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Ethanol ‘Smear Campaign’ Angers Farm Bureau
The Illinois Farm Bureau is asking its 80,000 members to contact large food companies about an alleged ‘smear campaign’ organized…
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Caddy Corn Sweet Deal
OK, the candy corn pun may have missed its mark, but General Motors (GM) hopes its move to make a…
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Deere Building More Combines
Deere & Co. plans to increase the number of combine harvesting systems it builds at the John Deere Harvester Works…
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Dow AgroSciences Broadens Offerings
Dow AgroSciences LLC continues to expand its seed production and healthy food oil offerings. The company plans to expand its…
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Good News: Ag Exports On Record Track
Not all economic news is bad. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says an updated quarterly forecast for U.S. agricultural exports…
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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…