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Monsanto’s Fraley Addresses Dicamba Situation in Open Letter to Farmers
Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley — a man who has seemingly been at the center of Monsanto’s PR campaign launched in the wake of this summer’s unfortunate dicamba drift situation across the...
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AGCO Intivity Center Marks Five-Year Anniversary
Opened in June 2012, the state-of-the-art Intivity center is the gateway to the company’s Jackson, MN, manufacturing facility and features exhibits depicting the evolution of the agricultural equipment...
View ArticleThe News From InfoAg, and Dicamba Woes Continue
CropLife Editors Paul Schrimpf and Matthew Grassi discuss trends and topics that emerged at last week’s InfoAg Conference in St. Louis, and share a quick update on the dicamba situation in the...
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Cause of Gar Tootelian Fire Under Investigation
Over one hundred firefighters and equipment responded to a four-alarm shop fire at the Gar Tootelian, Inc. (GAR) facility in Reedley, CA. The Ag Retail site was closed at the time the fire broke out,...
View ArticleMonsanto, Valent Expand Partnership in Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management...
Monsanto Co. and Valent U.S.A. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., have announced today expanded partnership in the 2018 Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management Solutions...
View ArticleWhen and Why to Double Inoculate Your Soybeans
Double inoculation is the act of using a double application of a rhizobial inoculant. This quickly establishes high populations of rhizobia bacteria in the soil — bacteria that are critical to the...
View ArticleSeed Treatment Q&A: Insight from Iowa State’s Alison Robertson
Technology has changed drastically since the 1990s. Televisions are thinner, phones are smaller and tractors can steer themselves. Technology has even improved in the seeds that we plant, according to...
View ArticleAg Secretary Perdue Comments on Dicamba Issue
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue indicated to reporters this week that he would like to see the industry work out a fix on dicamba issues. “I would much prefer that method rather than a prescriptive,...
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La Crosse Seed Continues Focus on Soil and Water Conservation
La Crosse Seed is doing its part to lead communication to ag retailers across the country on the importance of soil and water conservation through the use of quality seed and sound agronomics....
View Article2,600 Iowa Farmers Commit $8.7 Million to Water Quality Practices
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced Tuesday that a record number of Iowa farmers signed up to install nutrient reduction practices on their farm through the Iowa Department of...
View ArticleProtect Applied Manure Straight From the Manure Pit to the Field
Farmers who use liquid manure to fertilize corn crops can now mix Instinct nitrogen stabilizer in their pit for easy application to protect applied nitrogen. Field studies conducted by Dow AgroSciences...
View ArticleMycogen Seeds Offers Novel Product to Battle Pythium, Other Pathogens
After a season plagued by seedling diseases caused by cool, wet soils at planting, farmers have a new option to protect seed investments. Mycogen Seeds is offering its new REVONTEK seed treatment in...
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Ongoing Evaluation Key to Controlling Weeds, Improving Yield in Soybeans
A preemergence first strike against yield-limiting weeds, such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, can give soybeans the early season boost needed to improve yield potential. As the sun bears down on...
View ArticleThe DuPont-Granular Deal, Dicamba Update, and Upcoming Travel
Matthew Grassi joins Paul Schrimpf for the second week in a row to talk about DuPont’s acquisition of Granular, as well as upcoming trips to Minnesota and Illinois.
View ArticleThe Top 10 Crop Protection Companies, Post-Mega Mergers
Everyone loves a good Top 10 list. In fact, some prominent celebrities such as David Letterman spent much of their careers cataloguing various Top 10 lists. In the crop protection company arena, the...
View ArticleNew System Could Remove Two Water Pollutants from Ag Fields
Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen in the water, leading to massive “dead zones” that cannot support fish or other wildlife, writes Lauren Quinn on the University of...
View ArticleGar Tootelian Foundation Donates Half Million Dollars to Local School
Students at Immanuel Elementary are looking forward to the first day of school for two reasons this year. One, they will get to meet new classmates and the other is they will be the first to step foot...
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CHS and FFA: A Homerun Partnership
Nanci Lilja, president of CHS Foundation, along with CHS Board members Perry Meyer and Greg Krueger join FFA students for a St. Paul Saints game at CHS Field. CHS hosted the Minnesota FFA for its...
View ArticleU.S. Ag Secretary Introduces SCORE
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a new agreement to support new and beginning farmers. On August 5, Perdue joined SCORE, the nation’s largest volunteer network of expert business mentors,...
View ArticleCorn and Soybean Yield Forecasts Larger than Expected
The USDA’s August Crop Production report contained larger-than-expected forecasts for the 2017 U.S. corn and soybean crops. At 169.5 bushels per acre and 49.4 bushels per acre respectively, the corn...
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