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  • The Hunger Games: A Real World Life and Death BattlePosted - 05/02/2012View this news article
  • Weed Science Odds and EndsPosted - 04/21/2012View this news article
  • PROMINENT INVESTOR COMMENTS ON INVESTING IN AGRICULTUREPosted - 04/13/2012View this news article
  • 10 Best Mobile Agriculture Apps For 2012Posted - 03/15/2012Mobile apps for agriculture are spreading like wildfire and making ag professionals more efficient at their jobs. Ag retailers — and agriculture professionals at large — are starving for mobile agriculture apps that can help them do their jobs better. They can't get enough them. Check out these apps and see how they can help you improve your management practices and profitability.View this news article
  • New Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System To Extend Weed Control and Maximize YieldPosted - 03/01/2012View this news article
  • American Ethanol Front-and-Center at NASCAR KickoffPosted - 02/17/2012View this news article
  • National summit to address herbicide resistance problemPosted - 01/24/2012View this news article
  • MONSANTO: TURNING WATERHEMP INTO AN OPPORTUNITYPosted - 01/20/2012View this news article
  • Bayer CropScience Announces Liberty Herbicide to Replace Ignite Herbicide for LibertyLink CropsPosted - 01/04/2012Download this resource
  • USDA Deregulates Monsanto’s First-Generation Drought-Tolerant Trait for CornPosted - 12/22/2011View this news article
  • Monsanto Receives U.S. Registration for Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete™Posted - 11/17/2011View this news article
  • FARM JOURNAL MEDIA'S AGWEB.COM LAUNCHES FREE MOBILE APPPosted - 10/26/2011View this news article
  • AG SEC'Y VILSACK LISTS PRIORITIES FOR THE 2012 FARM BILLPosted - 10/25/2011View this news article
  • ILLINOIS SOYBEAN ASSN RELEASES NEW APPPosted - 08/26/2011The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) will launch IL Soy Bids, its new app for mobile devices, at the 2011 Farm Progress Show, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 in Decatur, Ill. Fully funded by the Illinois Soybean Checkoff, IL Soy Bids will provide local elevator and soybean futures prices quickly and easily from any Web-enabled phone.View this news article
  • Dow AgroSciences, M.S. Technologies Submit for Approval First Ever Three-Gene Herbicide-Tolerant SoybeanPosted - 08/22/2011Dow AgroSciences LLC, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and M.S. Technologies LLC announced today a collaborative submission to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the approval of the first-ever, three-gene herbicide-tolerant soybean.View this news article
  • Bayer CropScience receives approval for Liberty Link Soybeans in ArgentinaPosted - 08/21/2011Bayer CropScience has received the final approval for its herbicide tolerant soybean technology from the National Ministry of Agriculture in Argentina. The Liberty Link® technology conveys tolerance to the glufosinate-ammonium herbicide Liberty® for effective, broad spectrum weed control.View this news article
  • Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Enter Agreement to Deliver Breakthrough Seed Treatment Technology for SoybeansPosted - 08/10/2011Soybean growers now have access to a revolutionary biological mode of action to help protect their crop from nematodes – as well as other pests – as part of an agreement announced today by Bayer CropScience LP and Monsanto Company. Offered with Monsanto’s Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products for soybeans, Poncho®/VOTiVO® seed treatment from Bayer CropScience combines a seed-applied insecticide with a new living-barrier approach to nematode protection.View this news article
  • UI and Iowa Farm Bureau announce 'America Needs Farmers' partnershipPosted - 08/06/2011IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa Athletics Department and the Iowa Farm Bureau announced at a news conference Friday plans to collaborate on efforts to help consumers understand the challenges and opportunities today's farmers embrace, and to do so under the banner, "America Needs Farmers," the initiative undertaken by former UI football coach Hayden Fry during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s and embraced by the Hawkeyes' current head coach, Kirk Ferentz.View this news article
  • KINZE INTRODUCES NEW GRAIN CARTSPosted - 08/05/2011Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. understands that time is valuable during harvest, and growers need to move grain in the most productive manner possible. With efficiency in mind, Kinze introduces a new line of grain carts featuring an externally mounted, forward-angled corner auger.View this news article
  • U.S. Crop Conditions UpdatePosted - 08/02/2011View this news article
  • BAYER CROPSCIENCE: GLYPHOSATE-RESISTANT WEEDS DEVASTATE SOUTHERN FARMS, IMMINENT THROUGHOUT MIDWESTPosted - 07/21/2011Growers, consultants, weed scientists, researchers and government agency officials who participated in the July 2010 launch of the Respect the Rotation initiative have taken measureable steps toward progress in the fight against the proliferation of glyphosate-resistant weeds. But university experts still believe the system will fail if current practices continue.View this news article
  • PURDUE AG ECONOMIST: HIGHER COMMODITY PRICES THE "NEW NORMAL"?Posted - 07/06/2011Higher commodity prices might be the rule rather than the exception in the coming years, a Purdue University agricultural economist says. While prices regularly rise and fall, they have trended upward in a way that suggests they've reached a plateau, said Mike Boehlje. He attributed much of the price movement to bullish export markets, weather-shortened supplies and the effect monetary policies have had on interest rates and investors.View this news article
  • MONSANTO DONATES $500,000 TO ITS HOME STATE FOR DISASTER RELIEFPosted - 06/28/2011View this news article
  • MONSANTO: FARMERS INCREASING ADOPTION OF GENUITY ROUNDUP READY 2 YIELD SOYBEANSPosted - 06/23/2011Now in its third season, Monsanto's Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean technology is continuing to gain rapid farmer adoption. Citing more beans per pod and higher yield opportunity, many growers say they have increased or even converted all of their soybean acres this season to these advanced, second-generation soybeans.Be sure to talk with your Merschman Area Sales Manager or local Merschman dealer on Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans. They deserve to be on your farm in 2011, 2012, and beyond!View this news article
  • NEXT STOP FOR "FARMERS FEEDING THE WORLD EXHIBIT": TASTE OF CHICAGOPosted - 06/22/2011The Farm Journal Foundation initiative Farmers Feeding the World will bring modern agriculture to the Taste of Chicago festival with the help of its mobile exhibit and a very large piece of farm machinery.View this news article
  • Missouri River floods farm fields near Hamburg, IAPosted - 06/22/2011Pictures of Missouri River floodingView this news article
  • USDA moves from MyPyramid to MyPlate to guide food choicesPosted - 06/03/2011View this news article
  • 2011 Flooding in Southeast Missouri and Surrounding AreasPosted - 05/13/20112011 will go down in the record books as a year of historic flooding in Southeast Missouri and its surrounding areas. The mighty Mississippi River and its tributaries have raised their ugly heads and have more than a mouthful of water to spit out. Earlier this month, the Bird's Point Levee near Cairo, Illinois was intentionally breached by the Army Corps of Engineers and some 130,000 acres of prime farmland were flooded in attempts by the Corps to control this ugly situation. The water continues to flood today throughout Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana as the millions of gallons of water reach the Gulf. This slideshow of photos provides a view from above of the impacts this flooding has had on those areas in the last few weeks.Download this resource
  • Farmers in the Floodway Face Uncertain FuturePosted - 05/10/2011View this news article
  • Economics point toward treated soybean seedsPosted - 05/04/2011Did you purchase treated soybean seed for your farm in 2011? If not, then let us tell you the advantage of soybean seed treatment and how Merschman Seeds' Bonus Coated +™ system can increase your yields for 2011 and beyond.View this news article
  • Missouri farmland floods as levee is blownPosted - 05/03/2011Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to all of the farmers and their families in the flood affected areas in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. Please keep these folks in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time!View this news article
  • America's Farmers GROW Rural Education PILOT Program LaunchPosted - 04/13/2011Starting April 1, the America's Farmers Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund was launched in two pilot states, Illinois and Minnesota. This new program gives farmers the opportunity to nominate a public school district in their community to compete for a grant of up to $25,000, to enhance education in the areas of math and science. Education is the cornerstone of any successful community and area farmers have requested support. Nothing is more important than the next generation. That's why we introduced the America's Farmers Grow Rural Education program. This program gives farmers the opportunity to help us support education in rural America.   In 2011, the program will operate as a pilot in Illinois and Minnesota. The nomination period runs April 1 through June 30, 2011. We hope to expand the program next year, and will evaluate success of the pilot, based on feedback from farmers and schools. To learn more about the program, visit www.GrowRuralEducation.com.View this news article
  • Monsanto Completes U.S. Regulatory Registration for Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™Posted - 04/11/2011U.S. farmers in the Corn Belt can now choose the simplicity, convenience and refuge compliance benefits of the industry's first, single-bag refuge solution for corn.  Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  This completes federal regulatory authorization in the United States.  Commercialization is pending individual state authorizations and notifications, as required.This new refuge in a bag system will be available from Merschman Seeds for the 2012 planting season. Check with your Merschman Area Sales Manager or local Merschman dealer for more information on how RIB can simplify the farmer's refuge program.View this news article
  • U.S. FARMERS REPORT INCREASED CORN, WHEAT, AND COTTON PLANTING INTENTIONS IN 2011Posted - 04/01/2011With commodity prices significantly higher than last spring, U.S. farmers plan to plant 3.99 million (4.5 percent) more corn acres, 3.89 million (8.2 percent) more wheat acres, and 12.6 million (15 percent) cotton acres than last year according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In all, farmers reported intentions of planting 323.8 million acres across the 21 major crops surveyed for this report, a 7.09 million (2.2 percent) increase from 2010 but still 1.21 million acres below the 2008 total.View this news article
  • Appeals court overturns order blocking biotech sugar beetsPosted - 02/28/2011A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco Friday overturned a preliminary injunction that mandated destruction of biotech sugar beets planted under USDA permits. It ruled that the challengers “have failed to demonstrate irreparable harm” from allowing stecklings, or seedlings that the court described as “juvenile sugar beets,” to be grown.View this news article
  • Nothing new, in Smith’s recycled allegations about Glyphosate safetyPosted - 02/05/2011In a recent blog posting (“Monsanto’s Roundup Triggers Over 40 Plant Diseases and Endangers Human and Animal Health”) Jeffrey Smith has assembled a list of discredited studies on Roundup and called it a new report.  His litany of problems caused by glyphosate range from soybean Sudden Death Syndrome (this is a plant disease) and Fusarium outbreaks to human health maladies. These claims are without merit and contrary to the weight of scientific evidence.  Importantly, the claims are not new and have been addressed by plant science and toxicology experts in detail over many years.  No credible scientific research has found that Roundup Ready crops respond differently to pathogens than their non-GM counterparts or that the application of glyphosate increases a plant’s susceptibility to diseases.View this news article
  • USDA Authorizes Spring Planting of Genuity Roundup Ready Sugar BeetsPosted - 02/04/2011USDA announced Friday afternoon that court-challenged planting of Roundup Ready (RR) sugar beets can go ahead. USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says its decision to allow planting is based on “an environmental assessment, accepting and reviewing public comments, and conducting a plant pest risk assessment.”View this news article
  • USDA OKs Genuity Roundup Ready Alfalfa for Spring PlantingPosted - 01/27/2011For the first time since 2007, U.S. farmers will have the choice to plant Genuity® Roundup Ready® alfalfa. Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized resumption of the sale and planting of Monsanto Company's Roundup Ready® alfalfa. "This is great news for farmers who have been waiting for the green light to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa," said Steve Welker, alfalfa commercial lead at Monsanto.  "USDA's action gives farmers the choice to enjoy the benefits of this product, including superior crop safety and high-quality yield opportunity."View this news article
  • Vilsack finds no Hill backing for biotech alfalfa restrictionsPosted - 01/20/2011Members of the House Agriculture Committee delivered a clear message to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Thursday: deregulate herbicide-tolerant biotech alfalfa, without onerous restrictions, and do it quickly. Vilsack’s first encounter with the Republican-majority committee found no supporters in either party for an option that would impose stringent conditions on biotech alfalfa planting in order to protect organic and non-biotech fields.View this news article
  • USDA ISSUES FINAL 2010 CROP PRODUCTION, ACREAGE REPORTPosted - 01/12/2011Despite the less than ideal soil conditions and above normal temperatures during the 2010 growing season, U.S. corn growers harvested the third largest crop on record, according to the Crop Production 2010 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).View this news article
  • IOWA FARMLAND VALUE HITS RECORD $5,064/ACREPosted - 12/29/2010The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased 15.9 percent in 2010, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension. Mike Duffy, ISU Extension economist who conducts the survey, said the statewide average land value as of Nov. 1 this year was $5,064 an acre, up $693 per acre from 2009.View this news article
  • A Christmas Weed StoryPosted - 12/25/2010The Santa Claus weed control system...Hoe Hoe Hoe!!! Check out this story on weed resistance and how Respect the Rotation will help you to avoid the Hoe Hoe Hoe weed control system.View this news article
  • Syngenta and DuPont Announce Ownership Change at GreenLeaf GeneticsPosted - 11/10/2010Syngenta and DuPont today announced that Syngenta has assumed full ownership of GreenLeaf Genetics, LLC, effective November 8, 2010. The transaction dissolves a joint venture between Syngenta Seeds, Inc. and DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred. It enables Syngenta and Pioneer to pursue independent licensing strategies for their respective proprietary corn and soybean genetics and biotechnology traits.View this news article
  • 2010 Harvest Data Validates Performance of Monsanto's Seed and Trait Technologies, Reinforcing Strategic PlatformPosted - 11/09/2010Monsanto Company executives will share 2010 harvest results with investors today, noting that the results confirm the company's innovative corn and soybean trait platforms provided farmers significant yield advantages versus competitor products.  The company said the results underpin its product strategy and mid-teens earning growth projections going forward. "Our harvest data provides confidence supporting our U.S. product strategy in 2011," said Hugh Grant, Monsanto chairman and chief executive officer.  "We've seen the broad performance advantage of Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans, and Genuity® SmartStax® delivered in key geographies, setting up a tremendous year for our corn portfolio. Yield results of the Genuity corn portfolio clearly demonstrate the value proposition of the reduced refuge."View this news article
  • BASF and Monsanto Announce Progress in Dicamba FormulationsPosted - 11/02/2010BASF and Monsanto Company today announced significant progress toward launching next-generation dicamba-based weed control systems for soybeans and cotton. The companies say they have made major advancements in the development of dicamba formulations, which could be available globally for farmers this decade.View this news article
  • Monsanto, FMC Corporation Announce Crop Protection Collaboration With the Roundup Ready PLUS™ Weed Management PlatformPosted - 10/25/2010Monsanto Company and FMC Corporation today announced an agreement that broadens Monsanto's Roundup Ready PLUS™ weed management platform in the United States to include selected FMC products. FMC herbicides covered under the agreement include the growing line of soybean preemergence residual herbicides including Authority® First DF, Authority® MTZ DF, Authority® XL, and Authority® Assist.View this news article
  • Costs To Consider for 2011 Corn and Soybean ProductionPosted - 10/25/2010If your fieldwork is practically finished and your daily focus has shifted from the tractor seat to the desk, you probably have been thinking quite a bit about crop budgets and your plans for 2011. How much investment will it take to put a crop in the ground? Will next year look like it may be profitable, or will some changes have to be made to insure profitability? We need to work through the numbers.View this news article
  • A billionaire speaks: invest in agriculturePosted - 10/25/2010“Over the next few years, I think agricultural projects are going to be one of the best investments and agriculture is going to be one of the best industries in the world,” says billionaire investor Jim Rogers. “Anybody who’s got potentially good agriculture land and good weather” stands to be a winner, he says.View this news article
  • Monsanto Outlines New Weed Management Platform Under the Roundup Ready PLUS™ BrandPosted - 10/19/2010Monsanto Company today outlined its new platform on weed management to provide the framework needed to manage weeds in the absence or presence of glyphosate-resistance.  The Roundup Ready PLUS™ platform allows farmers to increase the benefits of their Roundup Ready crops by using the best practice recommendations and receiving financial incentives for following the program.  The platform is designed to provide effective and sustainable weed control benefits for farmers. The announcement was made this morning at the opening of the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga., where the Company's team is visiting with Southeastern farmers.View this news article
  • SOYBEAN EXPORTS SET RECORD FOURTH YEAR IN A ROWPosted - 10/16/2010According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), U.S. soy exports set a record for the fourth year in a row with exports of 1.9 billion bushels for the last marketing year. Soybean-checkoff funded international sales efforts helped to achieve these record-setting export numbers. The United Soybean Board (USB) continues to devote the largest percentage of its budget toward increasing U.S. soy sales abroad.View this news article
  • Resistant weeds: long-term goals vs. survivalPosted - 10/15/2010Herbicide resistance has the potential to reduce land values, influence rental agreements, drive input costs up and threaten conservation tillage systems among other things. If you have a resistant weed problem, the days of planting into anything you wanted to and nuking the existing weeds with glyphosate is over. Is there a place for a government program to conserve herbicide technology?View this news article
  • USDA FORECASTS RECORD-HIGH SOYBEAN CROP, CUTS CORN CROP ESTIMATEPosted - 10/08/2010On the heels of a warm growing season, U.S. soybean production is forecast at a record-high level, according to the Crop Production report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).View this news article
  • Make Grain Bin Safety a Top PriorityPosted - 10/07/2010As harvest continues in full swing across the country, the National Corn Growers Association joins the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in reminding farmers of the dangers of grain bin entrapment. In 2009 alone, 38 grain bin entrapment incidents were reported nationwide and studies show this number is continuing to rise year after year.View this news article
  • JUDGE RULES AGAINST ROUNDUP READY SUGARBEETS, AGAINPosted - 10/04/2010The uncertainty continues over the planting of Roundup Ready sugar beets in 2011. According to a DTN report, a federal judge in California has ruled that USDA has once again violated a federal environmental law by allowing companies to plant Roundup Ready sugar beet seedlings.View this news article
  • Corn Development and September Yield Forecast, 2010Posted - 09/29/2010The September 2010 USDA–NASS corn yield forecast remains at 179 bushels per acre (bu/acre) for Iowa – the same as the August report. If realized, 2010 will boast the third highest yield in Iowa’s history behind 2004 (181 bu/acre) and 2009 (182 bu/acre).View this news article
  • PURDUE TESTS SHOW DICAMBA-GLYPHOSATE COMBO IN SOYBEANS IS EFFECTIVEPosted - 09/28/2010Soybeans engineered to be resistant to the herbicides dicamba and glyphosate performed well in field tests with weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate alone.View this news article
  • Harvest is Starting: Think SafetyPosted - 09/23/2010The fall harvest season is upon us - and that means more trucks, tractors, and other equipment will be traversing typically idyllic rural roadways.View this news article
  • One Hungry Planet...How Farmers Are Feeding the WorldPosted - 09/20/2010American Agriculture is taken for granted by so many people in the world today. Just one U.S. farmer today is responsible for feeding 155 people. That's incredible. This video is an excellent demonstration of what the food demands of today and the future are and how important the role of the Amercian Farmer and American Agriculture is in our world. Thank you to all those farmers and people working in agricuture. We greatly appreciate all you do!View this news article
  • Seven Tips for Improving Crop Insurance Coverage During HarvestPosted - 09/17/2010As the 2010 harvest gets started, a great deal of yield variability can be expected in many fields. Farmers with crop insurance coverage need to be organized in order to submit timely claims for indemnity payments or provide records for Actual Production History (APH).  Keep readying for seven tips to help with crop insurance coverage during harvest.View this news article
  • NEW SOYBEAN VIRUS FOUND IN ARKANSASPosted - 09/17/2010Soybean vein necrosis is a newly identified viral disease in soybean fields that has the potential to reduce yields, according to Ioannis "Yannis" Tzanetakis, assistant professor of plant pathology in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. "We have found the virus in soybean fields throughout Arkansas and other states," Tzanetakis said. He is leader of a project funded by the Arkansas Soybean Research and Promotion Board to learn more about the virus and develop management practices.View this news article
  • IOWA SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO USDA CROP REPORTPosted - 09/11/2010View this news article
  • USDA LOWERS CORN YIELD FORECAST, UPS SOYBEANSPosted - 09/10/2010USDA gives its latest crop report for the 2010 crop year.View this news article
  • Did August Weather Reduce Corn Yield Potential?Posted - 09/08/2010University of Illinois agriculutural agronomists discuss how weather conditions may have affected the corn yield potential for the 2010 crop year.View this news article
  • Sudden Death Syndrome 'Toasts' Iowa Soybean CropPosted - 09/03/2010Most soybean fields in Iowa--a state normally ranked as one of the nation's top-two producers of that important oilseed--are currently under siege from Sudden Death Syndrome, a dramatically named plant disease that often slashes harvest yields by 20% to 60%.Download this resource
  • "TEST DRIVE" A JOHN DEERE ON AGRICULTURE.COMPosted - 09/03/2010John Deere and Successful Farming magazine's Agriculture.com have recently launched an online game called "Steer Your Deere" (www.steeryourdeere.com) to showcase the new ActiveCommand Steering (ACS) system.View this news article
  • USDA ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS ON GMO SUGAR BEETSPosted - 09/02/2010The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced the agency's next steps in response to a recent court decision on Roundup Ready sugar beets.View this news article
  • The Real Deal: Explaining Monsanto's Refuge-in-the-Bag ConceptPosted - 09/02/2010For many farmers today, planting and complying with insect resistance management (IRM) – or refuge requirements – can be a time-consuming task. Planting refuges is important to ensure insect populations do not become resistant to the B.t. gene. The EPA requires for most B.t. products that a separate “structured” refuge be planted in or near the field containing the B.t. crop. This requires purchasing and planting seeds from separate bags. On top of that, the requirements on how the refuge must be structured can be complex and time consuming for growers. Monsanto hopes to simplify this process for growers with the refuge-in-the-bag (RIB) concept. This RIB concept involves mixing the refuge seed with the B.t. corn seed so a farmer has everything he or she needs in one bag.View this news article
  • Poncho®/VOTiVO™ : A View From The FieldPosted - 09/02/2010A picture is worth a thousand words and these pictures definitely show the advantages of what Poncho®/VOTiVO™ can do for your farm.Download this resource
  • Dow AgroSciences Showcases New Refuge-in-the-Bag ConceptPosted - 09/01/2010Dow AgroSciences has showcased a new refuge-in-the-bag concept at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. The concept, which is pending registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will be commercialized as SmartStax Refuge Advanced™ and will provide a single-bag solution for refuge compliance in the U.S. Corn Belt as early as 2012.View this news article
  • USDA UPS FARM INCOME, EXPORTS FORECASTSPosted - 09/01/2010Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday released the following statement in response to two USDA reports that show the strength of the overall rural economy and growth in agricultural exports: "Today's reports are encouraging news. They show that while American agriculture has struggled through difficult economic times, the 2008 Farm Bill, the efforts of the Obama Administration -- such as the Recovery Act -- and the hard work and resilience of America's farmers and ranchers have helped put American agriculture on the road to recovery.View this news article
  • BAYER CROPSCIENCE, MONSANTO PARTNER TO DELIVER NEW SEED TREATMENT TECHNOLOGYPosted - 08/31/2010Bayer CropScience LP and Monsanto Company have entered into an exclusive agreement on the use of Poncho/VOTiVO seed treatment.View this news article
  • Monsanto Projects Solid Conclusion of Fiscal YearPosted - 08/31/2010As its fiscal year draws to a close, Monsanto Company today confirmed the drivers of its fourth-quarter operating plan have tracked well with management expectations, positioning the company to conclude the fiscal year within its previous guidance ranges for ongoing earnings per share (EPS) and free cash flow.View this news article
  • IOWA SOYBEAN ASSOC, IOWA STATE PARTNER TO BATTLE SDSPosted - 08/30/2010Iowa State University and the Iowa Soybean Association partner up to fight the battle against Sudden Death Syndrome, which could account for up to a 20% yield loss in fields for 2010.View this news article
  • FARM PROGRESS SHOW WEB CAMERAS NOW LIVEPosted - 08/30/2010Right now the Farm Progress Show setup is under way and several strategically positioned Web cameras are focused on the show area while exhibitors get ready for the show, which runs from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 near Boone, Iowa. Visit www.farmprogressshow.com for more information and to view the live web cams.View this news article
  • UNIV OF ILLINOIS: IS LOW TEST WEIGHT A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?Posted - 08/26/2010The 2010 Illinois corn crop continues to race to the end, with 13% of the crop listed as mature by August 22, and growing degree-day accumulations since May 1 running 250 to 300 above normal. With the present weather, the crop will dry down rapidly after it reaches black layer. Harvest is starting in a few areas.View this news article
  • New Telematics System Available for John Deere EquipmentPosted - 08/26/2010John Deere has raised the bar for equipment management and proactive customer service with the development of the JDLink telematics system. This new technology remotely connects equipment owners, farm managers and dealers to equipment in the field. The system allows for real-time alerts and other information, such as location, utilization, performance and maintenance data, for machines to be accessed on the JDLink website, or sent via email or text message.View this news article
  • AG ECONOMIST: TODAY'S FARMER SHOULD THINK LIKE A CFOPosted - 08/20/2010Farmers who want to make money in today's unpredictable economy would do well to assume a corporate mindset and think like a chief financial officer, a Purdue University agricultural economist says.View this news article
  • SYNGENTA RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM MEXICO, THE PHILIPPINES FOR TWO AGRISURE VIPTERA TRAIT STACKSPosted - 08/18/2010Syngenta Seeds, Inc. today announced it has received approval from regulatory authorities in both Mexico and the Philippines for both the Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack and the Agrisure Viptera 3110 trait stack.View this news article
  • Early In-Season Crop Indicators and Monsanto's Unique Product Portfolio Reinforce Near-Term Opportunity, Monsanto Executives to Tell Investors at Whistle Stop EventPosted - 08/11/2010Monsanto's Pipeline Investment Creates Products That Matter on Farm and Bring Value to Farmers  GOTHENBURG, Neb., Aug. 11, 2010 -- Gathering today with investors at a virtual oasis for drought tolerance in America, Monsanto Company executives will highlight promising early indicators for its Genuity® SmartStax™ corn and Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans.View this news article
  • Genuity® SmartStax™ vs. Optimum® AcreMax™ 1...What's the Difference?Posted - 08/07/2010Check out the key differences betwenn Genuity® SmartStax™ and Pioneer's Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 and Optimum® AcreMax™ RW and see why Genuity® SmartStax™ is the better choice for your farm.Download this resource
  • RUSSIA SUSPENDS GRAIN EXPORTS, WHEAT PRICES SOARPosted - 08/06/2010The wheat complex was sharply higher on fund and speculative buying. Russia has announced that grain exports will be suspended from August 15 through the end of the year and there are additional concerns about weather's impact on crops across Eastern Europe, along with Australia and Canada.View this news article
  • EUROPEAN UNION APPROVES IMPORT OF CORN CONTAINING HERCULEX TRAITPosted - 08/02/2010The European Commission announced that it has granted import, food, feed and processing approvals for biotechnology maize products jointly developed by DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.View this news article
  • New weed strategies needed, scientists sayPosted - 07/29/2010The spread of weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide is bringing new scrutiny to the government's regulation of biotech crops.View this news article
  • Monsanto to Introduce Aphid Tolerant Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybean Varieties for the 2011 SeasonPosted - 07/29/2010Monsanto Company will introduce new Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybean varieties with aphid tolerance in 2011 designed to help protect soybean yields from these damaging pests.View this news article
  • Monsanto Corn Technologies Receive European Union Regulatory ApprovalPosted - 07/28/2010Monsanto Company welcomed today the European Union authorization of two of its corn technology combinations, Genuity VT Double PRO (MON 89034 X NK603) and YieldGard VT Triple (MON 88017 X MON810).  The decisions cover the import, processing and food and feed use of grain and processed products. The final step in the approval process is publication of the decision by the European Commission.View this news article
  • Congressional Leaders Support Partial Deregulation of Roundup Ready® AlfalfaPosted - 07/25/2010Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has received a letter signed by 75 Members of Congress urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow limited planting of Roundup Ready® alfalfa. The bipartisan group supports action by USDA that would allow farmers to plant seed that’s being held in inventory while the Department completes an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to the product.View this news article
  • UNIV OF ILLINOIS RESEARCHERS CONFIRM WATERHEMP'S RESISTANCE TO HPPD-INHIBITING HERBICIDESPosted - 07/20/2010The list of herbicide resistance in waterhemp populations is growing. University of Illinois weed scientists have announced that basic and applied research have confirmed this broadleaf weed species' resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides commonly used for control of annual broadleaf and grass weed species in corn.View this news article
  • Monsanto Completes Key Regulatory Submission for Soybeans with Dicamba Herbicide Tolerant TraitPosted - 07/13/2010ST. LOUIS, MO -- Monsanto Company has taken an important step toward commercializing a new soybean product that will provide growers with a highly effective and economical weed control package on a soybean platform with higher yield opportunity.View this news article
  • Monsanto Announces Roundup Ready® Soybean Post-Patent Regulatory Commitment Extended through 2021Posted - 07/08/2010In December 2009, we communicated our plans for the Roundup Ready® soybean patent expiration in 2014. This included continuing global regulatory approvals through 2017. Since the announcement, we have worked with our licensees, our customers and the industry to develop further plans. Based on these conversations, we are extending this regulatory commitment through 2021.View this news article
  • European Union Seeks New Approach to Biotech CropsPosted - 07/07/2010After decades of pushing nations to surrender more power to Brussels, the European Union is about to throw in the towel on one highly contentious issue: genetically modified foods.View this news article
  • Monsanto Issues Further Comment on RR Alfalfa Availability, Anti-GM Activists' StatementsPosted - 06/24/2010AgNetwork.com writer Dan Murphy reports: Steve Welker, Monsanto's alfalfa business lead, suggested Tuesday that farmers could begin planting the crop this fall. But Alito wrote that no RRA "can be grown or sold until such time as a new deregulation decision is in place," and USDA isn't expected to issue an EIS until spring 2011.View this news article
  • Monsanto Company Launches Warrant HerbicidePosted - 06/24/2010Monsanto Company announces the launch of a new encapsulated formulation of acetochlor designed for cotton and soybean acres in 2010 has proven successful.  The new product was used as MON 63410 Herbicide by farmers this season and will be available widely for 2011 as Warrant™ Herbicide.View this news article
  • Court Ruling Brightens RR Alfalfa's ProspectsPosted - 06/22/2010Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifts the ban on the sale and planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa seed is good news for proponents of the transgenic crop. But it won’t by itself hasten the seed’s return to the marketplace, says Mark McCaslin, president of Forage Genetics In-ternational, which developed the first Roundup Ready alfalfa varieties under a licensing agreement with Monsanto.View this news article
  • Monsanto Wins as Supreme Court Backs Alfalfa Seed PlantingPosted - 06/21/2010The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in favor of Monsanto Co., overturned a judge’s ban on the planting of alfalfa seeds engineered to be resistant to the company’s Roundup herbicide.View this news article
  • Two Family-Owned, Independent Seed Companies Join ForcesPosted - 06/16/2010De Smet, SD --Glen Davis, president Legend Seeds, De Smet, SD announces the acquisition of Johnson Seed Company, Dassel, MN by Legend Seeds effective August 1, 2010.View this news article
  • Burrus Hybrids and Hughes Hybrids Seed Company Create Strategic AlliancePosted - 06/02/2010Arenzville -- Two family businesses have joined together. Burrus Hybrids and Hughes Hybrids Seed Company of Woodstock, Ill. have created a strategic alliance to better serve their customers throughout the Midwest. The announcement was made by Tom Burrus, president of Burrus Hybrids, and David Hughes, president of Hughes Hybrids.View this news article
  • Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences Reach New Licensing Agreement on Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybean TechnologyPosted - 06/02/2010St. Louis, MO -- Expands previous license, will broaden farmer access and experience with monsanto’s next-generation herbicide-tolerance trait that offers higher yield opportunity.View this news article
  • DuPont to Acquire AgVenture, Hoegemeyer Hybrids, and NuTech SeedPosted - 06/02/2010Des Moines, IA -- DuPont has entered into agreements to acquire AgVenture, Kentland, Ind.; Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Hooper, Neb., and NuTech Seed, Ames, Iowa; as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred business’ PROaccessSM strategy. Closings are scheduled to occur in the latter part of 2010. Terms were not disclosed.View this news article
  • Monsanto Repositions Roundup Business to Address Fundamental Market Changes; Adjusts Fiscal Year 2010 GuidancePosted - 05/27/2010St. Louis, MO. Monsanto Company today announced it is repositioning its Roundup® business in the face of fundamental structural changes that have caused upheaval in the glyphosate industry. Focusing its glyphosate products on supporting the core seeds-and-traits business, the company plans to drastically narrow its Roundup® brand portfolio to offer farmers a simple, quality product that meets their needs at a price closer to generics.View this news article
  • Monsanto Making Changes Amid Farmer ComplaintsPosted - 05/19/2010New York, NY Global seed giant Monsanto Co.  took a humble tone on Wednesday, laying out a new pricing and product offering strategy following U.S. farmer complaints about the company's practices and a disappointing launch of a new soybean seed.View this news article
  • USDA Estimates Record Corn Production amd SuppliesPosted - 05/11/2010View this news article
  • U.S. Farmers Cope with Roundup Resistant WeedsPosted - 05/03/2010View this news article
  • Dow Plans 2,4-D Resistance Trait to Combat Roundup Resistant WeedsPosted - 05/03/2010View this news article
  • U.S. Supreme Court Questions Ban on Biotech AlfalfaPosted - 04/27/2010WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from selling genetically engineered alfalfa seeds, possibly paving the way for the company to distribute the seeds for the first time since 2007.View this news article
  • USDA Deregulates Breakthrough Syngenta Seeds Corn TraitPosted - 04/21/2010Minnetonka, MN — Agrisure Viptera™ trait plus Agrisure® 3000GT stack will give U.S. corn growers the broadest spectrum of above-and below-ground insect control.View this news article
  • Monsanto to Cut Prices to Help Boost Profit 15%Posted - 04/07/2010Monsanto Co., the world’s biggest seed company, will cut prices on its newest genetically modified seeds to accelerate adoption and help boost profit about 15 percent a year starting in fiscal 2011.View this news article
  • New Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerant Trait Technology Stays On SchedulePosted - 03/03/2010Indianapolis, IN — New Dow AgroSciences herbicide tolerant trait technology remains on schedule for launch as the company continues to hit key milestone dates.View this news article
  • Dow AgroSciences Submits New Soybean Herbicide Tolerance Trait for USDA ReviewPosted - 12/15/2009Indianapolis, IN — Dow AgroSciences new herbicide tolerant soybean event, the second product incorporating an exciting new family of herbicide tolerance traits has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the company announced today.View this news article

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