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Monday, April 23, 2012
First Approval Worldwide for New Seed Treatment GLOBAL – The first regulatory approval worldwide has been granted to Bayer CropScience for its new fungicidal seed treatment solution EverGol (active ingredient: penflufen) in Canada.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
A New Approach to Molecular Plant Breeding US - A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using...
Monday, April 09, 2012
Now Is It Time to Plant? US - Almost nothing about the spring of 2012 in Illinois has been normal so far, writes Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Extension Specialist, Department of Crop Sciences.
Monday, March 26, 2012
US Seed Supply Gets Boost from South America ANALYSIS - In October 2011, many US seed companies realized that, due to the record-setting summer heat during the day and night, there was a lack of pollination that caused target yields for...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Early Planting Underway in US; Does It Make Sense? US - Reports are starting to come in of fields planted by mid-March in central and southern Illinois, writes Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois professor, Department of Crop Sciences.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Don't "Roll the Dice" with Soybean Cyst Nematode in 2012 ANALYSIS - Greg Tylka, nematologist with Iowa State University, says 2012 isn't the year to take chances with your soybean crop in regard to soybean cyst nematode and recommends growers plant...
Monday, February 13, 2012
Poncho® Beta Grows Sugarbeet Harvest, Shrinks Planting Time US – Jeff Whelan of J.J. Whelan & Sons has been growing sugarbeets for nearly 37 years. He first became interested in agriculture while still in high school, when he asked his father to...
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Two More Dow AgroSciences Seed Facilities Accredited by USDA US - Two additional seed production sites for Dow AgroSciences Refuge Advanced® powered by SmartStax® have been certified under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Accredited Seed...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sweeten Up Your Profits with Right Hybrid US - New University of Illinois sweet corn research shows that higher yield and profitability are possible with greater plant populations of certain hybrids.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Pairing Poncho/VOTiVO with AERIS Improves Cotton Vigor, Yield US - Bayer CropScience discussed the benefits of pairing Poncho®/VOTiVO® with Aeris® seed-applied insecticide/nematicide on cotton, as well as the new On Demand®...
Friday, January 06, 2012
Zambia: Plant the Right Seed for High Yields, Urges Expert ZAMBIA - Small-scale famers in the country should ensure they plant relevant certified seed varieties if they are to enhance crop production, a seed breeder has advised.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Better Seeds For Better Crops MOZAMBIQUE - FAO has assisted Mozambique in stepping up quality seed production to increase crop yields, something that is crucial to unlocking the country's vast agricultural potential.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Pioneer Hybrids Win 50 Per Cent of National Yield Titles US - DuPont congratulates David Hula, Charles City, Va., and eight other growers planting Pioneer® brand corn hybrids who won US national titles in the 2011 National Corn Growers...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Biologicals: Crop Protection that's Greener than Your Crop ANALYSIS - It's not often you hear about a truly new approach to protecting your crop that's also sustainable and safe to the environment, but use of a biological does just that - it protects...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Agricultural Incomes - Not as Bright as They First Appear ANALYSIS - The figures released by Eurostat this week on farm workers incomes and farm production in the EU on the surface appear to make happy reading, writes TheCropSite Editor in Chief, Chris...
Thursday, December 01, 2011
FAO: New Impetus for Global Plant Diversity GLOBAL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has adopted a new global framework for the conservation and...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
DuPont & Evogene to Work on Soybean Rust US & ISRAEL - DuPont and Evogene Ltd. have announced a multiyear collaboration to improve resistance to soybean rust, one of the most devastating fungal diseases in soybean.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Pioneer Reports Strong 2011 Harvest Results US - DuPont announced strong seed product performance results for the 2011 North America harvest. Farmers planting seed from DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred experienced another year...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monsanto Focuses on Yield, Latin America GLOBAL - Monsanto Company detailed the company's strategic path to deliver mid-teens earnings for 2012 and set up continued growth going forward, explaining to investors how the company's next...
BASF's New GM Potato To Be Lauched in EU EU - Jim Tiede, chairman of the Idaho Potato Commission and one of the growers caught up in the debacle over the first US biotech potato launch, will be an observer as Europe reacts to a new...
Monday, November 07, 2011
Farmers, Scientists Say Greater Efforts for Productive Crops Needed GERMANY - Public and private institutions will need to invest more in research and development worldwide if production of wheat is to be boosted in the future. This is the conclusion drawn on...
FAO Helps Vietnam Develop Rice Production VIETNAM - Hoa Tien commune in Hoa Vang district, in the central coastal city of Da Nang will be turned into a sustainable rice seed production area under a $499,000 project funded by the India,...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Purdue Expert: Cautiously Make Harvest-time Decisions US - Though growers can use harvest data to make decisions for next year's seed corn, a Purdue Extension corn specialist says they should look at a variety of field conditions before deciding...
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Mycogen Introduces Refuge Advanced Hybrids, with SILAGE-SPECIFIC Variety US — Mycogen Seeds is expanding its corn lineup to include eight additional Dow AgroSciences REFUGE ADVANCED® powered by SmartStax® hybrids.
Biotech Can Bolster Global Food Supply GLOBAL - Genetically-modified plants could bolster global food supply which is being challenged by rapid climatic changes and rising population levels.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Call for More Stress-Tolerant Varieties BANGLADESH - Against the backdrop of concern about global food security, experts suggested use of more hybrid and stress-tolerant varieties as well as modern technologies in agriculture to...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Swiss Non-GM Soybeans Ready for Market SWITZERLAND - Switzerland's fight to maintain non-genetically modified (GM) crops in the face of a larger pool of world GM seeds has been given a boost by researchers at the ACW (Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil)...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Kenya to Boost Wheat Production With Disease-Resistant Varieties KENYA - Kenya hopes to contain the wheat rust, which destroys about a tenth of the wheat crop, through introduction of two disease-resistant varieties next year.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Bayer CropScience and Evogene Achieve Wheat Genetics Milestone GERMANY - Bayer CropScience AG and Evogene Ltd. have reached a milestone in their joint research collaboration in wheat.
Monsanto Acquires Targeted-Pest Control Technology Start-Up US - Monsanto Company announced it has acquired Beeologics, which researches and develops biological tools to provide targeted control of pests and diseases. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
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