Kernel Size 

Corn kernel size has very little impact on corn yields, according to research from Pioneer Hi-Bred International. In fact, the researchers conclude that...

New Tractor Series 

McCormick has a new MB series of tractors for loader, light tillage and general farm work. The MB 55 features a Perkins 3-cyl. 1100-series diesel engine...

Climate change winners and losers 

By: By David Hest

If Climate changes that are predicted as a result of global warming turn out to be true, the U.S. Corn Belt will be one of the winners in a world where...

EPA approves Agrisure RW corn trait  

The EPA has granted registration approval for Syngenta’s Agrisure RW, a new corn trait designed to control rootworms. Agrisure RW is a modified synthetic gene from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)...

NITRAGIN BUYS AGRIBIOTICS 

By: FROM THE EDITOR KAREN MCMAHON

NITRAGIN RECENTLY purchased the Canadian company Agribiotics to build its portfolio of yield-enhancing technologies for various crops. Nitragin developed...

SEED TITANS TEAM UP 

By: FROM THE EDITOR KAREN MCMAHON

PIONEER HI-BRED International and Syngenta Seeds just scored a big one for corn and soybean growers. These two major seed players announced a unique joint...

SEED TITANS TEAM UP 

By: Karen McMahon

Syngenta and Pioneer announce a joint venture to out-license genetics and traits...

5% Drop In U.S. Corn Acreage? 

By: By Corn E-Digest and John Pocock

USDA's Prospective Plantings report shows farmers across the nation plan to slash corn acreage by 3.74 million acres, or 5%, compared to 2005. ...

PYRETHROIDS GET AN EARFUL 

By: By Sherry Collins

CONTROL OF corn earworms by pyrethroid insecticides such as Warrior, Baythroid, Capture and Mustang Max has decreased in efficacy in small plot trials...

MARKETMAXX 

DON'T FORGET to sign up for the corn and soybean marketing game MarketMaxx. The game enters its second year and offers a number of big prices, including...