Stalking the supreme survivor 

By: Gil Gullickson

Corn rootworm-resistant seed will give farmers a new tactic to battle this billion-dollar bug.

A new breed of corn 

A new Bt corn trait named Herculex I can control corn borer, cutworms and armyworms. Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred International jointly developed...

Crops 

Two new foam formulations Precision Laboratories has formulated two new marking foams to be used for the two basic types of marking equipment used on...

Beetle blitz 

By: Gil Gullickson

When you think about it, the premise behind corn rootworm insecticides is pretty simple. After farmers apply them at planting, they kill rootworm larvae...

Priced to compete 

By: David Hest

Buffeted by the tight ag economy, higher nitrogen prices and the specter of rootworm-resistant hybrids beginning in 2002, the corn rootworm insecticide...

Diazinon tales 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Get your news from two different sources and chances are good that you'll be left scratching your head wondering what actually happened. If the news is...

Rootworm control delayed 

By: David Hest

Monsanto slows launch of corn rootworm technology.Growers probably will have to wait until 2002 to plant corn hybrids with Monsanto's MaxGard built-in...

Treating seeds 

By: Karen McMahon

Check out two new insecticide treatments available for 2001 seed buys.Growers visiting seed company corn plots this summer can learn about two new seed...

Crops Department 

By: FIN Staff

Flood-tolerant soybeans The Agricultural Research Service reports it has identified a marker that points to genes responsible for flood tolerance in soybeans....

Insecticide buying, The pest control payoff 

By: Ron Ross

Although use of soil insecticides has dropped off recently, experts say corn growers should ponder this investment more carefully.If you skipped using...