Premium soybean line 

A NEW line of soybeans called NK-1 Class Soybeans from Syngenta is available for 2010. The company says these varieties are protected from diseases and...

Premium soybean line 

A new line of “premium” soybeans called NK-1 Class Soybeans from Syngenta is available for 2010...

LibertyLink trait in 100 brands 

By: Karen McMahon

SOYBEAN GROWERS have another option for handling weed-resistance problems in their 2010 soybean crop. The LibertyLink-resistant trait is now widely available...

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...

High-oleic-acid soybean oil trait 

Pioneer has chosen the brand name Plenish for its high-oleic-acid soybean oil trait in the next generation of its soybean products. The company expects...

ASR resistance 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Researchers from USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Brazil's Embrapa Soja have identified a cluster of genes that confer resistance to the...

Dow AgroSciences and Schillinger Seed sign licensing agreement 

By: By Mark Moore

The company recently announced a licensing, research and development agreement with Schillinger Seed for the commercialization of transgenic commodity seeds....

LibertyLink Soybeans for 2009 

Bayer CropScience has announced the commercial launch of LibertyLink soybeans for the 2009 growing season. The new trait will be available through more...

Weapons Against Weeds 

By: By Mark Moore

New Herbicides for corn and soybeans will be available this year, increasing growers' options for preemergence and postemergence control. Some new seed...