August 09
Monsanto Company
clarifies news reports on 2010 seed prices
Agriculture
Future of America announces expanded partnership with Dow
AgroSciences
Tri State Seed
Co. named distributor for Seed Consultants Inc. seed in the U.S.
Midwest and mid-South
DuPont takes
actions to capitalize on global growth opportunities,
streamlines organization and names new leadership team
New Mexico State
University’s Chile Pepper Institute and Biad Chili Products LLC
team up to breed super-flavored chile
Pioneer Hi-Bred
hosts National Agriscience Integration Institute (NAII) program
UC Davis
establishes the European Plant Breeding Academy
Virginia Tech
releases new wheat variety in memory of dedicated seedsman
Ivy Tech
Community College and Purdue University to co-enroll students
for agriculture degree
Latham Hi-Tech
Seeds expands customer options with five breakthrough seed
technologies
Syngenta to
expand seed research facilities in Brookings, South Dakota
Monsanto is on
the verge of a technology explosion, executives tell investors
at annual field event
Monsanto
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Terry Crews
to retire - Carl Casale, Executive Vice President, Strategy and
Operations, to succeed Crews as CFO
Washington State
University names research geneticist Michael Pumphrey its new
spring wheat breeder
As USDA/NASS
projects second-largest corn crop, U.S Grains Council says
exports are critical
Valent U.S.A. Corporation's
Chateau herbicide approved for chemigation on alfalfa in several
U.S. states - New chemigation label brings greater ease of
application for the newest herbicide in established alfalfa
Syngenta's Voliam
Xpress insecticide receives U.S. EPA label expansion to include
potatoes
Texas researcher
making great strides in controlling the rice water weevil
AgXecutives
Search Inc. expands service into the seed industry
Cargill licenses
patented canola breeding technology from the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation - Technology allows transfer of high-yield
traits of winter canola lines to spring canola lines
USDA/NASS
forecasts plentiful soybean crop
Pioneer nutrition
experts provide bunker management considerations - Adequate
packing, good covering and use of inoculants improve silages in
storage
Chemtura receives
U.S. EPA approval for RANCONA Summit seed treatment
North Dakota
State University barley-breeding program may partner with
European breeders
U.S. farmers
report impressive midseason performance of Genuity Roundup Ready
2 Yield soybeans
Ryan Betka joins
GreenLeaf Genetics as Financial Analyst
BASF Turf &
Ornamentals to discontinue sales of Drive® 75 DF herbicide
Herbicide
resistant pigweed dominates farmers’ concerns at University of
Arkansas research field day
Chemtura reports
2009 second quarter results
U.S. rice millers
review processing technology research
U.S. National
Corn Growers Association's view: Norman Borlaug vs. Michael
Pollan
University of
Illinois researchers develop new variety of soybeans with
resistance to soybean aphids, discover new soybean aphid not
controlled by this resistance
U.S. Federal
Government begins distribution of draft environmental impact
statement regarding Monsanto's proposal to construct
environmentally advanced phosphate mine
Mycogen Seeds
offers 13 new soybean lines
John Palmer joins Cal/West Seeds as Operations Manager
Voliam Flexi
insecticide from Syngenta Crop Protection receives U.S. EPA
label expansion to include vegetables
U.S. Federal Register:
Time limited
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance: Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein - Correction
DuPont hosts
National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy
High-oil
soybeans in the Arkansas variety development pipeline
Major
discoveries in maize genetics could lead to vigorous new
varieties and insights into human genetics
Corn research unlocks basis
of natural diversity and reveals genetics of flowering and
hybrid vigor
Investigaciones del maíz revelan el fundamento de la
diversidad natural y los mecanismos genéticos del
florecimiento y el vigor híbrido
Dairyland
Seed announces plans for new SmartStax hybrids
Syngenta to
acquire Monsanto's global sunflower assets
Syngenta to
acquire Monsanto’s hybrid sunflower seeds activities -
further strengthening its leading sunflower business
Syngenta erwirbt Aktivitäten in
Hybrid-Sonnenblumensaatgut von Monsanto – weiterer Ausbau
des führenden Sonnenblumengeschäfts
Syngenta rachète les activités de semences de tournesol
hybrides de Monsanto, renforçant davantage sa position de
leader sur le marché du tournesol
Iowa State
University offers seed dormancy class to distant education
students
Monsanto
Company declares quarterly dividend
Computer
program allows growers to track herbicide use, manage
resistance, persistence
Pre-planting
decisions critical in getting good stand establishment,
managing fusarium head blight in wheat
3rd annual
meeting of the U.S. Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee
addresses ways to sustain the education of future plant
breeders and maintenance of public plant breeding programs
Nufarm Ltd.
acquires leading US sorghum seed companies Richardson Seeds
Ltd and MMR Genetics Ltd
Oregon State
University Seed Laboratory receives ISTA accreditation
AgReliant
Genetics, LLC acquires Dahlco Seeds
Agrian’s
label database surpasses 3,500 approved products and
provides access via mobile devices
Durivo
insecticide from Syngenta Crop Protection receives US/EPA
approval on new soil application methods
Monsanto and
TwistDx begin field trials of rapid diagnostic tests for
more efficient delivery of biotech crops
U.S. Checkoff
proves that soy biodiesel remains a critical energy source
AgVenture of
Nebraska hires seed veteran Dale VanAckeren as District
Sales Manager
This year was
a disappointment for most wheat farmers in the Texas
Panhandle
Wyffels
Hybrids introduces new corn hybrids for 2010
U.S. census
of agriculture data available by ZIP code
Dairyland
Seed promotes Chad Staudinger to Forage Product Manager
Mycogen Seeds
offers 29 new corn hybrids for 2010
Mycogen Seeds
launches seven new silage hybrids for 2010
July 09
Wheat seed
treatments increase yield
Mycogen Seeds
Marshalltown, Iowa corn production facility celebrates 75 years
USDA/ERS:
U.S. and State data
on acreage, yield, production, price, and value for melons
Stem borer found in
soybean fields across Missouri
Pioneer Hi-Bred and
Burrus Hybrids enter into distribution agreement
EnviroLogix Inc.
introduces QuickScan, next-generation technology that enables
grain customers to read GMO and mycotoxin test strips in one
quantification and traceability system
SmartStax corn
receives Japanese import approval - Monsanto and Dow
AgroSciences note that key import approval represents a
significant step toward 2010 launch
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 15 new plant varieties
BASF announces
partnership with American Soybean Association to alert soybean
growers
Mycogen Seeds
offers six new sunflower hybrids for 2010
North Dakota Wheat
Commission releases 2009 Wheat Variety Survey
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services announces a Corn and Soybean Seed Quality Workshop and
a Seed Sampler Workshop
Agdia, Inc.
announces Bt-Cry2A ImmunoStrip for testing transgenic corn
MON89034
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook: Corn
prices looking for direction
Syngenta sponsors
United Fresh Florida recall training course
Clemson University
peanut specialist Jay Chapin receives top national award
BASF reports:
Recently discovered race of rust now confirmed on dry beans in
North Dakota - Proactive application of Headline fungicide
effective in disease control
California firm
pays $1,225 to settle seed case
Latham Hi-Tech
Seeds releases new Genuity SmartStax hybrids
Mycogen Seeds
launches refuge icons, online refuge calculator for yield
advantage of Mycogen SmartStax
Robert Bischoff
joins INCOTEC as Account Manager for the Midwestern states
located east of the Mississippi River
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension publishes wheat
variety test results
USDA/ERS:
U.S. national and
state carrot statistics
CSIRO and USDA
awarded A$1.6 million grant to increase the understanding of
genes responsible for growth and yield in grasses for use as
bio-energy and food crops
U.S. Grains Council
honors Dr. Owen Newlin for 40 years of service
Film documentary
examining the influence of money in U.S. federal policy creation
gains top honors at organic summit
Dow AgroSciences
signs lease with Browning for expanded research labs, offices at
Northwest Technology Center in Indianapolis - 80,000 square foot
building to house growth-fueling innovation
William Olson joins
INCOTEC as Account Manager for the U.S. Midwestern states
located west of the Mississippi River
U.S. Federal Register:
Importation of
plants for planting; establishing a category of plants for
planting not authorized for importation pending pest risk
analysis
Mustang Seeds hires
James Duenow as District Sales Manager covering Southeastern
Minnesota
U.S. Agriculture
Secretary Vilsack and Energy Secretary Chu announce $6.3 million
for biofuels research
Plant disease
experts to present new research findings at the annual meeting
of The American Phytopathological Society
University of
Nebraska–Lincoln offers four plant breeding mini-courses for
seed industry professionals
Rewarding failure
in the organic sector of US agriculture
Onion research
highlighted at University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
vegetable field day
Illumina reports
financial results for second quarter 2009
DuPont posts solid
second quarter 2009 results - Company benefits from seed share
gains and lower costs
Dairyland Seed
promotes Ryan Mueller to Hybrid Corn Agronomy Specialist
Precision
Laboratories announces new strategic alliance with world class
specialty fertilizer manufacturer
ICRISAT offers
short courses with University of Florida
Iowa State
University researchers develop process for 'surgical' genetic
changes in plants
Monsanto Company and
Dow AgroSciences complete U.S. and Canadian regulatory
authorizations for SmartStax corn, plan to launch seed platform
on 3 to 4 million plus acres - Monsanto to market seed platform
as Genuity SmartStax; Farmers to benefit from yield advantage
and approved 5 percent refuge in the U.S. Corn Belt
Dow AgroSciences
and Monsanto complete U.S. and Canadian regulatory
authorizations for SmartStax corn, plans to launch seed platform
on 3 to 4 million plus acres - Technology sets new industry
standard for corn farmers
U.S. EPA refuge
determination for SmartStax is positive for the environment,
says NCGA
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook: Markets
focus on yield potential
Fungal diseases on
maize in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
USDA/ERS updates
data-set on U.S. watermelon industry
Illegal seed sales
taken seriously
New in certified
wheat seed
INCOTEC Integrated
Coating and Seed Technology, Inc. announces that it will be
applying Syngenta's FarMore technology to lettuce seed
Saving seed in
tough times
Western bean
cutworm gaining foothold in Ohio
Tracy Norcross
joins Renze Seeds a District Sales Manager for northwest
Missouri
Barenbrug USA is
winner of prestigious ‘True Value Vendor of the Year award 2009’
University of
Missouri receives $250,000 USDA grant to investigate growing
biofuel crops while supporting wildlife
Dow AgroSciences
and NemGenix establish new collaboration in plant biotechnology
Long-time sorghum
professional Mike Northcutt joins Advanta US
Dow AgroSciences
announces agreement to acquire Pfister Hybrids - Acquisition to
expand Dow’s business in the U.S. Midwest Cornbelt
South Dakota State
University enforces PVP rights on its spring wheat varieties
Traverse and Briggs
Pioneer launches
Plenish high oleic soybean oil in industry-leading soybeans -
Lineup features Y Series varieties with key agronomic, defensive
traits
Monsanto Company
invests in developing new technologies for wheat with
acquisition of WestBred LLC
DuPont and Arzeda
Corporation work together to develop new traits to enhance
agricultural productivity
Syngenta Seed Care
introduces first seed treatment insecticide for leafy vegetables
Bacterial diseases
on maize, sorghum in Nebraska, USA
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook: USDA
projections point to ample crop supplies
Exciting Deltapine
Class of '10 cotton varieties being evaluated by farmers across
the U.S. Cotton Belt in 2009 NPE Program
INCOTEC Integrated
Coating and Seed Technology, Inc. renews organic certification
Corn scouting is
vital for healthy crop and high yields, says Mycogen Seeds
agronomy service leader
Pioneer Hi-Bred's
leadership in drought research provides new options for growers
- Multifaceted program to launch Drought I corn hybrids
developed with Accelerated Yield Technology as soon as 2010
New winter wheat
breeder named to lead Washington State University program
Expect a smaller
U.S. wheat supply for 2009/10
Syngenta supports
the future of U.S. agriculture through sponsorship of the
National FFA Foundation
USDA/APHIS removes
nearly 7,000 acres from pale cyst nematode area in Idaho
Pioneer Hi-Bred
announces new North Carolina research center
Pioneer Hi-Bred and
Terral Seed expand choices for Southern U.S. farmers through
research and distribution agreement
Sixty-three years
of California Agriculture journal now online
U.S. Federal Register:
User fees - Export
certification for plants and plant products
Beck’s Hybrids
begins construction on foundation seed facility
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 16 new plant varieties
White paper looks
at water issues for U.S. corn growers
DuPont updates
timelines for Optimum GAT corn
Downy mildews on
cucurbits, basil in the USA
Iowa
State University's
Field Extension Education
Laboratory
clinic offers basics of crop plant diagnostics
Process kernels to
improve starch digestibility, maximize production from corn
silage
New unidentified
insect pest damaging South Texas cotton
In Mississippi, low
cotton acres face summer heat
U.S. waxy barley
catches the spotlight in Japan
Mycogen Seeds increases summer
sunflower production
DNASTAR, Inc.
launches latest version of next generation sequencing software
EnviroLogix
announces receipt of DNA Development Award
New University of
California, Davis studies examine cost of producing small grain
silage, wheat, potatoes, pasture, corn silage, organic leaf
lettuce
USDA/ERS report:
Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the U.S.
U.S. farmers
prefer biotech varieties of corn, cotton, soybeans -
Herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant traits make biotech
crops attractive to U.S. farmers
Sustainable
Oils builds markets for camelina oil and meal, sees strong
momentum for new crop
June 09
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook: Corn
acreage jumps, increase in stocks expected
U.S. crop acreage
is down slightly in 2009, but corn and soybean acres are up
Combination of new
biotechnology trait and seed treatment system in soybeans
demonstrating strong early season performance - Farmers can
count on the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait and Acceleron
for higher yield and profit potential
Monsanto products
reach regulatory milestones in the European Union
DuPont divests
Linuron herbicide assets as part of crop protection strategy
Tessenderlo Kerley
acquires the Linuron herbicide business from DuPont
Beck’s Hybrids
launches new yield enhancement system
New light sensor
bracket simplifies climate change studies, ag research
Hank King and Rick
Henley accept new roles at Mycogen Seeds
Bayer CropScience
and Monsanto sign cross licensing agreement on herbicide
tolerance traits in rapeseed/canola
Bayer CropScience und Monsanto schließen Lizenzabkommen über
Austausch von Herbizid-Toleranz für Raps/Canola
Syngenta and
Evogene to collaborate on soybean nematode resistance
Syngenta licenses
Chromatin gene stacking technology for sugar cane
Kansas State
University's Grain Science Department introduces wheat harvest
survey mapping tool
Cotton gins are
closing as cotton acres decrease in Mississippi
Renze Seeds hires
Mark Gruhn as Product Specialist
New choices for corn and soybean
farmers worldwide: Bayer CropScience and DuPont expand
collaboration with broad license agreements
Neue Optionen für
Mais- und Sojabohnen-Farmer weltweit: Bayer CropScience und
DuPont bauen Zusammenarbeit mit umfangreichen Lizenzabkommen aus
Iowa State
University project to connect US-based African agricultural
experts with representatives on the African continent
Syngenta Seed Care
promotes corn nematode education with 70-foot “Traveling
Nematode”
Increased
fungicide usage drives Syngenta manufacturing investment in
the U.S.
BASF hosts more
than 100 Kixor herbicide plot tours this summer for U.S.
retailers, distributors and consultants
Seeds and traits business
provides strong profit contribution in Monsanto Company's third-quarter and
year-to-date results; new competitive dynamics change outlook for Roundup
franchise
USDA/ARS sunflower
research boosted by new state-of-the-art equipment
Investigaciones por ARS sobre el girasol se benefician del
equipo más avanzado
Paul Rea to head
U.S. crop business of BASF Crop Protection
Ahern International
Seeds announces groundbreaking new strategic alliance with
PlantaNova
Monsanto and Dole
combine strengths in new collaboration to bring innovations to
vegetables
Avicta Complete
Corn now available for protection against nematodes, insects and
diseases - Syngenta Seed Care introduces first corn seed
treatment nematicide
U.S. Department of
Agriculture announces $176 million in recovery act funding to
improve research capacity at laboratories in 29 states
Scientists examine
genetic clues to help biocontrol agents survive longer
First the Seed
Foundation launches website focusing on seed industry education
Nufarm Americas
Inc. makes major push into the growing seed treatment market
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook: Corn and
soybean markets await USDA reports
NorthStar Genetics
announces Tom Zeman as Ziller Seed District Sales Manager for
south central Minnesota
U.S. soybean
checkoff partners with World Food Prize to fight hunger,
sponsors educational wing featuring biotechnology
GreenLeaf Genetics
names Christine Wietzki as Stewardship and Regulatory Manager
Pioneer Hi-Bred
experts suggest ways to manage nutritional value of corn silage
Iowa State
University Seed Laboratory to conduct annual Corn and Soybean
Seed Quality Workshop in August
Preparing for
postemergence herbicide applications - Laudis herbicide from
Bayer CropScience manages tough weeds while ensuring crop safety
U.S. Department of
Agriculture announces US-Canada agreement for organic trade
equivalence
Todd Beckwith joins
AgriCapital Advisors
DuPont asserts
anti-trust, patent claims against Monsanto, affirms that
"stacking" can occur under existing Monsanto license agreement
Beck’s Hybrids and
Pioneer Hi-Bred enter into research and distribution agreements
Monsanto asserts
that DuPont is using smokescreen to obscure problems with its
failed Optimum GAT product
Monsanto opens
agriculture's first Water Utilization Learning Center
U.S. weekly outlook:
Corn and soybean
markets face uncertainty
DuPont North
America agricultural seed sales volume up significantly
U.S. broccoli
statistics
Agdia Inc.
announces NPTII ImmunoStrip for testing transgenic cotton
USDA/APHIS opens
public comment on biotechnology quality management system
project
Nitrogen leaks get
a close look
Gebisa Ejeta,
Distinguished Professor of Agronomy and sorghum researcher at
Purdue University, wins World Food Prize
Golden success for Yukon Gem
yellow-fleshed potato
Una nueva
papa desarrollada por los científicos del ARS es sabrosa y
atrayente
Syngenta acquires
innovative bio-control technology to improve usable crop yields
Monsanto teams up
with industry leaders in protein design software development
The Weather Channel
Interactive and Monsanto announce new online tool for farmers
BioDiagnostics
introduces patent-pending novel DNA-based diagnostic test that
detects annual ryegrass contamination in perennial ryegrass seed
lots
Dow AgroSciences’
Mt. Vernon, Indiana field station expanded, relocated to anchor
Southern Indiana field research
Texas AgriLife
Research 2009 horticultural field day in Overton, Texas to
include flowers and vegetables
South Texas drought
is devastating cotton, corn and grain sorghum crops
Monsanto Company
declares quarterly dividend
Beck’s Hybrids and
Brown Seed Enterprises form alliance
Monsanto and BASF
scientists disclose discovery of gene conferring drought
tolerance in corn plants
Monsanto und BASF legen Entdeckung eines Gens offen, das Mais
vor Trockenheit schützt
Pasteuria
Bioscience receives U.S. EPA registration for nematode control
Illinois Crop
Improvement Association accepts increased biotech stewardship
responsibilities
USDA/APHIS reopens
public comment period on deregulation of genetically engineered
corn
Plenish high oleic
soybean oil offers trans fat solution with superior performance
- DuPont scientist outlines oil testing results, industry
opportunities at major food conference
U.S. weekly outlook:
Will the U.S. run
out of soybeans?
Becker Underwood
granted exclusive marketing rights for patented new seed
treatment technology
Plant Bioscience
Ltd. grants Becker Underwood worldwide exclusive license for the
use of a new natural plant compound seed treatment technology
Emerging issues in
the U.S. organic industry
Fusarium head
blight on wheat in the USA
Organic to be
integrated across all agencies at US Department of
Agriculture
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture revise
potato cyst nematode guidelines
L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments et le
Département de l'agriculture des États-Unis révisent les
Lignes directrices sur le nématode à kyste de la pomme de
terre
Greg Keeley,
former Asoyia CEO, joins The Context Network
New online
resource center helps California agriculture cope in dry
times
Increasing
demand leads Renze Seeds to move its company headquarters to
a new location in Templeton, Iowa
Wheat survey
shows that Texas AgriLife Research variety TAM 111 is top
pick throughout Texas
U.S. Federal Register:
- Availability
of petition and environmental assessment for determination
of nonregulated status for Syngenta Seeds' corn designated
as transformation event 3272, genetically engineered to
produce an enzyme that facilitates ethanol production
- Notice of
availability of biotechnology quality management system
pilot project draft audit standard
U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
amends Karnal bunt regulations in California
June is the
ideal time to spray corn for broadleaf weed control in North
America
Todd Pfeiffer
named chair of the University of Kentucky Department of
Plant and Soil Sciences
Applicants
being sought for 2010 American Soybean Association/DuPont
Young Leader Program
Clues on corn yields, weather
conditions and climate patterns
Pistas
sobre rendimientos de maíz, condiciones del tiempo y
patrones de clima
U.S. Department
of Agriculture allows importation into the continental
United States of commercial consignments of fresh eggplant
from Israel
U.S. Department
of Agriculture seeks comments on field release of
genetically engineered eucalyptus hybrid
Precision
Laboratories creates "more value" and "less risk" for its
customers
Dow AgroSciences
and World Wide Wheat agree to collaborate on wheat
Inspiration comes
in many forms, and Benary's new pansy ‘inspire’ series embodies
this
Cargill on leading
edge of low-saturate oils technology
U.S. weekly outlook:
Marketing tips
for the 2009 soft red winter wheat crop
BASF sues
DuPont for patent infringement
DuPont files
lawsuit against BASF to protect intellectual property,
claims BASF is infringing patents relating to herbicide
tolerance technology
Iowa State
University Extension to offer soybean cyst nematode and corn
nematode workshops in July
Seedway
sponsors Seed Farm program
May 09
DuPont innovation
addressing major global market trends
University of
Tennessee AgResearch program opens new organic crops unit
New species of
Pythium on maize, soybean in Ohio, USA
Deferred payment
loan now available for Pioneer silage inoculants
Texas AgriLife
Research wheat nursery helps identify rust disease issues for
the Great Plains
President Obama
calls biofuels one of the nation’s most important industries
Katie Gutzmann joins
marketing staff of GreenLeaf Genetics
Better alfalfa
varieties offer performance advantages - Renze Seeds offers two
new varieties in Iowa and Nebraska
America's Heartland,
a program shown on many public television stations in the USA,
promotes positive attitudes toward farming
Monsanto targets
lower end of ongoing EPS guidance of $4.40 to $4.50 per share
for 2009 fiscal year; maintains 20 percent growth rate - Seeds
and traits business continues to deliver against gross profit
targets while Roundup herbicide business faces lower volumes in
the U.S. growing season
NASA uses satellite
to unearth innovation in crop forecasting
Pioneer Forage Forum
audio program available on Pioneer.com - Current industry
challenges, nutritional information highlighted
North Dakota State
University publication available for late-planted barley
“Advocacy Matters”
to the Texas Seed Trade Association
Durivo insecticide
from Syngenta Crop Protection receives California label approval
ISF Secretary
General Marcel Bruins is Seed World's latest Giant Views of the
Industry interview
First Jatropha
genome completed by Synthetic Genomics Inc. and Asiatic Centre
for Genome Technology
Milestone for the cotton-pipeline:
U.S. Department of Agriculture grants approval for Bayer
CropScience’s GlyTol cotton technology
Wichtiger Schritt
für das Baumwoll-Geschäft: US-Landwirtschaftsministerium
genehmigt Baumwoll-Technologie GlyTol von Bayer CropScience
U.S. Federal Register:
Determination of
nonregulated status for Bayer CropScience cotton genetically
engineered for glyphosate herbicide tolerance
USDA Seed Regulatory
and Testing Branch makes new documents available on its website
Seed Biotechnology
Center at UC Davis starts its 10th year with a bang
New energy
economics: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal changes
biofuels landscape
New strains of gummy
stem blight on watermelon in the USA
Syngenta facility in
Pekin, Illinois honored for 100 years of continuour operation
Online registration opens for the 126th Annual Convention of the
American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
Seed panel of the
North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) holds its
first meeting
California
agriculture trade associations join First Lady Maria Shriver for
the planting of the first edible garden in the California State
Capitol Park
Pioneer Hi-Bred
experts offer tips to manage for higher yields in soybeans
U.S. Federal Register:
18-month exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein in or on the food and feed
commodities cotton seed, cotton seed oil, cotton seed meal,
cotton hay, cotton hulls, cotton forage and cotton gin
byproducts when used as a plant-incorporated protectant
Quadris fungicide
used to combat target spot in greenhouses
Bayer CropScience's
new Stoneville cotton varieties improve on market leader
Saturated fields,
crop switching emphasize need for soybean inoculants
Ceres Inc. yield
results: energy crop benefits are greatly underestimated
Iowa State
University agronomy distance education master's program reaches
milestone
Iowa State
University offers seed conditioning and quality workshops
2009 is shaping up
to be a good year for soybeans in the U.S.A.
Todd Schaus joins
Precision Laboratories as District Sales Manager for the Indiana
and Kentucky
Where will the food
come from?
Late blight on
tomato in Alabama, USA
Penn State and
Delaware Valley students intern at Seedway LLC
Victorian Department
of Primary Industries forges global alliance with Dow
AgroSciences for crop innovation
Three new principals
join Kincannon & Reed Global Executive Search
Dr. Russ Jessup
joins Texas AgriLife Research as a perennial grass scientist,
with focus on breeding methods for improved perennial grasses
U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
Is the U.S. corn
market too complacent about planting delays?
Early scouting can
help manage corn pests; late planting, wet soils may lead to
more corn pests
Dow AgroSciences
advances seeds and traits research by supporting four Purdue
University graduate students
Liberibacter on
solanaceous crops in Guatemala, Mexico, New Zeland, USA
Golden Acres
Genetics introduces Genuity VT Triple PRO corn hybrids for 2010
World wheat groups
say biotech in sync is the goal
U.S. Agriculture
Secretary announces economic recovery projects for invasive
species
Canadian, Australian
and US farm groups want biotech wheat
North Dakota's
state seed commissioner cautions farmers to avoid potential
violations of state and federal seed laws in the purchase
and planting of protected seed varieties
Monsanto
announces next wave of high impact technology products;
successful innovation continues to fuel Monsanto's gross
profit outlook for seeds and traits
University of
Florida/IFAS, Plant Pathology Department offers workshop on
"Breeding for Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses"
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
USDA reports
Syngenta AgriEdge
soybean program grows with higher yields, higher enrollment
FuturaGene’s wholly
owned subsidiary, CBD Technologies, Ltd. enters into
collaborative agreement with Oregon State University
Monsanto and Drexel
Chemical reach commercial agreement on intellectual property
University of
Nebraska-Lincoln plant breeder P. Stephen Baenziger chosen for
the board of the International Rice Research Institute
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 26 new plant varieties
Devgen's nematicide
"Enclosure" to be launched in the United States in 2010
Chemtura reports
2009 first quarter results
U.S. agriculture
census data now available by congressional district - Profiles
provide snapshot of local agriculture
Farmers in the
Southern U.S. are planting Monsanto's advanced new corn
technology
New tomato virus
pathogens in India and USA
Bayer CropScience to extend its
plant biotechnology research in the United States
Bayer CropScience
baut die Forschung für Pflanzen-Biotechnologie in den USA aus
Seed Biotechnology
Center at the UC Davis marks mark 10th anniversary with
symposium: "Seed Biotechnologies: Filling the Gap between the
Public and Private Sector"
Illumina introduces
breakthrough software advancements with Genome AnalyzerIIx
sequencing system
USDA/APHIS updates
quarantine area in Idaho to further prevent spread of pale cyst
nematodes
University of
Kentucky College of Agriculture names Bob Houtz new
horticulture department chair
Producers may
want to consider field peas, suggests North Dakota State
University Extension agronomist
Late-season
insect control can help protect soybean yields - Bayer
CropScience's Leverage 2.7 insecticide kills pests and helps
plants thrive
U.S. Organic
Trade Association welcomes USDA announcement for $50 million
in funding for organic food production
U.S. Organic
Farming Research Foundation hails historic USDA plan to
encourage organic production through EQIP contracts
Mourning the
passing away of Tim Dessert
Precision
Laboratories announces new strategic alliance with world
class specialty fertilizer manufacturer
Bayer
CropScience honors the 2008 class of One Ton Club cotton
growers at the fourth annual FiberMax One Ton Club awards
banquet
Dr. Terry L.
Niblack receives the 2009 Wyffels Hybrids Award for Faculty
Excellence at the University of Illinois
Illumina files
patent infringement suit against Affymetrix
BASF receives
full California registration for Pageant fungicide -
Broad-spectrum Pageant helps nursery and greenhouse growers
control more ornamentals diseases than any other fungicide
DuPont alleges
anti-competitive conduct by Monsanto
Monsanto
challenges unauthorized use of Roundup Ready technology by
DuPont
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Corn and soybean
prices
U.S. organic
sales grow by a whopping 17.1 percent in 2008
U.S. Organic
Trade Association releases its 2009 Organic Industry Survey
Smith Seed
Services ads Dustin Withee to sales team
April 09
U.S. sorghum’s
interesting story in Mexico
Texas Wheat Board
funds record-setting research budget
DNASTAR, Inc.
introduces upgraded GenVision software for publication-quality
graphics of genomic projects
Syngenta Crop
Protection: protecting crops enhances seed and fertilizer
investment
Advanta and
Arcadia BioSciences to develop salt-tolerant sorghum
USDA/APHIS adopts
final rule regarding potato cyst nematode quarantine in Idaho
Chose the right
soybean variety for wet and saturated soil, recommends North
Dakota State University Extension Service
Chemtura
Corporation receives final approval of $400 million
debtor-in-possession financing
Siegers Seed
Company announces changes in its product development department
Kansas State
University researchers study best forages for cattle in SE
Kansas
Dow AgroSciences
to establish seed corn operations on Kaua‘i
U.S. EPA approves
label updates for Laudis postemergence herbicide from Bayer
CropScience
Becker Underwood
announces major development in plantability technology with the
expansion of the Flo Rite polymer technology for soybeans
Rice disease in
the USA (03): quarantine
Leaf rust on
soybean in the USA, update
Update on corn
plant populations and seed costs
Washington State
University releases two new stripe rust resistant wheat varieties
US Department of
Agriculture to conduct first wide-scale survey of organic
agriculture
Syngenta names
agriculture industry veterans to new technology acceptance and
industry relations roles
Devgen and
Monsanto update research and technology agreement; Devgen
receives payment of EUR 20M
Bringing
cellulosic biofuels from lab to market
Texas has more
farms, fewer acres, new study shows
Texas wheat
program suffers two-year setback from freeze - Major damage to
future seed availability
Wyffels Hybrids
names new Director of Marketing
Schillinger
Genetics opens Illinois station to expand seed research efforts
Syngenta Crop
Protection renews its sponsorships of the valued potato blight
hotlines in 2009
DuPont reports
first quarter 2009 earnings in-line with guidance - Strong
performance of the Agriculture & Nutrition segment driven by
higher North American volumes and significant seed pricing gains
Divergence
receives $1.2 million in grants to fund continuing nematode
research in corn - Company's work could help farmers protect
against billions in pest losses annually
J.R. Simplot
Company names new President of its AgriBusiness Group
Rabobank releases
sustainable agriculture survey
Headline fungicide
cotton field trials show an average increase of 65 lbs.
lint/acre - BASF data confirms that Headline consistently
increases yield potential year after year
Peterson Farms
Seed launches new website
Ernst Benary
Samenzucht acquires inventory, production and breeding programs
of key products from Bodger Seeds
USDA/ARS develops
new russet potato germplasm line resistant to Columbia root-knot
nematodes
Nueva papa
resistente a un nematodo
Soybean variety
selection in Illinois
U.S. soybean
growers gain three ways to receive localized aphid alerts
BioWorks adds
horticultural spray oil to its product line
Sakata Seed
America, a great source of hybrid pumpkins
Monsanto adds Dr.
David L. Chicoine to its Board of Directors
New Mexico State
University plant diagnostic clinic helps solve mystery of ‘what
killed the plant’
U.S. Biotechnology
Industry Organization debunks myths in anti-industry report:
agricultural biotechnology helps farmers increase crop
production
Georgia firm pays
$11,375 to settle seed case
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Pressures
Bayer CropScience
recommends to use data to make 2009 cotton purchase decisions:
Stoneville cotton performed at top of numerous university trials
Fall/Winter
2008-09 issue of Iowa Seed & Biosafety newsletter
Iowa State
University Extension Service releases new guide to organic flax
production in Iowa
BASF Turf &
Ornamentals adds four to team
High-yielding
switchgrass is the focus of Ceres and University of Georgia
researchers
USDA/ARS releases Iceberg lettuce breeding lines resistant to
bacterial leaf spot
Nuevas líneas
de lechuga tienen resistencia a la mancha foliar bacteriana
Divergence to be
major tenant at BRDG Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center
U.S. Federal Register:
Importation,
interstate movement, and release into the environment of certain
genetically engineered organisms
126th Annual
Convention of the American Seed Trade Association offers greater
value with new format
USDA/APHIS removes
37 fields from the potato cyst nematode quarantine area in Idaho
"Unequivocal": How
climate change will transform California
RiceTec, Inc.
joins as new sponsor for Rice Leadership Development Program of
the Rice Foundation
U.S. Congressional Budget Office
report: The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food
Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Arcadia
Biosciences and Advanta to develop salt tolerant sorghum
Michigan State
University Project GREEEN announces $2 million in new plant
agriculture research grants
U.S. Federal Register:
Exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of Becker Underwood's
biofungicide, Bacillus subtilis MBI 600
Texas-based
AgVenture Frontier Hybrids brings AgVenture brand seed to
four-state region
Iowa Soybean
Association and Iowa State University publish guide for
glyphosate stewardship
Bayer CropScience
announces 2009 Shared Risk Program for U.S. cotton growers
Mysterious absence
of an insect pest is boon for onion harvest in South Texas
Habitat herbicide
from BASF receives supplemental U.S. EPA label approval for
terrestrial use
Marissa McDowell
joins Pickseed's Oregon sales staff
Monsanto's Mobile
Technology Unit visits Washington, DC to showcase agricultural
innovations
Organic acreage
and sales continue to grow in Washington State
Emerald Seed
Company acquires “Dessert’s Cal Seed” and “Dessert Seed” brand
names, marketing and distribution rights
Rabobank releases
new Farm & Ranch Confidence Survey - More than half U.S. farmers
employing risk management strategies
Disease, pest
knowledge, variety selection set stage for higher soybean yields
- Pioneer Hi-Bred experts offer tips to help maximize seed
performance
The 2008/2009
World Economic Crisis: What It Means for U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Public
Agricultural Research: Changes in Funding Sources and Shifts in
Emphasis, 1980-2005
Mississippi crop
report: Soybean acres expand, but less than expected
Monsanto Company
and Hunan University enter into research collaboration to source
novel genes for crop improvement
Ron Cornish joins
Dairyland Seed team as Alfalfa Strategy Leader
Monsanto
Company donates cotton molecular markers and
state-of-the-art marker technology to Texas AgriLife
Research cotton genome database
- Largest private
donation of cotton technology set to advance public research
- Clemson
University benefits from Monsanto’s gift to Texas A&M
Letter sent to
Seedway customers to communicate information on the inquiry
by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
and Attorney General's office regarding the certification
and tagging of small grain seed conditioned at Seedway's
Agriculver, Mecklenburg location
American
Soybean Association celebrates South Korean regulatory
approval of LibertyLink soybeans, declares an historic
milestone in the advancement of biotech soybeans
Oregon firm
pays $7,475 to settle seed case
Mark Lawson of
Monsanto Company is Seed World's latest Giant Views of the
Industry
2009 soybean
seed should be excellent, says Mississippi State University
specialist
Monsanto delivers record
second-quarter and first-half sales; gross profit up 14 percent and 25
percent in second quarter and first half, respectively
Coming to the
market soon in the USA: genetically modified soybeans for
health-conscious consumers
Idaho bean
seed deal with Mexico nurtures an expanding market
New York State
announces settlement with seed company that mislabeled bags
of seed
USDA releases
April 2009 issue of Items of Interest in Seed
Syngenta and
Dow AgroSciences agree to cross license corn traits
Syngenta und Dow AgroSciences vereinbaren gegenseitige
Lizenzierung von Mais-Traits
March 09
Crop Protection
Research Institute releaaes findings of comprehensive new study
on insecticide use in the US
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Friendly reports
Corn breeder A.
Forrest Troyer receives award for Excellence in Agriculture
Syngenta brings
proven crop protection solutions to U.S. grain sorghum producers
Flexstar GT
herbicide receives U.S. EPA registration in soybeans - Syngenta
offers an enhanced post emergence program in glyphosate-tolerant
soybeans
U.S. Department of
Agriculture expects total 2009 corn, soybean acres to be on a
par with last year
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services announces Seed Quality Workshop and Seed Sampler
Workshop
Next generation of
Lathams acquires family's seed business - Combined corn and
soybean companies form Latham Hi-Tech to leverage independent
market leadership
Halex GT shows off
in showdown versus glyphosate in 2008 - Data from inaugural use
season proves the latest corn herbicide from Syngenta is an
ideal choice for glyphosate-tolerant corn
Pioneer experts
provide silage management tips as temperatures rise - Proper
management, inoculation aid in reducing spoilage, losses
OECD opens Future
of Agriculture symposium - Challenges to feeding growing
population sustainably require coordinated, international
response
USDA/ARS Cereal
Rust Bulletin - Report No. 1 - 2009
USDA agencies sign
National Clean Plant Network memorandum of understanding
Rhizobial
inoculants crucial for soybeans planted into previously flooded
fields
American Seed
Research Foundation marks 50 years of success
U.S. Soybean
Checkoff outlines priorities for the future
Großer Markterfolg
der Roundup Ready Zuckerrüben von KWS in den USA
DuPont and the
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences collaborate to advance
crop insect control, increase yield
Dr. Seth Murray
joins Texas AgriLife Research to lead the corn-breeding program
in College Station
Executive search
firm Kincannon & Reed adds four new principals to its
international team
Seed Consultants,
Inc. named exclusive Ohio distributor of America’s Alfalfa
U.S. plant
pathologists call for more data to support pre-harvest food
safety interventions
Rio Grande Valley
cotton crop could be smallest on record, as drought and
economics take their toll
Organic Farming
Research Foundation funds science, supports innovation -
Historic grant year builds organic knowledge, grows leaders
NDemand 30L
slow-release plant nutrition product from Georgia-Pacific
Plant Nutrition raises yields, plump percentage in barley
Small investments
to battle soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming
years, says Michigan State University economist
AgBiotech, Inc. to
host USDA/PVPO Plant Variety Protection Training Session
Syngenta Seed Care
sponsors farmer swap
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Soybean prices
BASF Corporation
introduces April as Plant Health Month - Month-long campaign
kicks off grower contest to win great prizes, including an ATV
US Agriseeds hot
peppers perform well in University of Illinois trials
DuPont Crop
Protection partners with GVK Biosciences and Syngene
International to boost product pipeline
University of
Illinois offers new Master of Science degree in bioenergy
2009 will mark
first full-use season for expanded registration of Syngenta's
Callisto herbicide
Nitamin
Steady-Delivery nitrogen from Georgia-Pacific Plant Nutrition
shows higher yields in wheat
Soybeans are
poised to win the 2009 battle for acres in the U.S. Midwest and
Plains
Monsanto commits
$1 million to sponsor plant breeding fellowships at South Dakota
State University
Trilex 6000, with
Yield Shield, provides solution to soybean disease, pest control
puzzle - Bayer CropScience offers extended disease and insect
protection with combination treatment
USDA/CSREES
announces agriculture and food research initiative funding
opportunities
New U.S. law
modifies Specialty Crop Research Initiative competitive grants
program
Have a "smart
transition" by balancing new and proven cotton varieties on the
farm
Continued support
of public seed research is essential
New
approach could improve safety assessments of biocontrol
pathogens
Mejorando las
evaluaciones de seguridad de patógenos como agentes de
biocontrol
Soybean inoculants
prove value after continuous corn - Becker Underwood recommends
fresh rhizobial inoculants for soybeans planted into continuous
corn acres in 2009
Sudden outbreak of
alfalfa stem nematode in California tackled by UC Cooperative
Extension
Chemtura
Corporation's U.S. operations file voluntary Chapter 11
petitions to facilitate financial restructuring - Company's
non-U.S. operations not included in filing; worldwide operations
to continue without interruption
Bayer CropScience
receives U.S. EPA registration permitting in-furrow applications
of Proline fungicide to peanuts in the 2009 season
Miscanthus,
switchgrass and restored prairie tested as potential bioenergy
crops
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association provides farmer perspective to genetics
researchers
University of
Illinois Extension professionals offer "Distance Diagnosis"
Conventional
soybean demand may be increasing, say University of Arkansas
specialists
U.S. growers
participating in the Dairyland Seed GENI conference likely
to sit tight in upcoming crop year
New study
shows the importance of the changing root structure of corn
crops in the historical yield increases in the U.S. Corn
Belt
U.S. National
Sunflower Association announces research grants
Iowa State
University professor Lawrence Johnson named director of the
BioCentury Research Farm
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Corn consumption
Triple-crop sugar
corn from the University of Illinois yields sugar, grain, and
biomass with less nitrogen
Two
new USDA/ARS ornamental peppers released in the U.S.
market
Nuevos
pimientos ornamentales listos para el mercado
Nitamin Nfusion
increases yield, nitrogen efficiency in irrigated corn -
Two-year successful track record in University of Nebraska
research
Soil sampling,
rotating soybean cyst nematode (SCN) sources of resistance help
long-term SCN control
Rice diseases in
the USA: quarantine
UC Davis is
conducting an economic survey of the California seed industry
Arkion Life
Sciences' AV-1011 bird repellent to protect rice seed approved
for use in Louisiana and Missouri
Avipel bird
repellent corn seed treatment from Arkion Life Sciences approved
for use in Michigan and Mississippi
Independent
analysis shows that U.S. soybean farmers are getting big return
on checkoff investment
U.S. Federal Register:
Availability of an
environmental assessment for a biological control agent for
Russian knapweed
Pioneer Hi-Bred
expands its insect rearing facility to support its insect
control research efforts
What sent farm
prices up now bringing them down, say Purdue University
agricultural economists
Tri-State Potato
Variety Program releases three new potatoes for 2009 growing
season in Idaho, Oregon and Washington state
USDA/APHIS holds scoping meeting on proposed rule for
biotechnology regulations, extends comment period on proposed
rule
RootShield WP
biological fungicide from BioWords is approved for sale in
California
Precision
Laboratories’ ProSurge catalytic soybean seed treatment
promotes vigorous, healthy growth
Americot’s AM
1550 B2RF cotton excels in growers’ fields and in university
variety trials
Monsanto's
historic R&D investment has contributed to mid-20s gross
profit growth for its seeds and genomics segment -
Drought-tolerance technology crosses another key regulatory
milestone
DNASTAR
launches ArrayStar v3.0 gene expression analysis software
with RNA-Seq capability
U.S. farmers
advocate lobby for ag research funding to address ongoing
concerns with mycotoxin contamination in corn
Idaho firm
pays $8,450 to settle seed case
NorthStar
Genetics promotes Jay Nelson to Regional Sales Manager
FiberMax okra
leaf cotton varieties from Bayer CropScience perform in
South Texas - FM 835LLB2 and FM 840B2F provide solid yield,
quality in dry region
Monsanto
completes regulatory submissions in U.S. and Canada for
world's first biotech drought-tolerant corn product
Syngenta
announces “Farming for the Future” awards - Recognizing
contributions of cereal gGrowers to the future of
agriculture
Russian wheat
aphid infestations on the rise in Texas
Ohio State
University soybean specialist finds that rhizobial
inoculants deliver year after year
Two top-notch USDA/ARS barleys
for bovines
Dos nuevas cebadas superiores
para los bovinos
Ohio farmers
plant over a million acres of wheat for second consecutive
year
Texas High
Plains grower harvests one ton cotton despite early season
weather woes - FiberMax 9180B2F and FiberMax 9063B2F from
Bayer CropScience yield big with best management practices
North American
seed companies, processors and researchers form trade
association focused on camelina seed production and
processing
Dow
AgroSciences and Schillinger Seed announce licensing and R&D
agreement on soybean genetics
Noble
Foundation and Forage Genetics International initiate
collaboration to research improving alfalfa
University of
Kentucky plant pathologists work toward improved soybean
disease resistance
DuPont and the
International Rice Research Institute partner to boost rice
yields
BASF receives
full California registration for two turf and ornamentals
herbicides: FreeHand 1.75G and Drive XLR8
Started by
Henry A. Wallace in 1920, the Iowa Crop Performance Tests
for Corn celebrates 90 years
Seven of eight
National Champions of the 2008 U.S. NCGA National Corn
Yield Contest know the secret to success: Poncho from Bayer
CropScience
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. announces new board members
and awards from 2009 Annual Conference
February 09
76% of U.S. wheat growers
responding to a recent National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)
survey approved a petition supporting the commercialization of
biotechnology in wheat
U.S. soybean
checkoff funding helps map the soybean genome
Syngenta 2008
trial results demonstrate efficacy of Agrisure Viptera trait -
Trials show increased yields, reduced damage from the multi-pest
complex in corn
Syngenta Seeds
Inc. to launch soybean aphid management system - Integrated
system combines NK soybean genetics, Syngenta crop protection
and seed care to combat soybean aphids
BASF and U.S.
National Corn Growers Association honor 2008 National Corn Yield
Contest winners at Commodity Classic awards banquet
Kincannon &
Reed Global Executive Search adds three new principals to its
North American team
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association and Indiana Seed Trade Association to
hold joint annual meeting in 2010
Simplot to
distribute Wolf Trax micronutrients in California
Syngenta's
Agrisure 3000GT triple stack hybrids boosting yields, especially
in stressful environments
Syngenta Seeds
announces nine new NK soybean products for the 2009 U.S. growing
season
Monsanto
launches Genuity, a family of traits designed to simplify farmer
decision-making for technology traits
Pioneer’s Y
Series soybeans named ‘New Product of the Year’ by
AgProfessional magazine readers
Non-toxic
fescue endophytes to benefit livestock producers
New Syngenta
grain sorghum hybrids available to U.S. growers in 2009
Genedata
expands biomarker discovery collaboration with Syngenta for
improving metabolomic data processing
Retired
University of Idaho bean breeder Leslie L. “Bill” Dean receives
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Technical Innovation
Brad Kumm joins
the agriculture sales team of Precision Laboratories in Nebraska
Pioneer Hi-Bred
offers growers tools for determining economic seeding rate -
Price volatility plays a vital role in growers' planting
decisions
U.S. weekly corn and soybean
outlook:
Corn and
soybeans
Inspire XT
fungicide from Syngenta Crop Protection receives U.S. federal
registration for sugarbeets
Nicole Aulerich
joins the Verdant Partners team
SNP discovery
company Floragenex partners with the National Center for Genome
Resources
U.S. Department
of Agriculture says that King Corn will stay on its throne
U.S. National
Corn Growers Association’s contest data hold clues to high corn
yields
Seven of eight
first-place winners of the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest know
the secret to success: Bayer CropScience's Poncho seed-applied
insecticides
U.S. EPA
approves two Syngenta stacks containing the Agrisure Viptera
trait - New stacks will add control options for a broad-spectrum
of lepidopteran corn pests
Syngenta Crop
Protection gains U.S./EPA registration for axial TBC herbicide
on cereal crops
USDA/ARS ships more seeds to
genebank facility in Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault
USDA/ARS
envía más semillas al banco de genes en Noruega
Pioneer Hi-Bred
announces Optimum brand innovations - Newly named family of
traits, products, programs offers growers more flexibility,
choices
DuPont unveils
innovative mobile wind machines to help improve corn yield
AgVenture WSC
expands territory, adds two sales professionals
Bayer
CropScience showcases new innovations in crop protection at the
2009 Commodity Classic
Monsanto's
game-changing technologies poised to help seeds & genomics
segment generate more than 60 percent gross profit growth over
the next three years
Dow
AgroSciences and China National Rice Research Institute announce
collaboration on rice research - Dow AgroSciences traits to
combine with CNRRI’s rice germplasm
LibertyLink
soybeans provide top yields with top-of-the-line protection -
Bayer CropScience offers Trilex 6000 seed treatment on all
LibertyLink soybeans for 2009 growing season
Select genetics
and traits for the right seed on the right acre - Pioneer tests
products in local regions to provide growers with specific
information
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Acreage and
biofuels
Bayer
CropScience U.S. announces 2009 cotton varieties - Only the best
experimental varieties become FiberMax and Stoneville cotton
University of
Delaware signs commercialization agreement with DuPont on corn
disease trait
University of
Idaho offers four new potato publications
New barley
information available on the website of North Dakota State
University
Nunhems
announces a new business approach in North America
Corn ethanol is
here today to fuel U.S. economy now - Corn farmers are good
environmental stewards
Schillinger
Seed names Tony Nikkel Operations Manager
DuPont's animal
& nutrition pipeline, products and people are aligned to fuel
growth
DuPont expects
increased global seed corn share, continued agriculture earnings
growth
Blade
switchgrass management guide for bioenergy now available
Syngenta and
No-Till Farmer honor 2008 No-Till Innovator Award winners
Becker
Underwood promotes Charlie Hale to the position of Product
Manager for the U.S. inoculant market
Becker
Underwood promotes Adam Wilson to Key Accounts Manager for Seed
Enhancements
Monsanto's
success in seed and trait technologies leading the way toward
2012 gross profit goals - Monsanto CFO to tell investors about
company's robust product pipeline, strength in key markets and
solid financial discipline
New sugarbeet
crops need fewer herbicides
Michael
Donaldson named President and Chief Executive Officer of Valent
USA and Valent BioSciences Corporation
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
South
American problems
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 58 new plant varieties
New Mexico
State University students study chile color and pungency
New rhizobia
strain kicks up performance of Becker Underwood’s Nodulator
inoculants for the U.S. pea and lentil market
Seeds of Change
announces new team members and opens US West Coast office -
Company adds resources to management, product development and
commercial sales teams
Seed World
magazine goes digital
American
Malting Barley Association announces recommended malting barley
varieties for the 2009 growing season
Interest in
Texas wheat increases as quality goes up
American
Soybean Association and BASF Corporation invite U.S. soybean
producers to sign up for the 2009 Secure Optimal Yield (SOY)
Challenge
North Carolina
firm pays $2,100 to settle seed case
Barley might
have environmental, economic potential in Kentucky
Historic seed
delivery made in Illinois for Monsanto's first new soybean
varieties with the greater yield potential of Roundup Ready 2
Yield
Mycogen Seeds
announces six additional corn hybrids for 2009 planting
Research
suggests public funding for specialty crops inadequate - More
funding could make fruits, vegetables less expensive for
Americans
USDA's CSREES
awards US$4.4 million in weedy and invasive species grants
Nunhems’
innovation featured at Produce First! event
Dow reports
fourth quarter and full-year results - Dow AgroSciences sets
full-year sales and EBIT records
MarketMaker
website gets a makeover
Northern
Crops Institute offers technical course on "Flaxseed: Adding
Functional Food Value"
American
Soybean Association welcomes USDA funding for soybean rust
monitoring
BASF
appoints new leadership in crop protection: Nevin McDougall
to lead North America, Markus Heldt named President
Hazera
Genetics announces acquisition of the short day onion
activities of K&B Development LLC, Gilroy, California
David
Pickenpaugh of INCOTEC is featured in Seed World's latest
Giant Views of the Industry
Purdue
University research shows that early planting does increase
soybean yield, but can vary by year and cultivar choice
Seed
Biotechnology Center at UC Davis announces "Seed Biology,
Production & Quality Course", "Seed Quality Assessment
Workshop" and 10th Anniversary Symposium
Harris
Moran acquires GeneFresh Technologies, increases market
share in lettuce sector
January 09
Independent
Professional Seed Association (IPSA) celebrates successful 20th
anniversary - Annual conference program and speakers called
“best ever”
AgriCapital adds
Dennis McCarthy to AgriCapital Advisors
Headline
fungicide from BASF receives U.S. EPA approval for Plant Health
label
USDA-ARS
researchers identify drought-hardy soybean line
Wyffels Hybrids
names new District Sales Managers in Illinois and Iowa
GreenLeaf
Genetics LLC announces the addition of Mike Smidt as Trait Sales
Manager
Check stress
emergence, high suitability ratings for corn-after-corn success
- Pioneer provides ratings to help growers choose right product
for right acre
US$1 million
endowment from Bayer CropScience establishes Chair of
Sustainable Development at North Carolina State University
DuPont's fourth
quarter 2008 business segment performance reflects downturn in
demand
Sakata Seed
Corporation acquires Reed’s Seeds cabbage genetics
The impact of
climate change on invasive plants in the Western U.S. may create
restoration ppportunities, future perils
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Soybean
exports
BASF and
Cibus achieve development milestone in CLEARFIELD production
system
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln's Spring 2009 Seed Guide now available
Corvus
herbicide from Bayer CropScience delivers a one-pass
solution for U.S. corn growers’ weed-control challenges
DNA
LandMarks collaborates with Cornell University on completing
a genetic map of pepper
Iowa State
University researchers lead potato studies
PlantSense,
Zeraim Gedera's new watermelon plant program in the United
States
Social and
economic impacts of biotechnology
Seeds of
Change announces several new positions
Jon Pierce
joins Renze Seeds as a District Sales Manager
Hazera
Genetics acquires the activities of L.S.L
Biotechnologies,Inc. and L.S.L Plant Science, LLC.
U.S. weekly
corn and soybean outlook:
Corn and
soybean acreage
Burrus Hybrids
adds cold storage building
Agrian launches
new website
Expanded alfalfa
seed options help growers match field conditions - Pioneer
Hi-Bred provides growers improved protection through trait
selection
LaDon Johnson
was named chief financial officer of Cibus LLC and president of
the newly-launched Cibus International
BASF and
Monsanto formalize agreement to develop next-generation of
dicamba-based weed control products
BASF und
Monsanto vereinbaren gemeinsame Entwicklung von der nächsten
Generation von Dicamba-Produkten zur Unkrautbekämpfung
Oregon firm pays
$1,800 to settle seed case
USDA/APHIS
launches biotechnology quality management system pilot project
BioDiagnostics,
Inc. hires Pegadaraju Venkatramana, Ph.D as Research and
Development Scientist to enhance strategic DNA efforts
10th annual
National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week in the U.S.
New strain of
spinach downy mildew found in Salinas Valley, California
U.S. seed
industry outlines goals for research, education and policy
Crop inputs will
continue to pressure margins in 2009, according to new Rabobank
report
North Dakota
State University offers tool to assist in crop selection
Arcadia
Biosciences and Advanta to develop nitrogen use efficient
sorghum
DuPont and
Athenix collaborate to advance insect control in corn, soybeans
USDA continues
efforts to keep invasive species out of the United States, plans
new methods development laboratory
Monsanto board
approves 10 percent dividend increase - Dividend has increased
more than 340 percent over past 6.5 years
Monsanto
shareowners reelect board members at company's annual meeting
AVICTA from
Syngenta Seed Care is first seed treatment nematicide to receive
U.S. registration for use on corn
Ducks Unlimited
Canada and Bayer CropScience team up to increase winter wheat in
North America - Project aims to benefit wildlife habitat and
take action on sustainable agriculture
BASF Plant
Science signs up two American Seeds LLC brands to market corn
hybrids with NutriDense
Verenium regains
compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirement
USDA reports
that U.S. corn growers delivered second-highest yield in 2008
Ohio firm pays
$1,050 to settle seed case
Missouri firm
pays $1,050 to settle seed case
USDA reports
send crop prices lower
Warren Libby
joins AgriCapital’s Advisory Board
Office of
Biotechnology at Iowa State University holds 2nd Aphid Research
Symposium
Seed World’s
video series, Giant Views of the Industry On-line, features Bill
Latham, President of Latham Seed Company
Mendel
Biotechnology's yield trait reaches phase III for Monsanto
soybean products
American Soybean
Association calls the formation of the U.S. Soybean Federation
radical and illogical
State farmer
leaders announce the formation of the new U.S. Soybean
Federation
Roche NimbleGen
partners with Biogemma on the development of sequence capture
technology for targeted high-throughput sequencing of crop
genomes
USDA/CSREES
awards more than $3.4 million to train graduate students in food
and agricultural sciences
Ensuring access
to latest developments in plant science technology, Nunhems
moves U.S. research facilities to Davis, California
Pioneer Hi-Bred
releases 96 new hybrids for 2009 planting - New genetics,
localized testing improve corn product lineup
Massachusetts
firm pays $4,225 to settle seed case
Iowa Crop
Improvement Association's Native Species Directory lists native
seeds for restoration and conversation
Danforth Center
scientists identify technology to reduce the spread of rice
tungro bacilliform virus (RTVB) - Discovery may lead to
increased rice crop yields
Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center receives grant from the Gates Foundation to
establish new program to ensure the safety of nutritionally
enhanced crops
US Ag Secretary
Schafer recommends Inspector General audit and investigation of
National Soybean Checkoff
Arcadia
Biosciences licenses herbicide-tolerant wheat technology and
plant material to Targeted Growth, Inc. - Companies to use
advanced genetic screening and breeding techniques to develop
herbicide-tolerant wheat varieties
Monsanto increases
full-year ongoing earnings-per-share guidance after reporting 117%
earnings growth in first quarter of fiscal 2009
Monsanto takes
major step toward launch of world's first drought-tolerant corn
product - Higher-yielding soybeans, SmartStax corn, and Dicamba-
and Glufosinate- tolerant cotton also move forward in company's
research & development pipeline
First-ever
drought-tolerant corn now one step closer to farmers
Weltweit erster trockentoleranter Mais rückt der
Markteinführung einen Schritt näher
Monsanto
announces yield gains with Deltapine Class of 09 - Combination
of elite cotton genetics and second generation traits outyield
market standards
Monsanto’s
Bollgard II with Roundup Ready Flex cotton delivers positive
results in 2008
Monsanto awards
nine Deltapine Future of Cotton scholarships
Bayer
CropScience adds CSI Safener 500FS to its line of sorghum seed
treatments
DuPont
insect protection product Optimum AcreMax 1 reaches regulatory
milestone
The Weather
Channel Interactive and Monsanto Company announce new
agriculture news and forecast website
Balance Flexx
corn herbicide from Bayer CropScience knocks out tough weeds
with the power of Recharge - New herbicide provides
broad-spectrum control, application flexibility and crop safety
Becker Underwood
names industry veteran Justin Miller as its new Western
Territory Manager for inoculants with a focus on the pea and
lentil business
Becker Underwood
names Charles
Robbins as
Territory Manager for its inoculant business in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
Bacterial leaf
spot on capsicum in New Mexico, USA
Iowa State
University's Office of Biotechnology celebrates 25th
anniversary in 2009
EnviroLogix
and Ionian Technologies enter into exclusive DNA license and
technology transfer agreement
U.S. soybean
farmers find more per-acre profit potential in food-grade
soybeans
Monsanto
Mobile Technology Unit to showcase agricultural innovation
at the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences
