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Retailer Of The Year: Central Valley Ag
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) has named Central Valley Ag (CVA) Cooperative, in Nebraska, the 2010 ARA Retailer of the…
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Dow AgroSciences Expands Seed Research Sites
Dow AgroSciences has invested nearly $7 million in four new or recently renovated seed research sites in Indiana and Illinois.…
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Insect Control Products Offer Reduced Refuge
Pioneer Hi-Bred has introduced Optimum Intrasect insect protection products that will allow U.S. corn growers to reduce their structured above-ground…
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A Tale Of Two Outlooks
As the calendar has turned to December and snow is falling across much of the central and eastern U.S., many…
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AGCO Awards 2010 Operator Of The Year
AGCO has named Mike Pluimer, Ceres Solutions, Templeton, IN, as its 2010 Operator of the Year. He was awarded a…
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Judge Orders GM Sugar Beets To Be Destroyed
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the immediate destruction of 256 acres of genetically modified (GM) sugar beet…
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Ag Groups Join Estate-Tax Battle
At a news conference Nov. 30, in Washington, DC, the National Corn Growers Association and several other organizations representing family…
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John Deere Farm Equipment Sales Surge
By Dan Piller, DesMoinesRegister.com Farm equipment sales increased 33 percent in the fourth quarter for Deere & Co., Iowa’s largest…
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A Question Of Direction
As the year winds down, most of my industry friends are asking me one simple question: What will our industry…
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DuPont Says Seed Availability Unaffected By Ruling
DuPont Co. said plans to provide insect-resistant corn seed for planting next year through its ProAccess unit are unaffected by…
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Report: Farmers Likely To Spend More To Produce 2011 Crops
Grain prices moved higher this year and the costs of growing them are likely to do the same in the…
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Stress Management Gains Favor With Farmers
While there are a variety of solutions to almost every biological issue that causes crop losses, new research indicates stress…