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Biotech Rules In U.S.
American growers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn hybrids and soybean and…
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Beans In ’08: Good Time To Be Late
A soybean crop planted after floodwaters recede still has a chance to make a profitable yield, says an Extension agronomist.…
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Focus On Manure Benefits
Are your growers looking for ways to reduce their fertilizer costs? Of course they are, and one way is to…
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Power Off The Cob
One Minnesota ethanol company plans to shell out funds to make the switch from natural gas as its energy source…
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Flood Relief Bill Approved
Good news for Midwest retailers and their grower-customers: A new supplemental spending bill that includes $2.65 billion for Midwestern flood…
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Bogus Products Cause Concern In EU
The use of fake or illegal substances to treat crops is growing throughout Europe at an alarming rate, according to…
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Keep NH3 On Tracks
Ag retailers can help in the fight to keep anhydrous ammonia (NH3) rail shipments. The railroads are mandated by…
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Corn Changing Ag Landscape
Demand for biofuels, grain, and farm land is driving a revolution in American agriculture, a Purdue agricultural economist says. Purdue’s…
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Ethanol Co-Products Eyed As Fillers In Plastics
Two university researchers are looking at dried distillers grains as a possible component in plastics, according to Science Daily. "A…
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More Flex Fuel Vehicles Coming From GM
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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Generation V Leads Miller
The new president and CEO of Miller St. Nazianz, Inc. is a Miller, of course. John W. Miller is the…
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BASF, Monsanto Match Treatment To Beans
BASF SE and Monsanto Co. have signed an exclusive agreement that will give your soybean growers a new fungicide seed…