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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Ignite herbicide is the only nonselective alternative to glyphosate. As a powerful contact herbicide intended for use on all LibertyLink® crops, Ignite controls more than 120 broadleaf weeds and grasses, including tough-to-control ALS- and glyphosate-resistant weeds in corn, cotton, canola and soybeans.
LibertyLink soybeans, the only nonselective, herbicide-tolerant trait alternative to Roundup Ready soybeans, are on track to be released for the 2009 growing season.
The LibertyLink trait in corn is one growers know and trust. With a wide selection of high-yielding LibertyLink hybrids available from every major seed company, there are many options to choose from, so farmers can find the right fit for their agronomic conditions.
Senate to follow, but search is on for an alternative budget offset
More than 70 vehicle models available in the U.S. are flex-fuel compatible, according to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition. The organization recently released an updated list of the flex-fuel vehicles.
Key changes made to package to attract more House votes
Fertilizer facilities in Texas and Louisiana may have weathered Hurricane Ike with only minor damages, but the industry continues to struggle with tight supplies and the impact of a collapsing financial market.
Ukrainians see their agricultural industry flexing its muscles, evolving out of the old inefficient collective farms left when the Soviet system collapsed in 1991. There is apparent potential for modern technology to turn it into a grain and oilseeds powerhouse, but how the country will achieve that status remains the big question.
The guys gather, eyes popping, in the machinery yard of a 15,000-acre unit of Raiz Agro near the village of Ruzhavka in Ukraine’s Uman region. They’re face-to-face with three brand-new 30-ton monster grain trucks, top-end GPS-equipped combines and tractors, two of the hugest anhydrous am-monia tanks imaginable, 120-ft. boom sprayers and—hold on here—is that a 32-row planter?
Top Producer editor Jeanne Bernick, Jeanne Bernick, author of “Inside the Carbon Market” discusses the questions farmers submitted and the planning behind the article.
With harvest started, farmers and producers in Iowa need to keep in mind a new harvest weight limit exemption.
House expected to vote Friday on revised plan
Biotech disease resistance has been the holy grail for crop scientists. Commercial traits appear to be one step closer and that’s good news for farmers.
Harvest hurries along with these new mega machines. Two new companies join the upper size class this fall.
Study on benefits of conservation programs also released
Which welder to use? Which electrode? Tips for easier, longer-lasting welds.
After months of sprouting, growing and maturing, it’s time to harvest your corn fields. Regardless of if your harvest is in full-swing or still a week away, Mark Hanna, Iowa State University extension agricultural engineer, says making a few adjustments can ensure you have a successful harvest.
Commerce Secretary and U.S. Chamber of Commerce question need for tariff
Mix the collapse in the financial markets, newly restricted credit and volatile commodity prices and you get the potential for higher margin calls for grain elevators – so high that some may not be able to pay them.
Top Producer editor Jeanne Bernick, Jeanne Bernick, author of “Inside the Carbon Market” discusses the questions farmers submitted and the planning behind the article.
Peterson to push for more permanent solution in next Congress
Bean surprise coming Friday? Jerry Gulke believes if there is a surprise in Friday’'s Crop Report, it will be in soybeans. If you have sales in place, you may want to consider November call options just in case, he says.
With a crowd of dignitaries, farmers, media and university representatives on hand, Tennessee broke ground on its long-awaited pilot cellulosic ethanol plant Oct. 14.
Impact: Lower entitlement spending ahead, including farm program payment cuts