Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans 

JAPAN, THE Philippines and Taiwan have given final regulatory approval to Monsanto's next-generation soybean technology, Roundup Ready 2 Yield. These...

Biotechnology breakthroughs 

By: By Mark Moore

Biotechnology has changed the face of U.S. agriculture. In 1996, the first year of commercial production, glyphosate-tolerant soybeans were planted on...

New for weed control 

By: By Mark Moore

Corn and soybean producers will have some new and a few updated products for weed control in 2008. Corn seems to be the major beneficiary of the new herbicides,...

A premium on traits 

By: By Mark Moore

Corn and soybean producers are in for an increase in their seed bill in 2008. On average, corn seed prices are up an estimated 15% over 2007 prices, and...

Weeds rebound 

By: By Mark Moore

If Growers don't protect current weed-control chemistries, they may someday find their fields infested with resistant weeds with virtually no way to control...

Monsanto loses appeal 

Syngenta Received a favorable ruling from an appeals court in a patent dispute with Monsanto over Agrisure GT (GA21 corn). The U.S. Federal Appeals Court...

New chapter in biotech 

By: By Mark Moore

The New cross-licensing agreement between Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto marks a new chapter in biotech trait licensing. Under the terms of their agreement,...

Eight-gene stack 

Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences recently announced plans to cross-license genes and offer an eight-gene-stack hybrid for corn...

Stacked Lineup 

By: BY MARK MOORE

Corn is expected to remain the commodity of choice for many producers, buoyed by continued strong demand. Seed companies are responding by increasing the availability ...

Next Roundup Ready product 

The next generation of Roundup Ready soybeans, called Roundup RReady2Yield, recently received U.S. and Canadian regulatory approvals. Monsanto is waiting...