New Zealand unwittingly grows GM corn 

By: Wayne Wenzel

New Zealand banned genetically modified (GM) crops from its shores two years ago. But a recent test there found 800 corn plants that were contaminated...

Business of buying 

Tour the Paris farm show. Who owns Bt corn, RR cotton? Expect higher land rents. Costly health care....

Defensive traits dominate 

By: Karen McMahon

New hybrids offer insect and herbicide resistance.

Who owns Bt corn, RR cotton?  

By: Wayne Wenzel

Syngenta has filed two separate lawsuits against some of its largest competitors in the seed industry. The company’s legal action asserts that YieldGard...

Bt rules 

By: by Rhonda J. Brooks

To grow Bt corn, you must follow EPA requirements.

Crops department 

Endangered corn borers? EPA reregisters Counter. Soil probe measures moisture. Healthy plastic. Monsanto seed sites ISO certified. Chemical labels online. Hitch sprayer.

Business of buying 

Help for the business weary. Company financing at home. Bundled pricing. Bt corn reapproved.

Business of buying department 

Bayer confirms purchase. YieldGard lawsuits dismissed. Online rent bids. DeKalb/Dow patent dispute ended. Lower fuel prices predicted.

Stalking the supreme survivor 

By: Gil Gullickson

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

Bt branches out 

By: Gil Gullickson

Pioneer, Dow develop two new Bt events that control more pests.