Crops 

Herculex insect protection. Send grain in seven directions. NK Brand seed choices for 2005. Monsanto's new soybeans. Fielder's Choice offerings. New from Mycogen. ...

Aphid-resistant gene spotted 

By: by Karen McMahon

Researchers announced that they have identified commercial soybean varieties with resistance to soybean aphids. ...

Scattered soybean aphid infestations 

By: By Karen McMahon

New speed scouting system developed by entomologists at the University of Minnesota. ...

Crops department 

Discipline insecticide for corn. Aphid recommendations. Pioneer sells weather radios. Water-based Prowl. Gene bank support. Ready for soybean rust. Spring wheat variety. RR alfalfa in 2005. New corn herbicide....

Soybean aphid alert 

By: Karen McMahon

Midwest growers hit by the soybean aphid plague last summer should be on guard for recurrences this summer. Agronomy experts have learned from the past...

A new era for corn rootworm control 

By: by David Hest

Insect protection moves to built-in seed traits and seed treatments.

Crops department 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Sorghum seed treatment. New from Fontanelle. Poncho sales boom. Early plant protection. Dairyland Seed releases. Irrigation pipe by water type.

Getting the jump on grain pests 

By: by Peg Zenk

You go to a lot of trouble to grow and harvest the best and biggest crop you can, so it makes good sense to provide the best storage conditions for that grain, as well. Thoroughly cleaning and treating grain storage areas before loading in the new crop are musts. Now several new products are available to help prevent damaging insect infestations.

Working the system 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

There's more than one way to control corn rootworms....

Pioneer to offer rootworm-resistant hybrids 

Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Monsanto Company have agreed to a worldwide licensing agreement to Monsanto’s recently approved YieldGard Rootworm insect-protected...