Which Bt to buy? 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

AgrEvo expects anywhere between 1 and 1.2 million U.S. corn acres to be planted to its new StarLink Bt corn hybrids that control European corn borer (ECB),...

Triple-, quad-stack hybrids 

New hybrids can prevent damage from bugs, disease and herbicides.Garst Seed Company has upped the ante in the seed trait game by being the first seed...

When companies converge What does "from dirt to dinner plate" mean to growers? 

By: Lynn Grooms

"From dirt to dinner," "plow to plate" - these phrases have been used to describe the new joint ventures or collaborations between seed biotechnology...

New traits of seed buying 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

Genetic engineering will change the way you buy seed.Changes are coming in the way you buy seed. That's because the seed itself is changing. Through genetic...

Not all Bt hybrids are alike 

By: Joan Olson

Some BT hybrids have shown powerful control of European corn borer (ECB) and outstanding protection against yield loss. In 1997 university trials, Bt...

Refuge Critical To Bt Success 

By: Joan Olson

Jim Koenigs, McIntire, IA, tried Bt corn when it was first introduced, in 1996. "We had heavy corn borer pressure and saw enough in our plot to know we...

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