What's up with seed? 

By: By Mark Moore

For a few days in December, the American Seed Trade Association brings the who's who of the seed industry together in Chicago for its annual Seed Expo....

100-BU. BEANS 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Soybean King Kip Cullers surpassed the 100-bu./acre soybean yield mark with record harvests in 2007 (154 bu.) and 2006 (139 bu.). But when will soybean...

Farmindustrynews.com 

ISOBUS for tractors, implements Tractors and implements are moving to a universal language called ISOBUS that lets equipment from different companies...

Glyphosate-tolerance trait 

Optimum GAT, the new proprietary glyphosate-tolerance trait from DuPont, has cleared another hurdle toward final introduction by gaining U.S. regulatory...

Roundup Ready alfalfa 

Based On recent reports from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Roundup Ready alfalfa seed may be available to growers again by...

One More Acquisition 

By: From Guest Editor Mark Moore

When Dow AgroSciences announced its intention to acquire Dairyland Seed Company, a 100-year-old, family-owned seed company, the news wasn't exactly shocking....

$500 SEED? 

By: By Mark Moore

It's No secret that the price of seed corn has been on the rise. Better genetics and improved traits have increased that seed's performance at a cost....

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,...