July 08
University of Delaware researcher is building a better lima bean
Bayer CropScience strengthens global position in insecticides market:
insecticide Movento approved in United States and Canada - Launch
planned for 2008
Bayer CropScience stärkt weltweite Position im Insektizidmarkt:
Insektizid Movento® in USA und Kanada zugelassen - Markt-Einführung für
2008 geplant
Canada announces proposed changes to the Seeds Regulations to
establish a more flexible variety registration system
Le Canada annonce un projet de modification du Règlement sur les
semences visant à établir un système d'enregistrement des variétés
plus souple
Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the U.S.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC):
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Improving Canada's
seed certification system
L'amélioration du système de la certification des
semences au Canada
AgVenture Hobart
Brothers expands territory, adds three District Sales
Managers
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 74 new plant varieties
USA 2008: GM
cultivation almost at 60 million hectares
Earliest Mexican
wheats supply latest useful traits
Mehmet Tulbek
named Technical Director of the Northern Crops Institute
Iowa schools fail
to meet the needs of the agricultural industry
Lanworth estimates
on track with USDA acreage report - Present analysis
indicates less damage from flooding than reported by USDA
June 08
Ahern International
Seeds hires Ing. Armando Luna as technical sales representative
for Northern Sinaloa and Southern Sonora
Brasil:
Labex Estados Unidos
trabalhará com instituição canadense
Prices, drought
tolerance appeal to Mississippi peanut growers
Precision Laboratories
introduces new technology for foliar feeding with glyphosate
Thavy Un joins BASF
Turf & Ornamentals as Marketing Manager
U.S. Organic Trade
Association sues Ohio's Department of Agriculture to protect
organic standards
Canadian Grain Commission
announces grade changes to eastern crops for 2008-09
La CCG annonce les
changements apportés au classement des grains récoltés dans
l’Est pour la campagne agricole 2008-2009
Washington State
organic acreage and production see significant increases in 2007
Multi-state genomics
research focuses on rice variety improvement
U.S. Department of
Agriculture assesses 2008 corn and soybean acreage
Brett Young Seeds
believes in new biologicals for canola and soybean
Early origins of maize
in Mexico
Proposal to create a
flexible variety registration system in Canada
Proposition pour la création d'un système souple d'enregistrement des
variétés au Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Impacts of crop placement
changes in new flexible variety registration system
Conséquences des modifications apportées au placement des cultures
grâce au nouveau système d'enregistrement des variétés plus souple
Canada Gazette:
Regulations Amending the
Seeds Regulations (Part III and Schedule III)
Règlement modifiant le
Règlement sur les semences (partie III et annexe III)
Dr. Wilf Keller
appointed as the new President and CEO of Genome Prairie
Monsanto Canada adopts
bag license fee for Roundup Ready canola technology
Weather across U.S.
Midwest increases disease pressure and risk to yields - BASF
fungicide technology provides disease control and Plant Health
benefits in year of record commodity prices
DuPont opens new maize
research center in northern Mexico
Western Canadian farmers’
worst pest targeted by unique online tool from the Canadian
Wheat Board
University of Idaho
scientists evaluate potato varieties for performance in organic
systems
U.S. Farm Bill will
provide critical funding for ag research
New DuPont molecular
markers increase soybean productivity
Strong results in Roundup,
seeds and traits businesses propel Monsanto to record third-quarter and
year-to-date results - Monsanto sees increased use of its corn seeds and traits globally, company expects seventh consecutive year of branded corn market share gains in U.S.
Who can afford corn?
Almost no one, Purdue economist says
Novel insect control
technology from Dow AgroSciences earns top honors for promoting
green chemistry
DuPont and Syngenta
enter into crop protection technology exchange
Rains spawn head scab
outbreak in Kansas wheat
Producer's Choice, Grassland
Central and Target Seeds are merging to operate as Producer's Choice
Monsanto Company and the Illinois Crop Improvement Association intiate
important new relationship
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
High price reached?
The Pickeseed
Companies Group announces the purchase of Farm Pure Seeds, Inc.
U.S. seed industry
announces new foundation to support education
BASF and Monsanto enter into
agreement for new fungicide seed treatment solution in soybeans
BASF und Monsanto
schliessen Vertrag über neue Fungizid-Saatgutbeize für
Sojabohnen
American Seed Trade
Association celebrates 125 years of advocacy and advancement
for seed industry
Federal Court upholds
farmer control of the Canadian Wheat Board
Enza Coastal Seeds hires
George Thacher as Area Sales Manager for the Salinas, California area
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
Monsanto Board of Directors increases quarterly dividend to 24 cents per
share - Dividend has increased 300 percent since 2002 spinoff
New Coronet fungicide seed treatment from BASF receives U.S. EPA
approval - Coronet offers broad-spectrum protection of seed and
seedlings in vegetables and cotton
Aphid tracking network helps Idaho and eastern Washington pea and lentil
producers protect peas and lentils
Canadian Wheat Board launches new online WeatherBug centre for farmers
University of California Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
Seminis hires Technical Sales Manager for Mexico greenhouse market
Performance Plants establishes
U.S. biofuels facility
Dow AgroSciences announces early exercise of option for commercial
license with Sangamo BioSciences for plants
USDA/APHIS seeks public comment on deregulation of genetically cotton
U.S. Federal Register:
Bayer CropScience -
Availability of petition and draft environmental assessment for
determination of nonregulated status for cotton genetically engineered
for glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Illinois Crop Improvement Association confirms that DuPont ethanol
calibration system provides reliable, rapid evaluation
Monsanto donates $1 million in support of Iowa flood relief efforts
Mendel Biotechnology, Richardson Seeds and MMR Genetics announce sorghum
biofuels collaboration
Owen J. Newlin and Dr. Manjit Misra honored at Iowa State University's
annual Distinguished Awards Celebration
U.S. biotech industry showcases stewardship through the Excellence
Through Stewardship program
BASF and Nidera unveil new CLEARFIELD sunflower trait – CLHA-Plus
Planalytics weather intelligence featured on Farm Journal Media website
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Directive D-06-04 "Seed Potato
Quality Management Program (SPQMP)" has been revised
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
la directive D-06-04
"Programme de gestion de la qualité des pommes de terre de semence
(PGQPTS)" a été révisée
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
AgVenture hires seed
industry professional Brian Zeeb to serve as President of two
long-standing independent regional seed companies
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 21 new plant varieties
Great Lakes Hybrids
promotes Doug Little to Brand Manager
New
silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) gas U.S. growers
concerned
Nuevo tipo de la
mosca blanca es una preocupación para los cultivadores
Monsanto Company
completes acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds
Monsanto rondt overname
De Ruiter Seeds
La empresa Monsanto
completa la adquisición propuesta de De Ruiter Seeds
Chilean President and
California Governor preside over signing of two landmark
agreements with the University of California, Davis - Seed
Biotechnology Center is primary campus partner in the first
agreement
Lafarge and
Performance Plants join forces to develop non-food energy crops
USDA gives green light
to University of Minnesota contained facility to research deadly
plant pathogens - Will be only facility in the U.S. Midwest with
contained greenhouse capability and expected to play a key role
in Ug99 and Asian soybean rust research
Landec Corporation and
Monsanto enter into partnership agreement to develop broccoli
and cauliflower varieties with novel traits
Dr. Ainong Shi joins
Indiana Crop Improvement Association as Genetics Lab Supervisor
BASF's Equinox
herbicide registered in Canada for use on canola
Cephalosporium stripe
on wheat in Illinois, USA
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
- Rationing corn
-
Crop markets
Becker Underwood promotes industry veteran Kyle Payne to national
accounts manager for U.S. inoculant sales
BHN Seeds joins forces with Ahern Seeds to serve Mexico and Central
America
Ahern International Seeds promotes Ing. Raul Piceño
Early signs indicate potentially fewer soybean aphids in the US in 2008
- Monitoring fields is still key to managing problem areas, say Pioneer
experts
Harvest begins in Mississippi on an expanded wheat acreage
University of Georgia given $4.1 million USDA grant to study
disappearing bees
USDA/APHIS make changes to the area in the State of Idaho that is
quarantined to prevent the spread of potato cyst nematode
BASF's Odyssey DLX herbicide now registered for use on CLEARFIELD canola
in Canada
Monsanto contributes $65,000 to tornado relief and rebuilding efforts in
Iowa
"Clearwater": an eco-friendly
feed barley
Una cebada amigable con el medio ambiente
Dow AgroSciences and Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement of key
milestones in plant agriculture collaboration - ZFP technology
accelerates precision gene control, trait stacking in commercial crop
species
Monsanto's industry-leading seed position creates accelerated biotech
trait opportunity in Latin America
Emerald Seed Company launches new and improved website
Canadian Grain Commission:
Eastern
grading changes recommended for July 1, 2008
Changements
recommandés au classement des grains pour le 1er juillet 2008
University of Nebraska-Lincoln releases “Coyne”, a new Great Northern
edible bean, and requests proposals for the exclusive licensing for the
seed production, distribution and commercialization of the variety
U.S. National Corn Growers Association
reminds growers to dispose of unused seed properly
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
Dow AgroSciences,
Mertec LLC and M.S. Technologies LLC collaborate to bring
new soybean technologies to U.S. soybean growers - Growers
will have more options in their herbicide choices for
enhanced weed control & effective weed resistance management
Western Grains
Research Foundation pleased that Canadian National Railway
revenue cap appeal ruling has been decided
Average U.S.
shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally produced
food
El Centro de
Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba, un referente en
Ámerica Latina
Dan Swalla joins
Renze Hybrids, Inc. as Sales and Marketing Manager
Disease resistant
Vinca among 500 bedding plant varieties featured at the
annual Horticultural Field Day in Overton, Texas
Tospoviruses on
lettuce in California, USA
Dow AgroSciences acquires research
station for cottonseed breeding in Leland, Mississippi
Syngenta's Warrior
II with Zeon Technology receives Florida label approval for
broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23 crop groups
Jamaica abrirá
avanzado centro de tecnología agrícola
Jamaica to launch agricultural technology centre
May 08
Government of Pakistan
and Monsanto sign letter of intent for the development of GM
cotton
Canada:
Grains and oilseeds
outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Oregon firm pays $1,200
to settle seed case
Qualisoy expands
popular educational program to share profit opportunities for
new traits
First report of Tomato
chlorosis virus in Cuba
Dow AgroSciences
announces expansion at the Mycogen seed processing plant in
York, Nebraska
KeyGene and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture sign long-term collaboration on pepper
research
Dow AgroSciences and
Martek Biosciences Corp form alliance to bring omega-3 fatty
acids to food industry
Context Network white
paper addresses implications of Monsanto-Syngenta litigation and
licensing agreements
Curry Seed Company
reaches an agreement with Pioneer Hi-Bred
STA Laboratories, Inc.
expands California-based operations
Organic corn:
increasing rotation complexity increases yields
American Society of
Plant Biologists engages Latin America colleagues at its Annual
Meeting in Merida, Mexico
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
U.S. Organic Farming
Research Foundation applauds farm bill victories for organic
farmers and ranchers
Black cutworms moving
further north into U.S. Midwestern cornfields - Pioneer
recommends early scouting to monitor potential outbreaks
Monsanto growth drivers
continue to drive strategy, leadership - Company leverages
technology to boost yield, reduce risk for farmers
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
Determination of the Safety of Bayer CropScience’s GlyTol Cotton
Event GHB614
Détermination de l’innocuité du
coton transgénique GHB614 GlyTol de Bayer CropScience
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency announces proposed amendments to the Seeds
Regulations to remove the kernel visual distinguishability
requirements when importing wheat seed in Western Canada
(Canadian Wheat Board Area)
Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) annonce le
projet de modification du Règlement sur les semences visant à
supprimer les exigences en matière de distinction visuelle des
grains (DVG) lors de l’importation de semences de blé vers
l’Ouest canadien (région sous contrôle de la Commission
canadienne du blé)
Burrus Hybrids acquires
Hoblit Seed Company
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
U.S. National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) agricultural chemical
usage publications
Limagrain unveils new
structure for its vegetable seed operations - Harris Moran (USA)
to link with Clause (France) and Marco Polo (Thailand)
Pioneer Hi-Bred
recommends early scouting for potential insect problems - Wet
conditions, delayed corn planting may lead to more pest
challenges
DuPont reaffirms
expectations for North America seed corn market share
Syngenta's Inspire
Super MP fungicide receives Section 18 emergency exemption for
cucurbits in Georgia
South Dakota firm pays
$3,225 to settle seed case
DuPont leader urges
United Nations to move agriculture higher on the agenda
Nematode specialist
bolsters research ability for Worldwide SoyTechnologies - Amy
Carr to drive disease screening, focus on soybean cyst nematode
Wyffels Hybrids hires
District Sales Managers in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois
U.S. Department of
Agriculture officials stress the fact that we can have both food
and fuel
Leaf rust on wheat in
Kansas, Oklahoma
Nunhems USA promotes
Margy Van Zant to Customer Service Manager
Monsanto leverages
strategy, innovation extending its leadership
American seed industry
honors Dr. Roger Krueger
AgVenture Spangler Seed
builds leadership team
'Orange Bulldog', a
new, virus-resistant breed of pumpkin, is good news for growers
and consumers in southeast USA
Saskatchewan growers
win BASF's CLEARFIELD Lentil Dream Acre Contest
Rabo AgriFinance names
John J. Ryan New President and CEO
Viterra to supply
canola seed to the Bio-Extraction extraction facility in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
DuPont and Genencor
create world-leading cellulosic ethanol company - Joint venture
combines companies’ strengths in the development and deployment
of second generation ethanol from non-food feedstocks to address
$75 billion market opportunity
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association upgrades its online “Farmer to Farmer”
biotechnology resource center
BASF Canada introduces
new formulation of Headline Duo fungicide for chickpea growers
in Western Canada
Australian germplasm could give
U.S. sunflowers improved resistance to fungal diseases
Girasoles
estadounidenses podrían recibir ayuda de Australia contra
enfermedades
BASF appoints vice
president to U.S. crop protection division
Canada:
Seed Program Quality
System Procedure QSP 142.3 - Authorized Seed Crop Inspection
Service Monitoring and Auditing
Procédure du système qualité programme des semences PSQ 142.3
- Activités de surveillance et d'audit à l'égard des services
d'inspection de cultures de semences autorisés
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Crop supply and demand
Exceptional sweet onion
harvest in South Texas soured by low market prices
Clubroot on canola in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Seeding rates in
relation to maximum yield and seed costs
Syngenta's Alto
fungicide receives Section 3 registration in soybeans - Powerful
fungicide receives full U.S. registration
USDA issues its first
forecast of 2008-09 corn crop
Cotton holds its
promise in Mississippi, just on fewer acres
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 15 new plant varieties
Oklahoma firm pays
$2,275 to settle seed case
Iowa firm pays $1,725
to settle seed case
Be sure to stay on top
of Bt corn hybrid requirements this planting season, says
University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologist
Status herbicide from
BASF now registered for use on popcorn in the United States
Alfalfa weevil
infestation likely in Missouri
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notifications of
variety registrations - April-June, 2008
Drought makes U.S. farmers mind their peas and corn
La sequía
afecta las decisiones de los granjeros sobre sus cultivos
Bayer CropScience
honors top-class U.S. cotton growers at third annual FiberMax
One Ton Club awards banquet
Bayer CropScience “Pair
Up Program” offer continues for U.S. growers
Sustainable technology
is key to unlock success for soy into 2020
Bayer CropScience
announces exclusive U.S. partners for the 2008 Certified
FiberMax Cotton program
Kansas Wheat Alliance
explains new license agreement for the production of the wheat
varieties Jagger, Overley, Fuller, RonL, and Danby for sale as
seed
Bob Yaklich joins
Nunhems USA as part of expanded focus on value-added seed
technology
Headline fungicide
receives U.S. government approval for use on oats - Registration
of BASF fungicide important for Canadian oat exports
Bayer CropScience
introduces Proline fungicide for soybeans in the U.S. - Proline
provides improved control of Asian soybean rust, powdery mildew
Monsanto's strong cash
position allows it to extend competitive lead, return value to
shareowners and farmers
DTN webinar spreads
awareness about the importance of insect resistance nanagement
practices
U.S. Department of
Agriculture establishes a sorghum promotion, research and
information order
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Uncertain corn
prospects
Syngenta Crop
Protection renews valued disease hotline sponsorships to
bring blight hotlines to North American potato growers in
2008
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture
announce revised guidelines for the movement of seed
potatoes between Canada and the United States
L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments et le
département de l’agriculture des États-Unis annoncent de
nouvelles lignes directrices sur le commerce des pommes de
terre de semence entre le Canada et les États-Unis
Bayer CropScience
introduces íts global food chain partnership concept in the
USA in the USA - Greenfield Alliance with the Western
Growers Association serves as example
Iowa Soybean
Association offers tips for coping with delayed soybean
planting
Nunhems at United
Fresh 2008 in Las Vegas: innovative vegetable seed solutions
for the US market
Syngenta Seeds,
Inc. investigates locations in the U.S. Corn Belt to build a
new corn production facility
The Asian soybean rust
battle takes a look at kudzu, a rust host
April 08
Kansas Wheat Alliance
signs agreement with Kansas Crop Improvement Association
U.S. National Biodiesel
Board facilitates $1.2 million grant with Danforth Plant Science
Center research project funded By U.S. Department Of
Transportation designed to increase output of oils for use in
biodiesel production
US Patent Office
rejects US company’s patent protection for bean commonly grown
by Latin American farmers
Monsanto Company
announces development of new learning center focused on water
usage and crop production - $6 million investment creates focal
point for testing drought-tolerant technologies in the Western
Corn Belt
Ceres introduces the
first seed brand for bioenergy crops
Soybean inoculation
provides insurance for growers
Syngenta's Revus top
fungicide receives Florida label approval - Powerful new premix
protects potatoes and tomatoes against early blight, late blight
and other tough diseases
Syngenta Crop
Protection receives US EPA approval for Warrior II with Zeon
Technology for broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23
crop groups
North American
Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug
Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not
add to food safety
U.S. biologists
suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring
environmental impacts
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Soybean market
Canada:
Grains and oilseeds
outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Fungal diseases on
wheat in Canada, USA
Plant Health Care,
Inc. initiates large scale grower tests for a ProAct +
glyphosate product
Two new fungicides
from BASF registered for use on cereals in the United States
University of
California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech
crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops
Monsanto Company and
Mendel Biotechnology announce cellulosic biofuels collaboration
Nebraska Seeds Inc.
receives ISO 9001:2000 registration
University of Idaho
Extension website helps Idaho’s potato growers navigate good
agricultural practices audits
Tomatoes are hot -
even in Idaho’s cold, short-season areas
Oklahoma set to plant
first-ever 1,000 acre switchgrass field
Syngenta announces
plans to build a new vegetables seed processing facility in
Pasco, Washington
American Seed Trade
Association announces first 2008 Future Seed Executives (FuSE)
educational unit hosted by Syngenta
U.S. scientists call
for more access to biotech crop data
Washington State
University scientists and Pacific Northwest beekeepers dedicate
funds to the study causes of the colony collapse
DuPont reports first
quarter earnings growth of over 20 percent - Sales increase 9
percent with strong growth in agriculture and emerging markets
Dairyland Seed
launches first-ever variety of Roundup Ready ultra low linolenic
soybean - New variety lower in trans fats, improves producer’s
bottom line
U.S. farmer
excitement building around soybean economic and yield
opportunities
CDC Imagine
CLEARFIELD wheat seed tops 2008 Northlands Pedigreed Seed
Competition in Alberta, Canada
Planalytics launches
GreenReport featuring satellite-derived yield forecasts for
wheat, corn, soybean and other crops
Bayer CropScience
U.S. introduces Trilex, seed-applied fungicide for soybeans that
protects against stand-reducing diseases
CropLife Canada
supports Ontario's new proposal aimed at ending the
non-essential use of pesticides
As weed resistance
increases, cotton growers look for new control methods -
FiberMax LibertyLink cotton seed varieties keep yield and profit
potential high
Independent
Professional Seed Association launches new identity campaign
theme “Seeds for Growth” to drive marketing efforts
Boosting basil production in Mississippi
Aumentando la producción de la
albahaca en Misisipí
Washington State
University offers first online certificate in organic
agriculture in United States
Arkion Life Sciences
receives Crisis Exemption to US EPA Section 18 Approval in
Mississippi and Tennessee to market Avitec corn seed treatment
U.S. Department of
Agriculture announces open teleconferencing meeting of the Plant
Variety Protection Board
South Dakota firm
pays $1,400 to settle seed case
New Rabobank report
shows that U.S. rice sector has promising outlook
Three viruses
threaten cucurbits - and now green beans
Tres virus amenazan las cucúrbitas—y ahora las judías verdes
USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service makes changes to the Cotton
Objective Yield Survey
Pioneer Forage Forum
features nutrition, feeding information for dairy industry -
Blogs, podcasts engage dairy industry on Pioneer, university
research
Early-flowering, winter-hardy hairy vetch released for Northern
United States
Nueva
variedad de veza vellosa lanzada para la región norteña de
EE.UU.
Bayer CropScience's
Cotton Agronomic Performance (CAP) trials add value for U.S.
cotton growers, give growers added chance to evaluate local
variety performance data
DuPont purchases
equity stake in Farms Technology
Jim Zimmer named CEO
of Channel Bio Corporation
Monsanto Company
announces new three-year share repurchase program
Monsanto Company adds
Janice L. Fields to its Board of Directors
Cereal viruses in
Oregon and Kansas
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Hybrid and composite
canola seed crop inspections procedures
Procédures
d'inspection des cultures de semences de canola hybride et
composite
University of
Illinois and Monsanto Company establish the Monsanto Fellows in
Plant Breeding Fund
Dow AgroSciences
expands canola research at its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan site
New plans for new
acreage in the USA - United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean
checkoff work to ensure demand satisfies increased supply of
soybean acres this year
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Corn fundamentals
strong
U.S. Soybean Rust
Fast Track System gets an overhaul
Northstar Genetics
purchases Ziller Seed Company
Arcadia Biosciences
and MAHYCO announce multi-crop, multi-technology licensing
agreement
ALMACO to introduce
new research plot technologies at upcoming field day
Seed Veteran Mike
Bieret signs with AgVenture Hobart Brothers as Sales and
Marketing Manager
Government of Canada
invests in the sustainability of the greenhouse vegetable
industry in British Columbia
Seminis hires
Technical Sales Manager for the greenhouse market in western
Canada and the United States
DuPont expects higher
first quarter 2008 earnings
Mississippi leads
project to reveal rice genetic markers
Leverage 2.7
insecticide from Bayer CropScience receives U.S. EPA
registration for soybeans and cotton
Pioneer Hi-Bred and
Asoyia enter into ultra low lin soybean IP agreement - Program
offers attractive premiums for soybean growers
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
Unique share risk
programs support Americot quality cotton varieties
Kansas State
University economist expects more corn, fewer soybean acres than
USDA report forecasts
Weed management
preserves corn yield potential - U.S. growers boost their
potential return-on-investment with a two-pass program from
Bayer CropScience
Fungal diseases on
oilseed rape in the United Kingdom and Canada
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
selects Weber Shandwick and Campbell Mithun as agencies of
record for public relations and advertising
Pioneer to treat its
new soybean varieties with CruiserMaxx Beans brand seed
treatment from Syngenta Seed Care
Rising input costs
underscore need for maximizing yield
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
Mississippi’s soybean
growers expected to plant more than 2 million acres this year
Flax, an oilseed
crop, may sprout new life as biodiesel source
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association: higher corn prices have little impact at
supermarket
Fungicide seed
treatments and poor quality soybean seed
Pioneer's Optimum
AcreMax 1 Insect Protection - What is it?
'Don’t Panic!:
Selecting Soybean Varieties In A Year With Fewer Choices' - A
white paper on how Southern U.S. growers can make the best of
marginal seed or varieties and stretch the very best seed and
varieties they can find in 2008
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association urges House of Representatives to protect
genetic research for vital crops
USDA report and
Canadian planting intentions call for more corn
Plant Health Care,
Inc. promotes Dr. Greg Lewis to Vice President, Corporate
Development
Monsanto delivers record
second-quarter results on strong growth of U.S. and international
corn businesses, growing demand for Roundup
Monsanto announces
Buchanan County, Iowa as lead location for new corn seed
production facility
Monsanto announces
planned expansion at its Roundup facility in Luling, Louisiana
U.S. National
Corn Growers Association: TIME Magazine cover story
wrongly attacks corn with questionable research
Reason 500 SC
fungicide from Bayer CropScience gets reduced plant-back for
2008 season in the U.S.
Higher price of
glyphosate herbicide makes pre-emergence chemicals cost
competitive, says University of Missouri Extension
specialist
Wheat may be
entering a down trend, says Kansas State University grain
market analyst
Breann Hammann
joins Becker Underwood as Southern Territory Manager for its
seed enhancement business unit
New bahiagrass
may provide faster forage option for growers
Una nueva opción de forraje para los cultivadores
Rabobank America
creates new agricultural advisory board
March 08
USDA/AMS - Items of
Interest in Seed - April 2008
Short soybean seed
supply increases need for good planting practices to avoid
replanting
Monsanto Company
announces agreement to acquire De Ruiter Seeds, a leading global
vegetable seed company
Monsanto maakt
akkoord bekend over overname van De Ruiter Seeds, een wereldwijd
toonangevend groentezadenbedrijf
SGS North America,
Inc. announces new seed testing laboratory
DuPont donates
sequences from corn disease agent to advance research
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
Mexico publishes GM approval
guidelines
México publica
pautas para aprobar OGM
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 12 new plant varieties
Monsanto Company
expansion in Kearney, Nebraska approaching completion
Monsanto Company
breaks ground on new Dekalb corn seed production facility near
Waco, Nebraska
2008 battle ready for
soybean rust invasion
Illinois corn returns
may top soybeans in 2008
DuPont opens new seed
production plant to meet increasing demand for Pioneer brand
canola
México aprueba la
importación, exportación y cultivo de transgénicos
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 13 new plant varieties
Triticum Mosaic Virus
adds new wrinkle to wheat disease picture
New safflower lines
survive winters
Nuevas líneas de alazor sobreviven los inviernos
Monsanto boosts
fiscal-year 2008 earnings per share and free cash flow guidance
- Second-quarter results exceed expectations given upside from
seeds-and-traits and Roundup businesses
Rating new
technologies with an old scale - Entomologists question root
ratings in era of Bt corn hybrids
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
- Friendly reports
for corn
- USDA reports
Syngenta's Revus Top
fungicide receives U.S. federal registration - Powerful new
premix protects potatoes and tomatoes against early blight, late
blight and other tough diseases
AgroFresh and
Syngenta finalize exclusive agreement for Invinsa crop stress
protection
Soybean varieties
viable in southern Indiana, resistant to root-knot nematode
Looming threat to
plant breeding future in Canada
Trilex 6000 soybean
system from Bayer CropScience helps growers simplify effort,
maximize yield
United Soybean Board
and , American Soybean Association partner with researchers to
crack soybean genome code - Researchers predict entire soybean
germplasm collection will be analyzed in three years
Renze Hybrids
welcomes Craig Williams as new Operations Manager
New resource
available on the website of the American Seed Trade Association
(ASTA)
Spring wheat holds
challenges for Iowa farmers
Percy Schmeiser
settles small claims court issue with Monsanto Canada
Becker Underwood
announces a major development in organic seed enhancement
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 10 new plant varieties
Dr. Jane Kveton Dever
named Associate Professor - Cotton Breeding at Texas AgriLife
Research
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services obtains accreditation from the U.S. National Seed
Health System
Becker Underwood and
HERC Products ink agreement to bring patented salt management
technology to ag and turf markets
Foodborne outbreaks
from leafy greens on rise in the United States
SemBioSys announces
2007 financial and operational results
TagTeam Soybean
liquid and NProve Soybean liquid, new soybean inoculants from
Novozymes BioAg, receive western Canadian registration
SemBioSys' GLA
partner enters strategic alliance for the sale and marketing of
GLA-rich safflower oil
Michigan State
University line of soft, white wheat wins best of show
U.S. Federal Register:
National Organic
Program, sunset review
Seedway celebrates
its 45th anniversary
The huge impact of
agriculture on California's economy
Glyphosate resistant
Johnsongrass confirmed in two U.S. locations
Newest installment of
Seed World’s groundbreaking video series, Giant Views of the
Industry On-line, features Tom Strachota, Chief Executive
Officer of Dairyland Seed
DuPont and Arcadia
Biosciences collaborate to improve nitrogen use efficiency in
corn
University of
Arkansas scientists take systematic approach to rice research
Canada:
9th National Forum on
Seed Meeting
9ième Réunion du
Forum national sur les semences
Syngenta's Inspire SB
fungicide receives U.S. federal registration for sugarbeets -
New fungicide to control Cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew
Iowa grower shares
corn-on-corn tips at 2008 Commodity Classic
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Notifications of variety registrations -
January
1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
First report of
Tomato golden mottle virus in Mexico
University of
Illinois sets up interactive sustainable agriculture website
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Production prospects
Economic report
examines food price inflation in the U.S.
David Stamp named
National Sales Manager at NC+ Hybrids
Fontanelle Hybrids
launches new company website
DuPont sees large
growth opportunities for seed business in Eastern Europe
Canada: Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
New reports look at
progress and outlook of the U.S. ethanol industry
USDA/ERS releases
updated data set on the U.S. watermelon industry
Lanworth, Inc.
expands crop analysis into South America - Satellite imaging
analysis firm to increases scope of corn, soy, and wheat
production
The Context Network
studies U.S. Energy Act, assesses impacts, finds surprises for
agriculture, cellulosic industries
New Cornell
University research lab will produce ethanol and other biofuels
from grasses and biomass
United Soybean Board
and soybean checkoff recognizes industry leaders
Cornell partners with
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University of India to offer innovative
degree in food science
Dow AgroSciences
acquires Triumph Seed - Acquisition further expands sunflower
and corn business
DuPont launches next
generation technology to accelerate corn research and increase
productivity
Soybean seed: test in
sand, label accordingly
Spring wheat in
Kansas may face production, marketing challenges
United Genetics hires
Pat Boleda as NAFTA Sales Manager
Halex GT, newest corn
herbicide from Syngenta, continues to exceed the competition
Soybean rust is still
relevant, says University of Kentucky plant pathologist
FAPRI repor -
Agricultural outlook presented to U.S. Congress shows grain
prices high, net farm income strong
- 2008 FAPRI Outlook
shows new bioenergy mandates sustain historically high commodity
prices
South Carolina firm
pays $2,350 to settle seed case
Innovative active
ingredient protects against fungal diseases: Fluopicolide from
Bayer CropScience receives registrations in Japan and the United
States - Launch of Reliable, Stellar and Presidio planned for
2008
Innovativer Wirkstoff schützt vor pilzlichen Krankheiten:
Fluopicolide von Bayer CropScience erhält Zulassung in Japan und
in den USA - Markteinführung von Reliable, Stellar und Presidio
in 2008 geplant
Avoid continuous
traits in continuous corn, suggests Syngenta Seeds' Agronomy
Marketing Manager
Advanta acquires
Garrison & Townsend of Hereford, Texas
Government of Canada
tables amendments to the Canadian Wheat Board Act to
ensure barley marketing freedom
Gouvernement du Canada présente des modifications à la Loi
sur la Commission Canadienne du Blé pour assurer le libre
choix en matière de commercialisatino de l'orge
Maximize wheat crop
values with certified seed, recommends Kansas Crop Improvement
Association
Pioneer Hi-Bred
innovation to increase corn yields, simplify compliance -
Optimum AcreMax new insect protection system introduced to U.S.
farmers
Statistics Canada:
Forage seed usage
survey
Enquête sur l'utilisation des graines de semences fourragères
Monsanto Canada
renews commitment to Canadian Foodgrains Bank for 2008
growing season
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency: Revised
directive D-97-11 "Seed Potato Certification Program -
Requirements for the production of Pre-Elite seed potatoes
from sources other than Nuclear Stock"
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
Directive D-97-11
révisée "Programme de certification des pommes de terre de
semence - Exigences concernant la production de semences
Pré-Élite obtenues à partir de sources autres que le
matériel nucléaire"
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 14 new plant varieties
February 08
Full removal of kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) as a variety
registration screening criterion for all classes of Western Canadian
wheat as of August 1, 2008
Abandon de la distinction
visuelle des grains (DVG) pour toutes les classes de blé en 2008
Soybean seed shortage to
increase production risks
E-newsletter vol
5 no
2
- February 2008
- CIMMYT helps farmers till less, reap more in Chiapas, Mexico
- A boost for maize in the State of Mexico
Commodity Classic
speakers talk success in corn-on-corn
Monsanto’s Roundup
Ready 2 Yield soybeans to be introduced on 1-2 million acres in
2009 - Breakthrough second-generation technology offers top-end
yield potential
Washington State
University releases four new wheat varieties
Survey finds that
U.S. farmers see double value in USDA's biotech yield
endorsement program through crop insurance, biotech hybrids
North Dakota
producers should buy seed stocks now for spring planting
DuPont innovation
to increase corn yields, simplify compliance - Optimum AcreMax
new insect protection system introduced to U.S. farmers
US National Corn
Growers Association joins growers, industry and NGOs to create
agriculture sustainability initiative
Monsanto welcomes
emergence of viable Solutia, highlights anticipated financial
effect
Earlier plantings
underlie yield gains in northern Corn Belt of the United States
Centre for
Systems Integration (CSI) prepares to offer direct access to
Japan’s organic market
DuPont strengthens
leading biotechnology position with leadership changes
Pioneer Hi-Bred
President highlights technologies at USDA's Agricultural Outlook
Forum
U.S. Department of
Energy to invest up to $33.8 million to further development of
commercially viable renewable fuels
Syngenta's Revus
fungicide receives U.S. federal registration - New chemistry
protects against Phytophthora and downy mildews
Wheat growers in
Iowa could benefit from interseeding red clover
“The Soybean
Disease & Pest Management Field Guide” from Iowa State
University and the Iowa Soybean Association now available
Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada Bi-weekly Bulletin:
Dry peas -
Situation and outlook
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Acreage and yield
Pride Seeds' new
blog site provides agronomy insight and perspectives
Arcadia
Biosciences and Bioriginal Food and Science Corp. form strategic
partnership to market high GLA safflower oil
New
pima cottons fight Fusarium fungus
Nuevo algodón
combate el hongo Fusarium
Dow AgroSciences,
USDA address low levels of regulated corn seed event
USDA, EPA AND FDA
statement on Dow AgroSciences' genetically engineered corn event
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Crop management
challenges increase with early corn planting - Pioneer provides
tips for managing early-season stress
DuPont
significantly increases seed production acres for second
consecutive year
Wyffels Hybrids
introduces twelve new corn hybrids
Newly renovated USDA/ARS Grain Research Center dedicated
Ceremonia de dedicación hoy para
un centro de investigación nuevamente renovado
Plant Health Care,
Inc. promotes Mike Cloutier to Vice President of World
Agricultural Sales
Iowa State
University awarded $450,000 to enhance nutritional value and
marketability of common beans in Uganda and Rwanda
U.S. wheat
production heading back up
Back-to-back NCGA
National Corn Yield Contest champions with one common bond:
Bayer CropScience's Poncho
Mississippi State
University Extension hires new soybean specialist
America’s
Heartland television series launches education initiative
Approval of GMO
crops: US and EU seek agreement, EU farmers’ associations press
for speed
First report of
Iris yellow spot virus on onion in Ontario, Canada
New $1 million
professorship to grow Oregon State University’s turf program
Training plant
breeders for the 21st century: USDA's National Needs Graduate
Fellowship opportunity is available to train students in
classical and emergent techniques in plant breeding
New Stamina
fungicide seed treatment from BASF registered in the U.S.,
offers control of key seedling diseases right out the ground
DuPont launches
Online MarketPoint resource for agriculture industry - Web-based
service links growers with end users to market quality grain
Commodity Classic
welcomes National Sorghum Producers in 2009
Mendel
Biotechnology announces new research partnership with Bayer
CropScience
University of
Illinois study challenges assumption that improved technology
has caused corn trend yields to increase at a faster rate
World grain demand
straining U.S. supply, says Purdue University economist
Monsanto is
uniquely positioned to capitalize on flourishing agriculture
demand - Company taps new opportunity with new global seed
treatment platform, signs agreements with Becker Underwood and
Plant Health Care
Late blight on
tomato and potato plants in Florida
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Production, maintenance, multiplication and
certification of nuclear stock class seed potatoes
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments: Production,
conservation, multiplication et certification des pommes de
terre de semence de classe matériel nucléaire
Breeding
heat-tolerant cotton
Desarrollando líneas de algodón que pueden tolerar el calor
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
Economic
comparison of transgenic and nontransgenic cotton production
systems in Georgia, USA
Bayer CropScience
focuses on ‘Helping You Grow’ initiative during 2008 Commodity
Classic
Canadian farmers’
wheat and barley earns highest revenue in 10 years: Canadian
Wheat Board releases 2006-07 annual report
Biofuels
researchers question conclusions of land use conversion studies
published last week by Sciencexpress, notes the U.S. National
Corn Growers Association
IDG's
Computerworld recognizes Monsanto as a top Green IT Company for
2008
World Food Prize
receives $5 million pledge from Monsanto to honor Norman Borlaug
U.S. Federal Register:
- Availability of
an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
for a field release to produce antibodies in genetically
engineered nicotiana hybrids
- Availability of
an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
for a proposed field release of genetically engineered safflower
Ray Wu, Cornell
University's acclaimed pioneer of genetic engineering and
developer of insect-resistant rice, dies at 79
Planting corn
after corn demands top-of-game management - Pioneer agronomists
offer best management practices to help maintain yields
Kansas Crop
Improvement Association elects new executive officers
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
Panicle mite,
present in Texas and Louisiana, may pose a new threat to
Arkansas rice crops
CropLife Canada
releases two new independent studies on the commercial success
of biotech soybeans and corn in Canada
DuPont unveils
strategies to increase ag productivity
National Cotton
Council of America sees lower 2008 U.S. cotton production,
tightening stocks
Wyffels Hybrids
replant program a success for Ohio River Valley corn growers
Gary Sanders joins
Americot, Inc. as Sales Representative for southwestern U.S.
sales
USDA Agricultural
Projections to 2017 provide glimpse forward
Dow AgroSciences
success highlighted on Wall Street - CEO shares ambitious growth
plans, technology leadership
Dow AgroSciences,
Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement of key milestone in
plant agriculture collaboration
Top-yielding NK
genetics pave the way to profits - NK Seeds, retailers partner
to provide Productivity Solutions initiative for maximum yield
Monsanto increases
full-year 2008 ongoing earnings per share guidance based on
strong demand for seeds and traits, Roundup and other
glyphosate-based herbicides - Growing adoption of corn and
soybean products by U.S. and Latin American farmers propel
business, adoption sets up growth footprint for near-term trait
offerings
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
- Small crop
inventories point to the need for large crops in 2008
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 55 new plant varieties
Kentucky firm pays
$3,150 to settle seed case
Canada ends kernel
visual distinguishability (KVD) as a variety registration
screening criterion for all classes of wheat on August 1, 2008
Le Canada abandonne la distinction visuelle des grains (DVG)
à titre de critère d’enregistrement des variétés pour toutes les
classes de blé au 1er août 2008
After kernel visual
distinguishability (KVD): wheat exports will continue to meet
Canadian Grain Commission’s standards for quality
Après l'élimination
de la distinction visuelle des grains (DVG), les exportations de
blé continueront à satisfaire aux normes de qualité de la
Commission canadienne des grains
Dulaney Seed, Inc.
grows, hires Stephen Lary as a Professional Crop Planner
DuPont and
Precision BioSciences collaborate to accelerate crop product
development - Genome engineering technology to bring new
choices, more options to global agriculture
Syngenta Seeds,
Inc. announces 19 new soybean varieties for 2008-09 - Supply
available for 10 varieties to meet increased demand for soybean
seed in 2008
North Dakota State
University offers sunflower production guide to increase
profitability
North Dakota State
University releases Cavalier, a conventional nontransgenic
soybean variety
Seeds of Change
announces several new positions
Ceres, Inc. to
supply energy crops to next-generation biorefinery
DuPont pledges $1
million to World Food Prize - Contribution helps establish
Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates
U.S. Federal Register:
United States
standards for grades of cantaloups
Dairyland Seed's
hybrids offers approved biotech traits for new Biotech Yield
Endorsement (BYE) program
Kiwa Bio-Tech
Products Group discusses cooperative research on plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria with the University of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Kiwa Bio-Tech
Products Group discusses cooperative efforts with Canadian
Ag Ministry and Canadian company
Cotton outlook
favorable for Texas producers
Nunhems USA
adds John Erb as Carrot Crop Sales Manager
DuPont and
Kansas State University Research Foundation partner to
commercialize sorghum herbicide-tolerant traits
Canada's National Forum on
Seed announces Working Group meeting on Novelty
Le Forum
national sur les semences annonce une réunion de groupe de
travail portant sur la nouveauté
Biotech Yield
Endorsement reviewed
USDA National Agricultural
Library publishes new editions of its Agricultural Thesaurus
and Glossary of Agricultural Terms in both Spanish and
English
La
Biblioteca Agrícola Nacional publica nuevas ediciones de
Tesauro Agrícola y Glosario de Términos Agrícolas
DuPont hosts
meeting of leading plant scientists to improve world
agricultural productivity - Three-day symposium focuses on
improving drought tolerance
Plant Health
Care, Inc. announces Rick Rice as New Director, Sales &
Marketing
Monsanto
receives final regulatory approval in Japan, the Philippines
and Taiwan for its second-generation soybean technology,
Roundup Ready 2 Yield (MON 89788)
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
American
Soybean Association welcomes regulatory approvals for next
generation soybean seed in key Asian countries
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada Bi-weekly bulletin:
Grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops outlook for 2007-2008
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency
Determination
of the safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.’s
sulfonylurea-tolerant ExpressSun sunflower (Helianthus
annuus L.) SU7
Détermination du risque du tournesol (Helianthus annuus
L.) ExpressSun SU7 tolérant la sulfonylurée de Pioneer
Hi-Bred Production Ltd.
Lisa O'Brien
to serve as executive director of the United Soybean Board
(USB) and soybean checkoff
"Climate
crisis" in the Western United States predicted with
increasing certainty
Mid-West Seed
Services, Inc. announces two seed sampling workshops and the
10th Annual Seed Technologist training sessions
Growing
markets bring potential for oilseed crops in Texas
Nunhems USA
partners with customers to co-sponsor Produce First! event
January 08
Valent USA and
Sumitomo Chemical file complaints at the International Trade
Commission and in U.S. courts against Syngenta AG and
subsidiaries in a dispute over insecticide patents
Perdue AgriBusiness
announces low linolenic soybean contracting opportunities with
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Pioneer Hi-Bred
announces expansion in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area -
Regulatory group will relocate to Ankeny to support growth,
increase capacity
At Nunhems USA,
Russ Kabaker takes on new role as Integration Manager for
the Paragon Seeds acquisition and Lettuce Crop Sales Manager
for the Americas
Root digs are
no fun, but essential for corn rootworm assessment
Syngenta and
Athenix in R&D partnership for advanced biotechnology corn
insect and soybean nematode control traits
Survey finds
that U.S. farming is becoming more sustainable
U.S. National
Science Foundation awards $50 million for collaborative
plant biology project to tackle greater science questions -
Project will provide greater understanding of implications
for environment, agriculture, energy and life-sustaining
organisms
Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory to play central role addressing key
questions in plant biology - The new iPlant Collaborative
will unite scientists across disciplines
Dr. Gary
Whiteaker joins Verdant Partners
Bumper crops
could lead to bagged on-farm storage
U.S. growers
should prepare for limited forage seed supplies
USDA's
Agricultural Research Service contributes seeds to Global
Storage Vault in Norway
USDA/ARS contribuye semillas a la Bóveda Global de
Semillas en Noruega
New graminicide
from BASF delivers superior grassy weed control in peas,
flax and lentils to Canadian growers
EnviroLogix and
Ionian Technologies partner to develop rapid DNA/RNA tests
to meet the new demands of agricultural markets
SGS MidWest
Seed Services announces approval by Australian Quarantine
and Inspection Service
Canadian Wheat
Board announces 2008-09 Identity Preserved Contract Programs
Western Grains
Research Foundation receives payment from Canadian Pacific
Railway
Garst Seed
Company customers win high honors in 2007 U.S. National Corn
Growers Association Yield Contest
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Corn and
soybeans
U.S.
infrastructure not ready for all the ethanol to be produced
in 2008
AgVenture
Lakeland Seed Co. hires seed service agent
The elongated
tomato: an inseparable part of the culinary experience by
Zeraim Gedera
Colored peppers
for North America: a historical success for Zeraim Mexico
University of
Saskatchewan scientists find plant gene that affects stress
resistance
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
American
Soybean Association supports United States government on WTO
ruling against the EU on biotechnology
Simple,
effective cotton plant management now more affordable -
Stance plant growth regulator from Bayer CropScience is a
better value this season
U.S. National
Academy of Sciences recognizes Monsanto's Chief Technology
Officer for development of agricultural biotechnology
DuPont receives
U.S. federal registration for two corn herbicides, Resolve Q
and Require Q
First report of
ear soft rot of corn (Zea mays) caused by
Burkholderia gladioli in the United States
DuPont leader
stresses collaboration as the key to improving global
nutrition
Bayer
CropScience announces partnership with AgVenture on Liberty
Greenback Offer
University of
Kentucky is part of U.S. national effort to boost soybean
yields
Syngenta's corn
hybrids with the Agrisure RW trait deliver high yield in
debut year
Stewart Seeds,
Inc. donates two research plot combines for University of
