Reports of higher prices and increased early sales volumes of crop protection inputs across agriculture seem to be proved out…
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Don’t Have All Your Fertilizer Orders In Yet? Better Hurry!
Nitrogen fertilizer supplies are tight, so make sure your grower-customers are putting in their orders — if they haven’t already.…
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Cellulosic Ethanol Drives Le Mans
The American Le Mans Series season opener will debut cellulosic E85 racing ethanol. In a technological breakthrough in both the…
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Schafer Outlines ’09 Ag Budget
In one of his first official acts, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer released details of President George W. Bush’s fiscal…