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...

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...

N stabilizer approved 

THE NITROGEN stabilizer product called Instinct for use with manure and UAN has received full federal registration for use. Dow AgroSciences developed...

2,4-D in SmartStax 

STACKED TRAIT options will continue to grow as shown by Dow AgroSciences' latest announcement that it plans to stack its 2,4-D tolerance trait with SmartStax...

First drought hybrids from Pioneer 

GROWERS IN the western Corn Belt may be able to buy some of the first hybrids marketed as drought-tolerant from Pioneer Hi-Bred for the 2010 crop. The...

Smarty Plants 

By: By Mark Moore

Just as insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant seed traits helped to increase crop yields, stress traits, the next step in the evolution of trait technology,...

Battle for Seed Share 

By: By Mark Moore

The Seed industry is a competitive business, but 2009 may have set the high-water mark on just how competitive the industry has become. Corn seed remains...

More seeds per acre 

By: By Lynn Grooms

What Would happen if you bumped up your average corn-seeding rate by 5,000 more seeds per acre? It might be worth testing, particularly if you have productive...

SmartStax receives U.S., Canadian approval 

The SmartStax corn trait has cleared a major regulatory approval, gaining registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and regulatory authorization from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

Dow AgroSciences acquires Pfister Hybrids 

Dow AgroSciences will acquire the Pfister brand and the sales and marketing areas, as well as the warehousing and administrative services of the business...