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Miller Pull-Types ‘Go’ Fast
You’ll soon by seeing “Miller By Fast” on red pull-type sprayers, now that a deal’s been made between Miller St.…
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Bipartisan Bill Aids Alternative Fuel Efforts
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC), the nation’s primary advocate of the use of E85, strongly endorses a recent legislative…
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Cuba Follows Fidel, Cuts Ethanol Plans
Fidel Castro still wields a strong influence on Cuban strategy, including the country’s ethanol production plans, according to a Reuters…
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Production, Spending Figures Reported
Two major USDA reports have been released in the past week by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS): today’s Crop…
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Port Unveils ‘Green’ Locomotives
The new hybrid equipment at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, reduces rail diesel emissions at the port by 25 percent. The…
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Leadership Positions Appointed
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Arysta Life Sciences select new top officers. Valent U.S.A. Corp. has promoted President and Chief…
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Valor OK’d For Preplant Corn
Growers can now use Valor Herbicide from Valent U.S.A. Corp. 14 days prior to planting no-till or minimal till field…
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Dow AgroSciences Buys Dairyland Seed
The acquisition of Dariyland Seed Co., Inc. and its affiliate, Bio-Plant Research, will build Dow AgroSciences’ corn, soybean, and alfalfa…
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BASF Boosting Spending
Amid rising demand for crop commodities, BASF Crop Protection will invest more than $225 million over the next two years…
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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…