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Pioneer Acquires Two Seed Companies
Pioneer Hi-Bred has bought two seed companies, Seed Consultant Inc. of Washington Court House, OH, and Terral Seed of Lake…
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A Good Year
Where has the time gone? Here we are in the final week of 2010. The past two years, I’ve relished…
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NCGA Unveils Refuge Compliance Tool
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has introduced the next-generation Insect Resistance Management refuge calculator, allowing users to easily clarify…
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Video: EPA At 40
Born in the wake of elevated concern about environmental pollution, the U.S. EPA opened its doors in downtown Washington, DC,…
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Video: Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
EPA provided a grant to the Missouri Department of Agriculture and Missouri State Emergency Management Agency to reduce and prevent…
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Video: Anhydrous Ammonia Emergency Class
According to the Princeton, IL, fire department firefighters often use far too much water when fighting an anhydrous ammonia leak.…
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Bayer, UNL Form Wheat Breeding Collaboration
Bayer CropScience AG (Bayer) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have signed a non-exclusive agreement to improve wheat breeding and…
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Agrium Sells Commodity Management Business
Cargill, Inc. has agreed to acquire a majority of Agrium Inc.’s commodity management businesses of AWB Ltd. The purchase price…
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Farm Credit Banks To Pursue Merger
U.S. AgBank and CoBank, two of the five banks in the Farm Credit System, have announced they intend to pursue…
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Dow AgroSciences Expands Seed Research
Dow AgroSciences has announced the construction of a new seeds research and development expansion in Olivia, MN. Research on corn…
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Syngenta, DuPont Sign Corn Rootworm Trait Agreement
Syngenta has granted DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred a non-exclusive, global license to its corn rootworm trait MIR604 (Agrisure) for corn…
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Expert Shares Beltway Outlook
Despite what would appear to be a favorable turnover in national legislators for agriculture during the most recent election cycle,…