More GPS brownouts ahead 

But brownouts could become more frequent in the decade ahead because of delays in developing replacements for the 30 or so aging GPS satellites currently in orbit, according to a United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued in April 2009...

USDA begins sign-up for SURE January 4 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will begin sign-up for the long-awaited Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program, or SURE, at county Farm Service Agency offices January 4...

New seed treatment for soybeans 

EMD Crop BioScience introduces Optimize 400, a new soybean seed-applied product, for the 2010 growing season...

54.9 million acres of farmland irrigated 

USDA's 2008 Farm and Ranch Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States ...

AGCO to phase out AGCO-branded products 

The AGCO brand name is going away. In a move designed to improve its global competitiveness, multi-brand equipment maker AGCO Corporation announced...

Dow AgroSciences, DuPont cross-license soybean traits 

Producers can expect additional herbicide-tolerant soybean options in the next decade as a result of a new cross-licensing agreement between Dow AgroSciences and DuPont...

Premium soybean line 

A new line of “premium” soybeans called NK-1 Class Soybeans from Syngenta is available for 2010...

Bill Gates: Technology must help defeat hunger 

By: By Forrest Laws, reporting from World Food Prize ceremony

If African farmers and the world’s hungry are to climb out of their misery and become more productive citizens, technology will have to pave the way, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates says...

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Rossi boots 

By: By Jeff Ryan

Rossi boots, from a company in Australia, are rugged and durable while still being incredibly lightweight...

Pull-behind cob harvester 

Vermeer Corporation introduces the CCX770 Cob Harvester that is towed behind a combine for collecting corncobs...

Dow AgroSciences acquires Pfister Hybrids 

Dow AgroSciences will acquire the Pfister brand and the sales and marketing areas, as well as the warehousing and administrative services of the business...

Climate change bill dividing farm groups? 

By: By Forrest Laws

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as the Waxman-Markey bill, H.R. 2454, is drawing decidedly mixed reviews from farm organizations...

DuPont, BASF at odds over herbicide patents 

DuPont and BASF have filed separate lawsuits on the same day, each accusing the other of patent infringement relating to herbicide tolerance technology...

Is Dow AgroSciences on the sale block? 

By: by Mark Moore

The agricultural industry is abuzz with speculation that Dow Chemical may be in the process of selling one of its prized assets: the Dow AgroSciences business unit. ...

EPA approves New Corn Trait  

Cover your ears 

By: By Sarah Day

Almost every day, you are in environments with excessive noise that could permanently damage your hearing. Protecting your hearing now...

Sign up for MarketMaxx  

Register by midnight, May 31, 2008, to play the corn and soybean marketing game. If you’re not yet playing MarketMaxx — the corn and soybean marketing game that can win you one year’s use of a new Gleaner combine or an AGCO tractor — then go to www.marketmaxx.net and sign up today...

Rugged laptop case 

The OtterBox rugged laptop carrying case is so strong you can stand it without damaging your computer; it also is waterproof, dustproof and protects laptops from falls...

Compact antenna 

The Wi-Fire integrates a high-gain directional antenna and strong receiver sensitivity in a compact package that allows users to connect to a wireless computer network up to 1,000 ft. away...

Power Platform 

By: By Jeff Ryan

The Power Platform from Custom Chassis is the ultimate power tool. It’s a heavy-duty cargo truck, it’s a tractor, it’s a service vehicle — it’s everything in one package...

The fields of Brazil 

Team FIN farmer Paul Gervais of Tracy, MN, along with other growers from across the United States, traveled to Brazil last year for a firsthand look at how crops, especially soybeans, are grown on the farms there. Here is his report...

Agrium buys UAP 

Agrium Inc. announced that it will purchase UAP (United Agri Products) to create the largest agricultural retailer in North America. The combined sales of the two companies will be almost $8 billion...

Great year for Deere  

Deere & Company capped off a very good year for sales with a two-for-one stock split in the form of 100% stock dividend. This action, taken in November,...

Landoll buys ICON 

Landoll Corp., a manufacturer of equipment including farm implements, recently purchased ICON Industries. ICON produces pull-type construction equipment...

Soybean premium on non-GMOs 

Asoya just announced that its 2008 production contracts for 1% ultralow linolenic soybeans will pay a premium of $1.25/bu. The Iowa City, IA-based, seed company markets the soybean oil from the non-GMO soybeans to food companies...