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Transgenics Challenge System
Attention growers: More transgenic corn may equal more challenges. That’s certainly the message Ohio growers are getting from state Extension…
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Primero Herbicide OK’d
Your grower-customers have another new herbicide to add to their arsenal. With its newest herbicide offering, Rotam North America, Inc.…
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Data Gets Even More Real
An upgraded data logger provides real-time data and download capabilities for tracking temperature and humidity. Dickson has redesigned its Graph-at-a-Glance…
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Farm Bill Fate Certainly Uncertain
As the 2008 Farm Bill draws closer to finality, one thing is certain: its fate is an uncertainty. With the…
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Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz — N Price Relief In Sight
One economist says retailers and growers can look for declining nitrogen (N) fertilizer prices later this year. David Asbridge, an…
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Genome Map Opens Up Possibilities
Researchers team up in effort to map the corn genome. Scientists at universities and corporations are about to get a…
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Record Exports Anticipated
USDA predicts a record for ag exports for fiscal year 2008. The agency’s recently revised forecast for agricultural exports predicts…
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Global Demand Taking Toll
Not everyone paints such a rosy economic picture; one economist notes there could be a domestic downside. The same economist…
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Hybrids By The Dozen
One of the nation’s largest independent seed corn companies has added 12 new corn hybrids to its lineup. Wyffels’ newest…
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Early-Season Stress Busters
Pioneer Hi-Bred offers tips for managing early-season stress in corn. The trend toward planting corn earlier continues to grow. According…
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Fellow Genebanks, Unite
A new system will unite world genebanks on the Internet. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Bioversity International are partnering…
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DuPont, BP Reach Sweet 16
The pair have been able to create a fuel blend at 16 percent instead of the usual 10 percent —…