Seed Technology
Many farmers keep a record of their planting intentions by field in a notebook or on a USB drive. Automation can make both of those practices obsolete and improve corn and soybean seed placement accuracy in the process, the companies report.
Heritable Ag aims to make food crops and tree crops up to 30% more productive.
Voted by The Scoop’s readers as the best new product released in 2024, Awaken FlowBoost marks a new path for Loveland Products’ seed treatment portfolio.
At the same time, USDA has given HB4 wheat, which features a trait for drought tolerance, the green light for development.
A roundup of news for the week of October 27, 2024.
With harvest in full swing, “Unscripted” welcomes agronomic expert Ken Ferrie who explains what he’s seeing in the fields of Illinois. Forecasts call for record-breaking corn and soybean yields despite late-summer drought and the largest infestation of corn aphids that he’s dealt with in his career.
These actions are part of the Biden/Harris administration’s efforts to open new markets for farmers, provide more competitive choices, lower food costs for consumers and support small businesses and family farms
Fred Below, University of Illinois professor of crop physiology, says short-stature corn could provide growers a leg up in extreme weather conditions.
A quick roundup of farm equipment and technology news for the week of September 8, 2024.
This new AI revolution uses things such as soil, climate and genetic data to anticipate outcomes and turn that information into actionable insights.
Soil Scientist Outlines New Soil Health Focus for Company
A company aims to detect yield robbers differently, and as such is finding early funding a bit differently than the norm—finding investors in farmers alongside traditional investor sources.
A transformation is afoot at Nutrien as the company enters a new era of growth
Corn growers in the western and central U.S. will benefit from faster seed deliveries and more efficient customer service, company officials report.
The longer we wait for Golden Rice the more children will die—not because of a natural disaster that nobody can control, but because judges who don’t understand farming or science have condemned them to this fate.
Farmers are moving fast and furious in fields this week, trying to get crops in the ground. But Mother Nature is playing havoc with their best efforts. Ken Ferrie addresses six concerns to help farmers make progress.
The oilseed could be a fit now for growers in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, southern Illinois, and parts of Alabama and Mississippi. Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables is offering a 2024/25 production program.
The company is artificially inoculating tar spot in select field test plots this season to study how corn responds. Researchers say the work will help them advance tar spot tolerance for DEKALB and Channel products.
Research underway at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is showing promise by targeting western corn rootworm genes with RNAi technology.
The ideological controversy over glyphosate in Mexico is over for today.
Planter experts offer some quick tips and lookouts around spring planter maintenance and setup. In this article we discuss the furrow creation and closing components and what to look for there.
You can save time and headache by calibrating seed meters well ahead of planting time.
Quickshot is Helena’s newest entrant in the field, which provides seed fluency in addition to crop nutrient package. For 2024, it’s available in limited quantities.
According to the company, the use of PhotoSeed technology has the potential to lower a crop’s carbon intensity score.
Yield Optimizer is a digital tool that uses independent seed trial data to help farmers make seed selections with guaranteed yield performance. CEO Billy Rose tells how it gives farmers peace of mind.
Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren’t meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.
The study’s team has found inputting excessive heat and cold data into their model slowed plant growth, though the heat proved to be a larger issue for the plant.
Corn growers can use this free tool to understand which hybrids have which traits, as well as evaluate insect problems and herbicide needs in-season.
InnerPlant is developing early-stress signaling capabilities in soybeans and corn. The concept is getting serious buy-in from big players in U.S. agriculture.
Myron Stine says Stine Seed is celebrating its 45-year history with a keen eye on the future.