Biotech Traits

20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW 

Organic food production cannot feed the world. OPINIONS ABOUT the potential for organic food production vary widely...

All About AcreMax 

By: By Rhonda Brooks

OPTIMUM ACREMAX 1 may be the proverbial silver lining in 2010 for seed company giant Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subsidiary of DuPont. After weathering a tough...

Optimum GAT delayed 

LAST DECEMBER, Pioneer Hi-Bred announced the delay of its Optimum GAT technology in corn and in soybeans for two very different reasons, according to...

Respect the refuge 

By: By Mark Moore

A WASHINGTON-BASED group has alerted the Environmental Protection Agency that Bt refuge compliance problems need to be addressed immediately. What the...

The 20 Top Products of 2009 

By: By Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann

88 series combines by Case IH CASE REDESIGNED its 88 series Axial-Flow combines from the ground up. The new series replaces the Class V 2577 and Class...

Banking on non-biotech 

By: By Rhonda Brooks

GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) hybrids and varieties claim the lion's share of U.S. acres committed to corn and soybean production today. But not everyone...

Monsanto disputes AP story 

By: by Forrest Laws

An Associated Press article accuses Monsanto of “squeezing” its competitors, controlling smaller seed companies and dominating the multibillion-dollar market for genetically altered seeds through its business practices...

Lawsuits stack up 

By: By Mark Moore

FAR BEYOND the farm fields, high-stakes battles in the seed industry are taking place in courtrooms. High-profile legal filings between industry heavyweights...

SmartStax on track 

By: By Rhonda Brooks

WHAT'S SO smart about the new SmartStax biotech package? Plenty, if you like the idea of high corn yields, aboveground and belowground insect protection,...

A swing into the black 

By: From Editor Karen McMahon

WHEN THE bin doors finally close on this odd crop season, farmers can finally look ahead to a potentially less expensive year. Experts have predicted...

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New Holland hay equipment video New Holland introduced a number of hay and forage products at fall farm shows, including the BR7090 specialty crop round...

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...

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...

A waiting game 

By: By Mark Moore

AS ALFALFA producers gear up for 2010, industry sources indicate that seed supplies could be tight especially for the elite alfalfa products. We've seen...

The Scoop - Thank you, Norman Borlaug  

By: Karen McMahon

THE DEATH of modern agriculture's biggest champion, Norman Borlaug, is a great loss. Who better to be frank about the use of biotechnology to feed a starving...

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