Corn pest control 

By: Forrest Laws

THE NEW Agrisure Viptera trait featuring a new mode of action for lepidopteran corn pest control is waiting for final regulatory approval. Syngenta Seeds...

Refuge reduced 

By: By Lynn Grooms

THE NUMBER of refuge acres required for crops from multi-stacked seeds is decreasing thanks to new technology from seed companies. The first big drop...

Eight-stack hybrid 

The Eight-Trait SmartStax corn hybrid from Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences will soon hit the U.S. market. The companies expect that up to 4 million acres...

Gene research for insect control 

DuPont and Athenix are collaborating to develop the next level of insect-resistant trait genes. Under their agreement, DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred...

New trait for pest control 

Now that the EPA has given registration approval to Syngenta's new Agrisure corn trait event, MIR162, the company has given the trait a name: Agrisure...

CRW Combos 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Growers In some areas have observed yield benefits from using both corn rootworm (CRW)-resistant hybrids and soil insecticides. But are these combos a...

New life for old chemistries 

By: By Mark Moore

Dicamba, One of the most popular broadleaf herbicides, has been used by growers for effective weed control in corn. But in 2013, dicamba-resistant soybeans...

In the pipeline 

By: By John Russnogle

The Syngenta seed pipeline includes a number of new products that should hit the market in the next two years. One is a new insect control event for corn,...

Farmindustrynews.com 

Closed system for insecticides Collaboration between Syngenta Crop Protection, John Deere and Raven Industries has produced a new closed system for handling...

Eye in the sky 

By: Jeff Ryan

Cropcam is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a GPS-guided autopilot that is a used to take high-resolution digital aerial images. It is launched by hand...