Bayer's new alliance

Bayer cropscience, Mertec LLC and M.S. Technologies announce plans to collaborate on the development of innovative traits in soybeans. The first products...

Chinese take out

American demand for cheap Chinese imports more than matches that country's appetite for U.S. corn and soybeans. The two markets have found common ground...

Agrium Inc. announced that it will purchase UAP (United Agri Products) to create the largest agricultural retailer in North America. The combined sales of the two companies will be almost $8 billion...

Great year for Deere

Deere & Company capped off a very good year for sales with a two-for-one stock split in the form of 100% stock dividend. This action, taken in November,...

Landoll buys ICON

Landoll Corp., a manufacturer of equipment including farm implements, recently purchased ICON Industries. ICON produces pull-type construction equipment...

Korean company buys Bobcat

The Korean company Doosan Infracore completed its purchase of Bobcat, utility equipment and attachments businesses from the Ingersoll Rand Company...

Bayer’s new alliance

Bayer CropScience, Mertec LLC and M.S. Technologies announced plans to collaborate on the development of innovative traits in soybeans...

Carbon credit contracts open

Growers may now apply for five-year carbon credits with AgraGate Climate Credits Corp...

TECHNOLOGY: Precise boom leveling, Auto boom shutoff, Wide-screen printer, Virus protection

Sprayer Booms are kept level with Topcon's new boom-leveling hydraulics and software. The software works on Topcon's X20 controller...

LAND GRAB

By: By David Hest

Land Prices and cash rents are expected to continue to rise possibly at double-digit rates across the Midwest into 2008. And given the heightened demand...