Seed
Dave Hula is cognizant of the potential benefits of taking care of microbes in the soil and seeks to boost their populations with additional carbon.
Learn about Kansas State University’s research and Monsanto partnership.
Along with new products, corn and soybean growers can anticipate having access next year to revamped seed treatments that are packed with new benefits.
In 1986, California’s voters approved a ballot initiative with admirable aspirations. Proposition 65 requires businesses to display clear warnings about the presence of any chemicals that could cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. Although the law initially raised awareness about potential hazards, it has steered off course in recent years. Now, California residents are inundated with warnings on everything from coffee to parking garages.
Monsanto’s MON 87411 was recently deregulated by the USDA. This is the first step in a multi-year process to get the trait approved by regulatory agencies and into the hands of farmers.
With billions of dollars at stake, the negotiations over Monsanto’s proposed—and so far rejected—merger with Syngenta have moved on to a very visible stage, with both companies speaking directly to shareholders, farmers, and the public.
Maui County is home to just 160,000 residents, but the moratorium could have effects across the nation because multinational seed producers Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical research and develop new varieties there.
An accord will help ensure that post-patent products continue to meet global regulatory and stewardship obligations.
STEPUP 2.0 is joining the soybean seed treatment market options and will be offered through Wibur-Ellis.
Farmers from Louisiana and parts of the Mid-South are suing Stine Seed Company, claiming it sold black farmers fake soybean seeds, according to WBTV.
Nemasect will soon be offered standard in Beck’s Escalate seed treatment packages on corn and soybeans. The product provides protection against all nematode species and many soil-dwelling insects.
Earlier this week Pivot Bio and Monsanto Company, a member of the Bayer group, announced a collaboration they entered earlier this year to develop a new soybean inoculant.
Syngenta’s newest seed treatment, a premix of three fungicide active ingredients, recently received registration from the EPA. Vibrance Trio will be used on soybean seeds to ensure strong stands and fight disease.
The right or wrong seed choice sets your yield and profit potential from the get-go. While it might seem like old hat, remember the basic nuances and more technical deails before locking in your seed choice.
Precision farming tools, from automation to variable rate technology (VRT) and others, are giving farmers new ways to make and save money.
More than 2,200 complaints with dicamba named as the suspect have been filed in the U.S. since the beginning of the 2017 season. In perspective, if various Extension experts’ estimate of 3.1 million U.S. acres of damage is accurate, that represents 3.5% of planted soybean acres, as of press time.
Farmers interested potential premiums from high oleic soybeans now have full Chinese import approval for one product.
While you might think of hula hoops as a game for children they’ve found a new use—helping farmers calculate soybean populations. With no need for a tape measure, this method could save time and help farmers make critical decisions such as replant.
Weigh the pros and cons of at-home treatment before making the investment.
The Argentine government is stepping into a battle between farmers and Monsanto over royalties for genetically modified soybeans. Grain handlers would be barred from collecting royalties after the harvest on behalf of seed developers.
Soybean seed costs have risen, farmers don’t want to plant more seeds than they need for top yields.
DuPont Co. and Monsanto Co. agreed to dismiss their respective antitrust and soybean patent lawsuits and enter into licensing agreements for making genetically modified crops.
Drought in the southern U.S. stopped the soybean disease from migrating north, but farmers shouldn’t be complacent.
Tillerman Seeds, LLC, of Grand Rapids, Mich. was formed to acquire specialty, GMO and non-GMO seed assets. This week it completed its first transaction with the successful purchase of DF Seeds Inc., of Dansville, Mich.
Variety selection can play a huge role in yield and premiums
With farmer and regulator eyes turned toward the two companies, Bayer and Monsanto technology leads on Thursday repeated their confidence the merger will close by the end of 2017. The companies need approval from regulatory authorities in 30 countries.
Here are some factors to consider to help ensure quality when considering replanting saved small grain seed.
Bayer CropScience announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hornbeck Seed Company Inc., a privately-held company in DeWitt, Ark.