Biotech Traits

The US Supreme Court receives approximately 10,000 petitions per year asking it to review a particular dispute--called a petition for a writ of certiorari or petition for "cert." As the Court cannot possibly hold an oral argument and decide each requested case, it usually selects the most critical 75-80 cases per year, with the term starting in October and running through the following summer....More

Syngenta’s new insect trait for corn rootworm, Agrisure Duracade, just received EPA registration. Thisfollows the completion of the FDA consultation process in February, which determined that the trait is as safe for human and animal consumption as conventional corn. Now the trait needs full USDA deregulation....More

Growers are advised to keep a watchful eye on Goss’s wilt this year, especially if they experienced light to heavy infections in 2011, say experts at DuPont Pioneer. 
“Goss’s wilt has a long history of wreaking havoc in cornfields in the western Corn Belt but continues to expand its boundaries north and eastward,” says Scott Heuchelin, DuPont Pioneer research scientist, field pathology....More

It’s not often the topic of air fresheners comes up at an ag conference, so imagine my surprise when this flashed on a screen during a seminar at Crop World Global 2011: Every year, 2,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with injuries due to air fresheners....More