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July 08

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Evaluation of economic parameters of biotech maize DAS-59122-7 (referred as 59122) and MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 (NK603)

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 74 new plant varieties

Earliest Mexican wheats supply latest useful traits

June 08

First report of Maize dwarf mosaic virus in Poland

U.S. Department of Agriculture assesses 2008 corn and soybean acreage

Early origins of maize in Mexico

DuPont opens new maize research center in northern Mexico

Who can afford corn? Almost no one, Purdue economist says

Syngenta receives approval for Bt11 corn in Brazil
Liberada a comercialização de mais uma variedade de milho transgênico
Brasil autoriza el cultivo del maíz Bt 11

Monsanto Company announces agreement to acquire Semillas Cristiani Burkard, the leading Central American corn seed company - Acquisition expected to expand Monsanto's hybrid corn portfolio in Central America enabling it to deliver dependable, high-yielding seeds to farmers

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Application to perform complementary field trials with Syngenta’s Bt11 x GA21 stacked maize product in Spain (2008-2010)
- Registration Field trials of Bt11 maize (2008)
- Field trials of Bt11 maize (2008)

Australian OGTR: DIR 086/2008 - Notification of Licence Application - Limited and controlled release of maize genetically modified to investigate gene function

Monsanto submits SmartStax for approval by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Dow AgroSciences submits SmartStax for U.S. EPA regulatory review - New stacked trait in corn on track for end of decade commercial launch

Syngenta Seeds alerts growers in the northern U.S. Corn Belt to stress symptoms in five hybrids sold by Garst, Golden Harvest and NK Brand - Symptoms limited to five products growing in a narrow band of the Corn Belt

Origin Agritech releases three new corn hybrids and one new GM cotton variety in China

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- High price reached?
- Rationing corn
- Crop markets

Neue Versuchsreihe zu Bt-Mais mit „doppelter Resistenz“

Bt-Mais: Weniger Schädlingsfraß, weniger Mykotoxine

Autorizan un nuevo maíz transgénico en Argentina

Monsanto's industry-leading seed position creates accelerated biotech trait opportunity in Latin America

Monsanto will undertake three-point commitment to double yield in corn, soybeans and cotton by 2030, make more efficient use of natural resources and improve farmer lives; will also fund public sector research for wheat and rice breakthroughs

Mycogen Seeds to expand its Mt. Vernon, Indiana corn breeding field station

May 08

Embrapa vai aumentar presença no mercado de milho

CIMMYT e-newsletter vol 5 no 5 - May 2008
- Doubled haploids speed development of drought tolerant maize for Africa
- Asian maize network tackles drought

Zehn Jahre Bt-Mais-Anbau: Horizontaler Gentransfer ohne Bedeutung
Ten years of Bt maize cultivation: Horizontal gene transfer of no significance

Dow AgroSciences announces expansion at the Mycogen seed processing plant in York, Nebraska

Organic corn: increasing rotation complexity increases yields

New Laudis postemergence corn herbicide from Bayer CropScience eliminates broadleaf weeds and grasses with residual to canopy - U.S. corn growers get superior weed control with unmatched crop safety

European Food Safety Authority: Response to the request from the European Commission on the nonauthorised genetically modified event DAS 59132-8 in US maize - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms

BASF Plant Science and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery
BASF Plant Science und Academia Sinica (Taipei) vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Genentdeckung

Iowa State University researchers use fungus to improve corn-to-ethanol process

Black cutworms moving further north into U.S. Midwestern cornfields - Pioneer recommends early scouting to monitor potential outbreaks

Mínimos niveles de micotoxinas en el maíz transgénico

Científicos apuestan por el maíz como fábrica eficiente de productos farmacéuticos de base proteica

Monsanto and Syngenta reach royalty-bearing licensing agreement on Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean technology

Syngenta and Monsanto reach agreement on corn and soybean technologies

DuPont reaffirms expectations for North America seed corn market share

Egypt approves commercialisation of first GM crop

U.S. National Corn Growers Association upgrades its online “Farmer to Farmer” biotechnology resource center

Nauwelijks vermenging tussen genetisch gemodificeerde maïs en gangbare maïs

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean fundamentals
- Crop supply and demand

USDA issues its first forecast of 2008-09 corn crop

Be sure to stay on top of Bt corn hybrid requirements this planting season, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologist

The impact of using GM insect resistant maize in Europe since 1998

Spain: experience with Bt maize
La experiencia española con el maíz BT

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Uncertain corn prospects

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. investigates locations in the U.S. Corn Belt to build a new corn production facility

April 08

Resistenter Mais gegen Maiswurzelbohrer jetzt in offizieller ungarischen Wertprüfung

Honduras prevé impulsar producción de maíz transgénico

Home-grown maize seed solutions in southern and central Africa

North American Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not add to food safety

Arkion Life Sciences receives Crisis Exemption to US EPA Section 18 Approval in Mississippi and Tennessee to market Avitec corn seed treatment

Food Standards Australia New Zealand seeks public comment on genetically modified corn

Egypt approves a Bt -corn variety for domestic planting, the first such approval in Egypt

Maize hybrids being popularized in India

Long-term research shows that full-season corn hybrids are the best choice, even if delayed planting - Pioneer Hi-Bred, university studies indicate yield, profit advantage over switch to early hybrids

U.S. National Corn Growers Association hails Japan’s growing acceptance of biotech corn for food

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Corn fundamentals strong

Researchers battle against dangerous corn toxin - Rising use of corn for food and fuel is creating heightened concerns about contamination of this staple crop with deadly aflatoxin

Tanzania to develop drought tolerant maize

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Official variety testing of NK 603 Roundup Ready® corn hybrid for economical evaluation

Pioneer Hi-Bred to build permanent research site in Eastern South Dakota, reinforces long-term commitment to product development in the region

U.S. National Corn Growers Association sees more reason for optimism on corn acres

Aragón apoya la aprobación de nuevas variedades de maíz transgénico

Kansas State University economist expects more corn, fewer soybean acres than USDA report forecasts

Corn appears to be more profitable than soybeans in 2008 by wider margins than in recent years, according to a new University of Illinois Extension study

Pesquisa investiga emissão de dióxido de carbono em lavouras de milho

U.S. National Corn Growers Association: higher corn prices have little impact at supermarket

USDA report and Canadian planting intentions call for more corn

New maize and new friendships to beat Thai drought

U.S. National Corn Growers Association: TIME Magazine cover story wrongly attacks corn with questionable research

Monsanto announces Buchanan County, Iowa as lead location for new corn seed production facility

Desciende el precio del maíz en España tras la aprobación del GA21

March 08

Undiagnosed diseases on maize and bean in Benguela, Angola - Request for information

USDA projects second-highest planted corn acreage total in more than 50 years

USDA expects U.S. corn acres to drop in 2008 as soybeans and wheat gain ground

Monsanto Company breaks ground on new Dekalb corn seed production facility near Waco, Nebraska

EU Commission approves GA21 maize
La UE aprueba la importación del maíz GA21

Illinois corn returns may top soybeans in 2008

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant maize event GA21 to be carried out between 2008 and 2012

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 13 new plant varieties

Rating new technologies with an old scale - Entomologists question root ratings in era of Bt corn hybrids

Defining gene's role may lead to prevention of dangerous corn toxin

Brasil: Agricultores nordestinos recebem sementes

Liberté de choix des maïsiculteurs français : il y avait pourtant urgence !

African Agricultural Technology Foundation to develop drought-tolerant maize varieties for small-scale farmers in Africa - Long-term goal of public-private partnership is to reduce crop failure, alleviate hunger and poverty

Are seed treatments enough control in corn?

Milhos especiais garantem renda extra

DuPont and Arcadia Biosciences collaborate to improve nitrogen use efficiency in corn

Refuge acres a ‘must’ to protect Bt traits in corn - Additional insect protection available from Aztec

Iowa grower shares corn-on-corn tips at 2008 Commodity Classic

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Friendly reports for corn
- USDA reports
- Production prospects

Origin Agritech announces nationwide corn seed approvals and additional provincial approval

Dow AgroSciences acquires Triumph Seed - Acquisition further expands sunflower and corn business

DuPont launches next generation technology to accelerate corn research and increase productivity

Halex GT, newest corn herbicide from Syngenta, continues to exceed the competition

Avoid continuous traits in continuous corn, suggests Syngenta Seeds' Agronomy Marketing Manager

Five new corn hybrids from Origin Agritech approved in central and west China

Pioneer Hi-Bred innovation to increase corn yields, simplify compliance - Optimum AcreMax new insect protection system introduced to U.S. farmers

Brazil: Desafios para milho e sorgo movimentarão congresso

February 08

South Korea buys 697,000 MT of biotech corn for food use

Commodity Classic speakers talk success in corn-on-corn

Christophe Terrain, presidente de la Asociación Francesa de Productores de Maíz (AGPM): “Pensamos que, desde el respeto a la reglas, producir maíz Bt es posible”

DuPont innovation to increase corn yields, simplify compliance - Optimum AcreMax new insect protection system introduced to U.S. farmers

Syngenta corn genetic stocks donation will accelerate research from genome map to advanced corn seed

Possible limits to the value of seed treatment fungicides in corn

Origin Agritech announces world's first genetically modified phytase corn

Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern Corn Belt of the United States

All eyes and ears on the corn genome - NSF-supported researchers complete draft sequence in less than three years
- U.S. National Corn Growers Association applauds scientists for completing corn genome draft sequence - Ceres, Monsanto, Pioneer provided unique scientific data to make breakthrough possible
- Washington University unveils draft sequence of corn genome
- Iowa State University researchers help piece together the corn genome's first draft

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Acreage and yield

Crop management challenges increase with early corn planting - Pioneer provides tips for managing early-season stress

Wyffels Hybrids introduces twelve new corn hybrids

Interdiction du maïs Bt en France: L’Association Générale des Producteurs de Maïs attaquent devant le Conseil d’Etat
Los productores franceses impugnan ante el Consejo de Estado la moratoria

Brasil: Variedades de milho transgênico liberadas são seguras para consumo humano, diz ministro

Back-to-back NCGA National Corn Yield Contest champions with one common bond: Bayer CropScience's Poncho

KWS Saat AG Mais: Sortenzulassungen 2008

University of Illinois study challenges assumption that improved technology has caused corn trend yields to increase at a faster rate

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Effects of stacked Bt-maize with ECB and WCR resistance genes on non-target organisms
- Weed control strategies in Maize
- Monitoring of Key Non-Target Arthropods in Transgenic Maize Lines Containing Events DP-Ø9814Ø-6, DP-Ø9814Ø-6 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1, and DP-Ø9814Ø-6 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × DAS-59122-7
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B, for the deliberate release of NK603 maize, for use in field trials in Slovakia

The Philippines cited as top GM corn producer

Syngenta, DuPont sign agreement for access to broad insect control technology in corn
Syngenta und DuPont unterzeichnen Vereinbarung über die Technologie einer breiteren Insektenbekämpfung in Mais
Syngenta et DuPont signent un accord pour l’accès à un caractère biotechnologique permettant de lutter contre de nombreux insectes ravageurs du maïs

Bayer CropScience focuses on ‘Helping You Grow’ initiative during 2008 Commodity Classic

Portugal: Cultivation of GM maize extended without co-existence problems

España: Los productores de maíz reclaman poder desarrollar la biotecnología "con libertad"

Planting corn after corn demands top-of-game management - Pioneer agronomists offer best management practices to help maintain yields

Lanworth, Inc. early corn and soybean production estimates nearly identical to USDA’s final numbers - Satellite imaging analysis firm accurately predicts crop production three months in advance

CropLife Canada releases two new independent studies on the commercial success of biotech soybeans and corn in Canada

Australia: Five major summer crop industries agree to hold a combined conference

Brasil: Conselho Nacional de Biossegurança libera duas variedades de milho transgênico
Brazil gives final permit for GMO maize varieties

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 55 new plant varieties

Top-yielding NK genetics pave the way to profits - NK Seeds, retailers partner to provide Productivity Solutions initiative for maximum yield

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Small crop inventories point to the need for large crops in 2008

La France notifie la clause de sauvegarde du maïs MON810 à la Commission européenne

ISB News Report
- Field evidence: Bt corn and mycotoxin reduction

Dairyland Seed's hybrids offers approved biotech traits for new Biotech Yield Endorsement (BYE) program

Brasil: Produtores devem planejar a colheita e o armazenamento do milho

China establishes four new national standards that set quality requirements for legume, cereal, fiber crop, and oilseed seeds

Biotech Yield Endorsement reviewed

Kruger Seeds offers ample supply of hybrids qualifying for new lower crop insurance premiums - More than 30 hybrids contain technology approved to receive premium discounts

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant maize event GA21 to be carried out between 2008 and 2010
- Application for the deliberate release of genetically modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6 maize

January 07

Analyse par la société Monsanto de l'avis sur la dissémintaion du MON 810 sur le territoire français rendu par le Comité de préfiguration d'une haute autorité sur les organismes génétiquement modifieés le 9 janvier 2008
Analysis by Monsanto of the opinion on the dissemination of MON 810 on the French territory by the Committee of Prefiguration of a High Authority on GM Organisms on January 9, 2008

Keeping maize and wheat seed safe against a global catastrophe

Partners for life: CIMMYT and maize researchers in eastern Africa

Syngenta and Athenix in R&D partnership for advanced biotechnology corn insect and soybean nematode control traits

Garst Seed Company customers win high honors in 2007 U.S. National Corn Growers Association Yield Contest

DuPont announces expansion at Pioneer Hi-Bred production facility in York, Nebraska, part of ongoing effort to meet high demand for Pioneer brand seed corn

The official online guide of the U.S. National Corn Growers Association’s 2007 National Corn Yield Contest is now available

Indian scientists develop a variety of corn with extra protein through marker-assisted breeding

First report of ear soft rot of corn (Zea mays) caused by Burkholderia gladioli in the United States

Syngenta's corn hybrids with the Agrisure RW trait deliver high yield in debut year

Philippines Department of Agriculture and University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation ink agreement on to distribution of high-quality OP white corn seeds

Cornell University to share $5.5 million federal grant with Yale for study of major cereal crops

ISB News Report
- Genetically engineered high lysine corn

The western corn rootworm: on its way to European maize fields

Genetic discovery can boost the provitamin A content of Africa's maize
- Team finds an economical way to boost the vitamin A content of maize
- Feeding the world: new method for producing high-vitamin corn could improve nutrition in developing countries

Select Seed Hybrids announces partnership with Bayer CropScience on Liberty Greenback offer

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybeans
- Prices

Iowa State University data sheds new light on how corn trait integration may boost yield - Rootworm trait evaluations also fail to correlate root ratings to yield

U.S. National Corn Growers Association recognizes seed companies for corn yield contest success

France:
-
OGM : application du principe de précaution
- Maïs génétiquement modifié : Un beau gâchis !
- French biotech crop decision environmentally unfriendly
- La decisión francesa sobre el maíz transgénico perjudica al medio ambiente
- Frankreich: Anbauverbot für MON810-Mais

Leaf blight and vascular wilt in maize and sorghum in Mexico

2007 U.S. corn crop is a record breaker, reports USDA - Cotton, rice yields hit all-time highs
- U.S. corn growers celebrate record 2007 harvest

Researchers team up to improve popcorn

France:
- Le comité de préfiguration d’une Haute Autorité sur les OGM présente ses conclusions sur le maïs Mon 810
Quelques vérités sur l’avis relatif à un maïs génétiquement modifié
- Les « doutes sérieux » du Président Le Grand : pas sérieux du tout

New Zealand approves genetically modified high-lysine corn for animals

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Application for the deliberate release of genetically modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6 maize into the environment
- Application for the deliberate release of genetically modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6 maize
- Investigation of the influence of genetically modified maize resistant to glyphosate (NK603) on weed population in crop rotation compared with conventional weed control system in maize

L’épi du maïs OGM sera-t-il bientôt fauché en France par excès de démagogie?

Monsanto's R&D pipeline set to deliver valuable products to farmers well into next decade

Pioneer releases 59 new corn hybrids for 2008 planting - Twenty-three new genetic platforms introduced

Monsanto sees most robust R&D pipeline in company history - Ten projects added or advanced in the pipeline; drought tolerant corn project moves into regulatory and commercial phase


December 07

Wyffels Hybrids eligible for biotech yield endorsement program

Beck’s Hybrids offers approved biotech traits for new Biotech Yield Endorsement (BYE) program

2008 Commodity Classic trade show sells out and sets record

Innovative solutions for pre and postemergence weed control in corn - Bayer CropScience to launch new herbicidal mixtures in the United States in 2009

E-newsletter vol 4 no 12 - December 2007
- Maize moves uphill in Colombia

USDA/FAS GAIN report:
-
Taiwan grants approval to Agrisure MIR604 Corn and renewal approvals to RRS40-3-2 soybean and Mon810 corn
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The Philippines approve Syngenta's MIR604 corn

Field trials in 2006-07 demonstrate superb yield and root protection against corn rootworm - Growers rapidly adopting Dow AgroSciences' Herculex Xtra in first two years of availability

France: Maïs - récolte 2007 et marché

Projected 2008 corn and soybean returns in Illinois

U.S. National Corn Grower Association names 2007 National Corn Yield Contest winners

DuPont congratulates David Hula for highest overall yield in U.S. National Corn Yield Contest - Growers planting Pioneer brand hybrids win 20 of 27 national titles in 2007 contest

Farmers across the U.S. realize double-digit yield advantage from DEKALB corn seeds with triple-stacked traits - DEKALB Genetics show more than 12 bushel per acre yield advantage in key maturity zone

In Mississippi, soybeans replace cotton in ag value while grain crops see big 2007 value increases

U.S. National Corn Growers Association responds to top 10 corn and ethanol myths

Iowa State University's Integrated Crop Management newsletter
- Yield responsiveness of corn to foliar fungicide application in Iowa
- Evaluation of corn rootworm hybrids

International Grains Forum examines outlook for food supplies in the current tight global market

U.S. Federal Register: Monsanto Company - Availability of petition and environmental assessment for determination of nonregulated status for corn genetically engineered for insect resistance

Milho: sucesso da safrinha depende do agricultor

Transgenic hybrids more prominent in Ohio State University corn performance trials

Goodbye to the "Million Dollar Rain"? - Syngenta experimental corn lines optimize water use

Poncho plays vital role in pre-season plans for 2008 corn crops - Market leader is the reliable choice to protect seed corn from extreme insect pressure

Enjoying that new-corn smell

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant maize event GA21 to be carried out between 2008 and 2012

U.S. weekly outlook:
- 2008 plantings
- New crop prices highs
- Corn demand

The fruitful union of maize and clover

Pride Seeds launches the 2008 list of Hero Hybrids

November 07

CIMMYT e-newsletter vol 4 no 11 - November 2007
- Turning on the power: New maize protein quality test for developing country labs
- New maize hybrid in western Kenya: The farmers speak

Streit um die Anbau-Zulassung zweier Bt-Maislinien - EU-Kommissar Dimas stellt sich gegen seine wissenschaftliche Fachbehörde

On-farm research validates that Monsanto is delivering better corn seed and trait technology to the farm than leading competitors

European Union Commissioner Dimas’ rejection of two GM maize products would undermine the EU’s safety assessment process, says EuropaBio

University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics sessions to focus on critical issues for growers

Eyespot on maize in Ireland

U.S. weekly outlook: Unsettled crop markets

DuPont introduces technology to help increase ethanol production - QualiTrak allows ethanol plants to track and communicate detailed production information to corn growers

USDA certifies EnviroLogix' QuickTox™ Kit for DON in corn

Italian field trial results suppressed - Data is relevant to human and animal health

No trick to choosing transgenic corn hybrids

Scientists link key gene to response to sunlight exposure in corn

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn market

University of Illinois releases results from its 2007 corn and soybean variety testing program

Syngenta works to provide record corn and soybean seed supply for U.S. farmers in 2008

DuPont supports Indonesia's rice and corn industry

Bt maize trials harvested in Egypt

Post-harvest research summaries confirm Pioneer brand hybrids with Herculex XTRA more effective against corn rootworm

Durchbruch in der Resistenzzüchtung gegen den Maiswurzelbohrer

Follow the rules when planting transgenic corn

October 07

Origin Agritech Limited to open new hybrid seed production facility in Southwest China

Using maize seeds instead of leaves to determine the genetic makeup of maize

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn prices

India's National Seed Corporation to market Monsanto hybrid corn seed

U.S. Farm Bill
- National Corn Growers Association disappointed in Farm Bill markup results

European Union OKs three more corn biotechnology traits for food, feed use

Feu vert de Bruxelles pour l’importation de quatre nouvelles plantes biotechnologiques

Pride Seeds announces fall hybrid launch - Second round of new hybrid introductions features 10 new hybrids including new Roundup Ready, Double and Pride G3 triple stacked hybrids

European Union approves Herculex RW corn for food, feed, import and processing - Imports into the European Union also authorized for corn stacked with Herculex I and RoundupReady Corn 2 traits
- L’Union Européenne autorise le maïs Herculex RW pour l’alimentation humaine, l’alimentation pour animaux, l’importation et la transformation
- L’UE approva il Mais Herculex RW per l’alimentazione umana, animale, per l’importazione e per la trasformazione
- EU keurt Herculex® RW mais goed voor voedsel, veevoer, import en verwerking
- EU lässt Herculex® RW Mais als Lebens- und Futtermittel und für Import und Verarbeitung zu
- UE aprova milho Herculex® RW para alimentação humana, animal, importação e processamento
- La UE aprueba el maíz Herculex® RW para su uso como alimento, pienso, importación y procesado

Malaysia to embark on large-scale corn planting in Sulawesi island, Indonesia

Halex GT, Syngenta's new post-emergence corn herbicide, offers glyphosate with residual control

Western corn rootworm populations spreading throughout western and northwestern Ohio

Nouvelle destruction de parcelles d’essais de maïs biotechnologique en France

Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Determination of the Safety of Syngenta Seeds Inc.'s Corn (Zea mays L.) Event MIR604
Détermination de l'innocuité du maïs (Zea mays L.) MIR604 de Syngenta Seeds Inc.

U.S. Federal Register:
- EPA draft white paper regarding StarLink corn dietary exposure and risk; availability for comment; notice
- Guidance for industry on FDA recommendations for sampling and testing yellow corn and dry-milled yellow corn shipments intended for human food use for Cry9C protein residues; Comments on possible withdrawal

Get more ethanol options with Mycogen brand highly fermentable corn hybrids

If corn is biofuels king, University of Illinois research shows that tropical maize may be emperor

Juíza proíbe a CTNBio de liberar milho transgênico sem elaboração de medidas de biossegurança

University of Nebraska's CropWatch targets seed selection for spring crops

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn exports

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. completes management transition

Syngenta announces 2008 AgriEdge corn program - New fungicide & insecticide options address increasing corn-on-corn acreage

U.S. Department of Agriculture raises corn harvest estimates

ISB News Report
- Maize streak virus resistant transgenic maize: a first for Africa
- Crop-to-crop gene flow studies of fodder maize in the United Kingdom

Syngenta's Agrisure corn rootworm biotech trait approved in Mexico

Lanworth Inc. releases U.S. agricultural production forecast using satellite data, predicts 200 million fewer bushels of corn than USDA September report

ACM Genetics introduces new, drought-resistant corn in The Philippines

September 07

Southern rust in maize in central and southern Iowa, USA

From field to fuel: Michigan State University research drives future planting decisions

Can Bt maize beat down mycotoxins?

New research shows NutriDense silage improves feed efficiency

Pride Seeds announces launch of 19 new hybrids, including conventional, YieldGard corn borer, Roundup Ready, double and triple stacked hybrids

Fusarium in maize, Normandie, France

Monsanto and Evogene collaborate on nitrogen use efficiency research

Euralis Semences: croissance en France et investissement en Ukraine et en Russie

Brasil: Comissão Técnica Nacional de Biossegurança (CTNBio) libera terceiro tipo de milho transgênico

U.S. National Corn Growers Association adds section devoted to mycotoxin management in corn to its website

Simulating kernel production influences maize model accuracy - Researchers also predicting pollen movement from GM crops

Beck’s Hybrids partners with Bayer CropScience on Liberty greenback offer

U.S. local corn growers make note of root health for next year: NK corn hybrids with Agrisure RW provide strong roots

Southern rust and ear rots on maize in the United States

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn crop size

Gro-ethanol program offers Pride Seeds customers value added corn opportunity

Monsanto, Dow agreement paves the way for industry's first-ever, eight-gene stacked offering in corn

Chinese scientists develop GM corn that could help improve the nutritional value of livestock feed and reduce pollution

USDA/NASS Crop production report

Monsanto Company acquires Brazilian corn seed company Agroeste Sementes

Gro-Ethanol Program, launched today by GreenField Ethanol and Monsanto Canada, offers Ontario farmers new market for corn

Pioneer introduces 21 new HTF ethanol hybrids for 2008 planting

New study shows that continuous use of Roundup Ready soybean and Roundup Ready corn is a viable and effective production system for Eastern Canadian growers

August 07

The 5 Ws of corn production

The genetic revolution continues at CIMMYT - Gift from DuPont helps CIMMYT scientists look for genes in wheat and maize, and gives breeders an affordable tool to help select the best

Pride and pragmatism sustain a giant Mexican maize

Monsanto receives approval for the first stacked trait corn product in Argentina
- Argentina aprueba maíz GM

New maize and wheat varieties to fight hunger in Kenya

Bt maize trials perfom positively in Egypt

High susceptibility of Bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of Lepidopteran pests

Dow AgroSciences acquires Netherlands based Duo Maize - Acquisition expands corn seed platform in Europe

Farm Futures survey shows that U.S. farmers are ready to switch corn ground back to soybeans... if the price is right - Potential for another massive shift in plantings should spark a battle to buy acres in 2008

La producción de maíz MG registra en España una tendencia al alza desde que empezó a cultivarse

New early maturing corn varieties developed by North Dakota State University corn breeding program

Syngenta's Agrisure corn rootworm biotech trait approved in Japan

New results from Soyatech's quarterly biofuels index: growth strong in biofuels projects, corn-based ethanol may be leveling off

On expanded corn acreage: less crop rotation, more trait rotation - Rotation of seed traits encouraged in corn-on-corn systems

Melhoramento genético de milho e sorgo da Embrapa completa 30 anos

Herculex XTRA trait in Pioneer genetics outperforms YieldGard VT Triple in University of Illinois study

U.S. growers should implement market channel plans, says the National Corn Growers Association

Brazilian National Biosafety Technical Committee approves Monsanto Company insect-protected corn trait
- CTNBio aprova nova liberação de milho transgênico para venda no país

Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co. signs new corn seed sale and distribution agreement with Hebei Shexian Qing Yang Seed Co. to penetrate seed market in Hebei province

Mid-West Seed Services gearing up for corn testing season

New species of cyst nematode on maize in Tennessee, USA

Syngenta's Agrisure 3000GT quad stack available for 2008 planting season in the U.S.

U.S. Federal Register: Agency approval of applications submitted by Syngenta Seeds, Monsanto Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, and Mycogen Seeds, to conditionally register the pesticide products Agrisure\TM\ RW Rootworm-Protected Corn, MON 88017, MON 88017 x MON 810, Herculex Rootworm Insect Protection, and Herculex RW Insect Protection, containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended

New glyphosate-tolerant corn from Athenix Corporation demonstrates superior performance

Golden Harvest Seeds introduces 2008 line-up

Syngenta's NK portfolio adds 23 new soybeans for 2008 planting

New quad-stack hybrids top the list in Garst Seed Companys 2008 seed corn lineup - New Agrisure 3000GT trait packages rootworm and European corn borer control with glyphosate and Liberty herbicide tolerance

First all-African GM crop is resistant to maize streak virus

High-lysine corn generated by endosperm-specific suppression of lysine catabolism using RNAi

New reports examine corn-ethanol-food price connections

NC+ Hybrids announces 2008 corn and soybean product lineup - New offerings include VecTran stacked traits

New NK hybrid series naming system simplifies hybrid identification - 91 new NK hybrids added to portfolio

U.S. National Corn Growers Association launches new blog

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Storage concerns
- Crop production forecasts
- Corn yield

New results from field testing in the southern hemisphere confirm the momentum in Monsanto's R&D pipeline

Illinois farmers report cases of gray leaf spot infestation in some corn crops

Enhance corn silage production this year with the right timing

Dow AgroSciences acquires corn seed business of Brazil-based Agromen Tecnologia - Acquisition expands seed platform and supports strategic agenda for insect-resistance and herbicide tolerant traits

Dow AgroSciences compra a divisão de milho da Agromen Sementes Agrícolas Ltda., maior produtora nacional de sementes

July 07

Pfister Hybrids field demonstration showcases insect-control research in simulated dry conditions

Área de milho transgénico triplica em Portugal

New cyst nematode species that reproduces on corn discovered in Tennessee

DuPont and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory join forces to boost crop yields, meet global demand

Francia cuadriplica en un año la superficie cultivada de maíz genéticamente modificado

Prix maïs grain – Prix maïs semence – Prix de la dose : une corrélation directe

Hoegemeyer Hybrids to license its VIP white corn hybrids to Steyer Seeds

Syngenta announces AgriEdge corn program redemption season

Biological control saves maize from toxic invasion

Syngenta to license Zimmerman white corn hybrids to Hoegemeyer Hybrids

México, líder mundial en genómica vegetal
Mexican scientists present maize genome sequence

Breeding corn for sustainability - High-quality corn for low-input farming systems
El desarrollo de maíz de alta calidad - Maíz de alta calidad para los sistemas de granjería de baja inversión

Francia seguirá cultivando maíz mejorado genéticamente

South African crop scientists develop maize streak virus resistant maize variety

First all-African produced genetically engineered maize is resistant to maize streak virus

Grower satisfaction with HERCULEX extremely high - Survey of corn producers confirms insect protection trait provides excellent insect control

U.S. weekly corn outlook: Acreage report surprise

EFSA bleibt dabei: Keine Bedenken bei Bt-Mais MON863

June 07

Describen 95% de la constitución genética del maíz palomero

European Food Safety Authority reaffirms its risk assessment of genetically modified maize MON 863

U.S. farmers plant largest corn crop in 63 years

BASF and Monsanto form co-promotion agreement for Headline fungicide in corn and soybeans
BASF und Monsanto vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit bei der Vermarktung des Fungizids Headline für Mais und Sojabohnen

Monsanto to invest $610 million U.S. corn production facilities, updates trait acreage

CGIAR's Generation Challenge Programme traces historical migration of maize to improve breeding materials for modern cultivars

U.S. National Corn Growers Association, researchers, industry meet to discuss the future

Brasil: Comissão adia julgamento de pedidos para comercialização de transgênicos

Fungal blights on wheat, corn and chickpea in Nebraska, Montana

First report of Brown stalk rot on maize in South Africa

Western bean cutworm will return to U.S. Midwestern cornfields this summer - Researchers watching to see if it continues its eastward expansion

Dow AgroSciences and Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement of key milestones in plant agriculture collaboration: successful application of Sangamo’s ZFP technology to maize and canola

Mycogen Seeds introduces 27 new grain corn hybrids

Brasil: Produtores de milho e pesquisadores elaboram plano de trabalho

France: Publication de l'avis de la Commission du Génie Biomoléculaire Maïs MON 810

New rate recommendation for Headline fungicide confirms effectiveness on all major corn diseases

Golden Acres Genetics simplifies corn numbering system

U.S. weekly outlook:
- USDA reports
- Corn and soybean supply and consumption

University of Minnesota researchers receive grant to study whether corn can be bred for dual-purpose use as a grain and biomass

European Union agriculture ministers agree to end public intervention for maize
Les ministres de l'agriculture de l'Union européenne décident de mettre un terme à l'intervention publique pour le maïs

Maize redness - Serbia: stolbur phytoplasma

Ethanol 2012 Study - Facing the Future: a multi-client strategic study on the U.S. ethanol industry

100 years of research at the Central Great Plains Research Station in Colorado

Crude oil and corn prices

Golden Acres Genetics' 2008 corn lineup features a good mix of proven products and new releases

Syngenta announces transformation of its North American corn and soybean seeds and traits business to serve more customers

Genes explain the amazing global spread of maize

2,000 U.S. corn growers to plant new YieldGard VT products in 2007

May 07

Iron-fortified maize cuts anaemia rates in children

Maïs MON810 : Aucun élément nouveau ne permet de remettre en cause la sécurité et l’efficacité de la plante

Saaten-Union erweitert Sortenangebot: fünf neue Maissorten zugelassen

2007 U.S. corn production risk

New gene technology may improve corn traits, says the U.S. National Corn Growers Association

Genetics, prices, may make fall corn a good option in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Glyphosate-resistant corn hybrids create planting challenges

Syngenta Seeds, inc. appoints Steve Goff to Science Advisor for corn and soybean seeds and crop genetics research

Brasil: Comissão de Biossegurança libera milho transgênico
Brazil's Biosafety Commission approves biotech maize
La Comisión de Bioseguridad aprobó por primera vez un maíz GM

Messungen des Bt-Toxin-Gehalts in Bt-Mais - "Die Schwankungen bewegen sich in einem biologisch erklärbaren Rahmen"

Researchers attach genes to minichromosomes in maize - Technique may lead to resistant crop development, medically important proteins and metabolites

Bayer CropScience's Autumn herbicide now labeled in the U.S. for use before soybeans or corn

Pride Seeds launches new portfolio of Pride G3 YieldGard VT Triple hybrids

U.S. weekly outlook:
- USDA crop forecasts
- Corn and soybean prices

Creating corn for cars

Ethanol reshapes the U.S. corn market

Advice to growers of Agrisure Rootworm Trait (MIR 604) hybrids and their neighbors

Zimbabwe: consumer watchdog warns against maize price increase

ProMED-mail: Fungus responsible for Africa's deadly maize identified / Biological control of aflatoxin contamination in maize in Africa

More corn is critical to meet ambitious ethanol targets in the US

Spangler SeedTech joins forces with AgVenture

April 07

U.S. National Corn Growers Association reminds growers that Agrisure RW hybrids are not approved most major markets, including Japan

Minnesota Department of Agriculture lifts stop-sale order on Dow AgroSciences DAS-59122-7

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture encourages farmers to understand marketing restrictions facing new corn hybrid from Syngenta - New hybrid not approved in international markets, farmers must keep grain separate

With Agrisure RW green light back on, Syngenta provides new choice in rootworm control to Minnesota corn growers

Herculex RW Rootworm and Herculex XTRA trait have overseas approvals

Greece continues to ban GM corn for planting

Black cutworm moth flights picking up in U.S. Midwest - Timing of egg-laying, corn planting may be ripe for crop damage

Deliberate release into the E.U. environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the market: new posting

Greece bans 16 additional GM maize varieties

Fungus responsible for Africa's deadly maize identified
Hongo que causa el maíz letal africano es identificado

Syngenta receives go-ahead to resume sale of Agrisure RW in Minnesota

Growers could cut back on fertilizer and reap economic and environmental benefits by using a rapid test recently discovered by scientists to accurately predict nitrogen levels

Minnesota Ag Department advises corn growers that a certain rootworm resistant trait present in Syngenta corn seed has not been approved for sale in Minnesota

CTNBio adiou discussão sobre milho transgênico, informa integrante

Access to technology is critical in ‘new era of corn production’ - Syngenta is stepping up to help U.S. growers meet demand

Lithuanian government rejects petitions for field trials of transgenic corn and rapeseed

Golden Acres Genetics introduces new YieldGard VT corn hybrids

European Union to vote on 1507xNK603 maize: an opportunity for Europe to demonstrate commitment to competitiveness

High demand causes Dow AgroSciences' Herculex to experience strong sales growth

BASF Plant Science continues commitment to plant biotechnology and nutritionally enhanced crops - New breeding and testing operations opened in Iowa, Illinois and Hawaii

Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notice of submission for approval of novel food, livestock feed and environmental safety approval for commercial planting purposes of a plant genetically modified for insect resistance and from Monsanto Canada Inc.
Avis de demande d'approbation de Monsanto Canada Inc. d'un aliment nouveau pour animaux et humains et d'approbation de sûreté environnementale pour un végétal destiné à la plantation commerciale, qui a été modifié génétiquement pour le rendre résistant aux insectes

Syngenta Crop Protection names new herbicide designed for glyphosate-tolerant corn

2006 costs of corn production in Illinois

U.S. National Corn Growers Association's Know Before You Grow database contains more than 4,000 hybrids

FS Seed's FS 6996 corn added to Frito-Lay’s Illinois Food Grade List

Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Determination of the safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred International's corn event TUSC1
Détermination de l'innocuité du maïs TUSC1 de Pioneer Hi-Bred International

Distribution of corn and soybean acres in the US

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 28 new plant varieties

U.S. National Corn Growers Association calls for pipeline from research to traits

U.S. grain industry urges Syngenta to reconsider plan to commercialize biotech corn seed not approved in export markets

Positive 2006 results and new regulatory framework improve 2007 prospects for biotech corn in France

Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn; temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance

Herculex RW advances toward EU approval with positive scientific safety opinion

France: semis maïs

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn and soybean supply and use
- Corn supplies

March 07

Desarrolla el Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán método para incrementar producción de maíz

2007 Texas corn acreage to increase, declines in cotton forecasted

U.S. corn acres expected to soar in 2007, says USDA - Ethanol, export demand lead to largest planted area in 63 years

Corn: situation and outlook
Maïs: situation et perspectives

Coexistence Between GM and Non-GM Maize Crops – Tested in 2004 at the Field Scale Level

National Corn Growers Association advises U.S. growers that new Agrisure Rootworm trait (MIR 604) lacks Japanese approval

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn and soybean basis

U.S. Federal Register: Availability of determination of nonregulated status for corn genetically engineered for insect resistance (Syngenta Seeds, Inc.)

Los maíces biotecnológicos Bt presentan la mitad de toxinas producidas por hongos que sus correspondientes convencionales

Western bean cutworm also likes corn

European Commission decisions to withdraw five discontinued GMOs backed by Member States

Some Ohio corn fields may be at risk for Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight

France:
- Création d'un registre national des cultures OGM
- Cultures expérimentales d'OGM en 2007
- OGM: laisser le choix aux producteurs
- Coexistence maïs OGM et non OGM: les recommendations 2007 de la filière maïs française

Exposição sobre a notificação para a realização de ensaios de campo com as variedades de milho geneticamente modificado GA21 e DP-Ø9814Ø-6 (resistência a herbicidas)

Coexistence between Bt and conventional maize tested in Germany

Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) II

New Seed Initiative for Maize in Southern Africa

Maïs OGM: les producteurs français font confiance à l’expertise des instances européennes et françaises

Drought causes maize prices to shoot up in Swaziland as food shortages loom

Aflatoxin research shows promise, says the U.S. National Corn Growers Association

World corn supply is keeping up with demand, says the U.S. National Corn Growers Association

Colombia approves GM corn for the first time

Maïs OGM en 2006 : des résultats probants

How to control weeds in continuous corn

February 07

Breeding knowledge combined with cutting-edge laboratory analysis will produce maize rich in vital nutrients

Expedição de agrônomos avalia plantio de soja, milho e algodão em 14 estados

U.S. Department of Agriculture extends public comment on deregulation of Syngenta Seeds' GM corn MIR604

Syngenta announces major expansion in its U.S. Midwest corn and soybean seed supply operations

DuPont executes investments to accelerate new seed product development - Plan expands R&D to meet demand for better genetics, biotech traits

Know soil nutrient needs for best continuous corn management

Russia recently approved two biotech corn varieties for use in animal feed

Mississippi corn farmers expect a big year for the crop

Increase productivity with Garst Seed Company’s eight new corn hybrids that boast stacked trait technology - New hybrids protect from corn borer and rootworm while offering herbicide flexibility

Natural enzyme deters fall armyworms and other corn-feeding insects
Enzima natural impide los gusanos cogolleros y otros insectos del maíz

U.S. Federal Register: Petition from Syngenta Seeds seeking determination of nonregulated status for corn rootworm-resistant corn derived from transformation event designated as MIR604

Biotech corn planting intentions in Germany for 2007

Traits – Are They Increasing Corn Yields?

Increased continuous corn production creates more challenges for growers - Producers are encouraged to carefully evaluate hybrids to minimize challenges, maximize yield potential

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 19 new plant varieties

U.S. weekly outlook: Corn export

Know the production risks with continuous corn

News@lim, numéro spécial maïs fourrage

European Commission proposal to end intervention for corn

Special issue of Iowa State University's Integrated Crop Management focuses on corn following corn

El maíz Bt mejorado genéticamente, escudo protector contra las micotoxinas

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 20 new plant varieties

Pride Seeds and Cavendish Agri Services announce distribution alliance

Prepare your fields for corn after corn: consider field selection, compaction, residue management and soil fertility

Union Européenne: Réviser les seuils de mycotoxines pour le maïs

Small seed with a big footprint: Western Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Nepal

Wyffels Hybrids announces new hybrids for 2007 and 2008

January 07

Dekalb lança milho híbrido precoce de alto potencial produtivo para o Sul

AgVenture launches corn-on-corn information website

Arkion Life Sciences receives U.S. EPA approval to market Avitec corn seed treatment

Mycogen Seeds tops corn yield contest in Illinois

Syngenta NK Brand announces 13 new hybrids with rootworm trait stacks

Enhanced, drought-tolerant maize will give African farmers options, even with global warming

Syngenta corn rootworm insect trait stack approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency
Syngenta erhält US-Zulassung für Saatgut mit kombiniertem Schutz vor Maiswurzelwurm und Maiszünsler
L’agence de protection de l’environnement américaine (EPA) homologue la combinaison des caractères de résistance aux insectes ravageurs du maïs développée par Syngenta

U.S. EPA approves Syngenta's Agrisure CB/LL/RW corn trait stack

U.S. Federal Register: Issuance of experimental use permit 524–EUP–97 to Monsanto Company

South African researchers to begin field tests of first-ever GM crop developed by Africans for Africa

Bayer CropScience's corn herbicide Laudis launched in Austria for the spring season 2007