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Few New Products for Corn Weed Control More Generic Herbicides Could Translate to More Competition, Lower Prices Mon Feb 8, 2010 08:13 AM CST
A few new actives, and some new premixes, lead the list of corn weed control products for the 2010 season.
Making Sense of Sensors New Optical Technologies Multiply as More Companies Get Into the Game Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:20 PM CST
Variable-rate nitrogen fertilizer applications using in-field sensing of crop leaves make sense.
Find Your Profit Per Field All Acres Are Not Created Equal, So It Makes Sense To Manage Fields According To Income Potential Wed Dec 16, 2009 08:39 AM CST
And some fields, it turns out, simply may not be worth farming based on current management practices -- at least according to Robertson's scenarios.
EPA Opens Inert Discussions Pesticide Labels May Have to Disclose All Ingredients Wed Dec 23, 2009 05:59 PM CST
The Environmental Protection Agency may require pesticide makers to disclose all or some of their "inert" ingredients on the product label. Environmental groups say consumers have the right to know if they're using hazardous materials. Manufacturers say ingredient recipes are trade secrets.
New Weapon for Rootworm? Biotech "Trick" Technique Turns Pest Against Itself Fri Dec 11, 2009 05:11 PM CST
Monsanto research shows corn rootworm genes, when copied and introduced into transgenic hybrids, can kill rootworms that feed on those plants. The technique could have big implications on insect control and the issue of rootworm resistance to current Bt genes. Results were presented at annual seed trade association meeting.
Barley as Fish Food 2/5 10:28AM
Barley protein may compete with soy protein as fish food.
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From CRP to What 2/5 8:48AM
If land is coming out of CRP most growers opt to no-till soybeans.
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SCN seems to promote the outbreak of BSR and SDS.
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NCSRP Helps Out 2/4 12:06PM
NCSRP and its 12 member states in the northern Corn Belt will provide critical financial support to the sentinel plot network.
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