Seeking a new Team FINBy: the staff of Farm Industry News A new millennium calls for change. And our current esteemed Team FINfarmers have earned the right to move up to the status of senior advisors.This opens... Paying for seed lawsuitsBy: Business of Buying Dekalb, a subsidiary of Monsanto, appears to be facing numerous challenges in court. A federal court jury found that Dekalb had fraudulently induced Rhone-Poulenc... Farm without inputsBy: Karen McMahon From his yard, Jeff Berkland can look across the road to a field he farms. This field is different from the other land Berkland farms. He doesn't own... Partner for laborBy: Jodie Wehrspann Creating a strategic alliance is becoming a popular alternative to hiring workers to secure labor on farms. Here's what you need to know to form one.Dale... Business of buyingNarrow-row corn head design droppedNarrow-row corn disciple/inventor Marion Calmer made news almost two years ago when Case Corporation bought the manufacturing... Lessons in biddingBy: Jodie Wehrspann Conditions are prime for bidding on a late-model combine or tractor. But there are risks and rules to getting a good deal. Here's what you need to know.Your... Business of buying Seed piracy to fund scholarships Royalty payments received from farmers who unlawfully saved and replanted or sold Roundup Ready soybeans will be used to fund 2,500 scholarships for farm kids in 28 states. Monsanto CompaBy: Karen McMahon A debate is raging over whether biotechnology crops such as Bt corn should be labeled as plant pesticides, as directed by the EPA. What will consumers... Lessons in biddingBy: Jodie Wehrspann Conditions are prime for bidding on a late-model combine or tractor. But there are risks and rules to getting a good deal. Here's what you need to know.Your... A direct link to consumersBy: John G. White Farmers are eliminating the middleman, and getting a higher price for their products, by selling through the Internet.When a group of five west-central... Insure to conserveBy: Karen McMahon Crop farmers worried about trying new environmental practices may now purchase coverage from one of four new insurance programs being unveiled this winter.... |