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Cover Crops Trap Residual N Following Drought
This is the perfect year to plant cover crops in Illinois, according to soils and agronomy experts with USDA’s Natural…
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FMC, Isagro Sign R&D Agreement For New Proprietary Fungicide
FMC Corp. has entered into a research and development collaboration agreement for a new proprietary fungicide from Isagro S.p.A. The two…
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United Cooperative Purchases Auroraville Grain Facility
Beaver Dam, WI-based United Cooperative, the No. 34-ranked retailer in our annual CropLife 100, has purchased a new grain-storage facility…
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Valent U.S.A. Expands, Restructures Sales Force
Valent U.S.A. Corp. has made a series of strategic internal promotions and projected new hires — a move to better…
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Green Weeds Complicate Early Corn, Soybean Harvest
Fields with actively growing weeds from this summer’s drought and recent rains could create problems for farmers during harvest, a…
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Mobile App Calculates Optimum Nitrogen Rates
UPDATED: April 12, 2013 University of Illinois Extension and the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices (CBMP) have developed a…
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Monsanto Provides Royalty-Free Access To Biotech Innovations
Monsanto Co. has announced it will provide a royalty-free research license to the academic community and other non-profit research institutions…
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PotashCorp Canadian Mine Fire Extinguished, Workers Safe
An early morning fire that trapped 20 workers underground in a mine owned by PotashCorp of Saskatchewan on Tuesday has…
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SFP Names New National Sales Manager, Adds Sales Support Staff
SFP has promoted Reggie Underwood to national sales manager. Underwood is now responsible for overseeing the execution of all sales…
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U.S., Canada To Address Great Lakes Ag Nutrient Levels
On September 7, an amended version of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA), which has been under debate since…
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Obama, Romney Outline Positions On Farm Issues
President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney recently spelled out their positions on agriculture issues for the American Farm…
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Farm Groups: Congress Dropped Ball On Farm Bill
Several agriculture groups have voiced their displeasure with Congress as adoption of the 2012 Farm Bill has stalled in the…