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...

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...

Regional companies still thrive 

After Hearing that his obituary had been published, Mark Twain quipped, The report of my death was an exaggeration. The same might be said for regional...

What's up with seed? 

By: By Mark Moore

For a few days in December, the American Seed Trade Association brings the who's who of the seed industry together in Chicago for its annual Seed Expo....

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...

LibertyLink Soybeans for 2009 

Bayer CropScience has announced the commercial launch of LibertyLink soybeans for the 2009 growing season. The new trait will be available through more...

100-BU. BEANS 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Soybean King Kip Cullers surpassed the 100-bu./acre soybean yield mark with record harvests in 2007 (154 bu.) and 2006 (139 bu.). But when will soybean...

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...

ASTA suspends Market Choices  

By: By Mark Moore

Farmindustrynews.com 

ISOBUS for tractors, implements Tractors and implements are moving to a universal language called ISOBUS that lets equipment from different companies...

Glyphosate-tolerance trait 

Optimum GAT, the new proprietary glyphosate-tolerance trait from DuPont, has cleared another hurdle toward final introduction by gaining U.S. regulatory...

Fungal disease protection 

A Transgenic trait for the control of fungal diseases in corn and soybeans could be in the marketplace within the next six to eight years. DuPont and...

LibertyLink soybeans 

Soybeans with the LibertyLink trait moved closer to commercial launch in the United States. China, the largest importer of U.S. soybeans, has granted...

Y series soybeans 

Calling It the largest product launch in its 82-year history, Pioneer Hi-Bred International announces that its new Y series soybeans will be available...