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Jul. 10, 2012

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Minnesota’s corn crop suffers under hot, dry weather conditions 1

Minnesota crops have received more rain than most areas of the Corn Belt this summer. But as corn tassels appeared in the state's fields last week, hot, dry weather slammed the state and is expected to adversely affect corn yields....More
Jul. 3, 2012

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Two new refuge-in-a-bag corn products available from Syngenta

Syngenta announced today that the EPA has granted registration approval for two of its refuge-in-a-bag trait stacks. Agrisure Viptera 3220 E-Z Refuge and Agrisure 3122 E-Z Refuge feature 5% blended refuge and multiple modes of action for corn insect control. Both products will be available for the 2013 planting season. ...More
Jun. 14, 2012

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Illinois crops show early effects of dry weather 1

Crop ratings continue to slide in Illinois as crops show visible symptoms of drought stress in areas that have received little rain over the past six weeks. Meanwhile, parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin received timely rains....More
Jun. 6, 2012

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Recent observations on the tolerance of corn yield to drought conditions 1

The tolerance of U.S. corn yields to hot and dry, or drought, conditions is a topic of perennial interest. There has been a great deal of discussion in recent years whether current corn varieties have greater drought tolerance than in the past. We have discussed this issue in a previous post and publication. Here, we highlight three recent observations that provide further pieces of this puzzle....More
May 29, 2012

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Early corn planting offers little heat risk relief

Planting even a month early may not substantially lower the risk of excessive heat during pollination in key areas of the Corn Belt, an analysis by the Climate Corporation has found. Its newly released Outlook Report explores a question discussed widely in the grower community during the warm spring of 2012: Is it best to plant early or to wait?...More
May 15, 2012

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Beck's Hybrids opens Ohio location

Beck’s Hybrids announced it is opening the company’s first permanent location in Ohio. The new facility will be located east of the Farm Science Review show site, at London, Ohio....More
May 11, 2012

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Should you replant? Try out Pioneer's online calculator 1

Deciding when to replant a crop that’s been adversely affected by weather, pests or other problems is tough. Now an online calculator will help growers make that decision. A replant calculator is available from Pioneer Hi-Bred on Mobile Pioneer.com....More
May 7, 2012

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Innovative solutions needed to feed the world’s growing population

Food experts say that U.S. farmers need to grow an average 300 bu. of corn/acre by 2030 to help feed the world’s growing population. It doesn’t take an expert to see that this goal won’t be reached at our current rate of corn yield improvement. It has taken more than 40 years for corn yields to increase from 100 bu./acre in 1978 to 150 bu./acre, which was first reached in 2007. U.S. growers now have 18 years to double their yield to reach 300 bu./acre....More
May 2, 2012

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Top corn production takes more than traits

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Apr. 10, 2012

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Monsanto tests drought-tolerant hybrids in on-farm trial program

Monsanto will test its new drought-tolerant corn system, Genuity DroughtGard hybrids, in a new, on-farm trial program called Ground Breakers. Ground Breakers allows farmers to try out pipeline products under commercial-scale planting conditions. About 250 farmers in the Western Great Plains will plant the new hybrids to see how they perform under drought stress....More
Apr. 2, 2012

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Week in Puerto Rico series: AgReliant Genetics operates winter nursery in Puerto Rico

AgReliant Genetics is one of several U.S. seed genetics companies with nurseries and/or research facilities in Puerto Rico. Ramon Molinary, station manager for AgReliant Genetics in Puerto Rico, explains that here they are able to produce three generations of seed from new genetics and traits in one year. And because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, seed and researchers travel quickly between the island country and the mainland. AgReliant includes AgriGold, Great Lakes Hybrids, LG Seeds, Producers Hybrids, Wensman, and Pride Seeds....More
Mar. 28, 2012

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Week in Puerto Rico series: Spectrum Seed Solutions uses DuraYield genetics for non-GMO markets

Spectrum Seed Solutions, Crawfordsville, Ind., is moving the new DuraYield genetics into its commercial corn hybrids. Scott Johnson, genetics manager, explains how the new genetics line works with its native traits to withstand heat, drought and insect pressure....More
Mar. 27, 2012

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Week in Puerto Rico series: Corn, soybean seed nursery business thrives

Minnesota native Ed Baumgartner founded 3rd Millennium Genetics (3MG) in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, in 2005. The company offers year-round nursery services to global seed customers who need fast conversion from research genetics to seed production fields. The climate in Puerto Rico allows up to four corn crops a year. This is the first piece in our "Week in Puerto Rico" series. Check back for more videos, photo galleries and stories in the series at www.farmindustrynews.com. ...More
Mar. 14, 2012

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Report finds corn yield growth slowing

“Can Corn Keep Up?” report finds it unlikely U.S. corn yields will be substantial enough to significantly increase historically low world grain stocks....More
Feb. 28, 2012

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Tight seed corn supply has industry nervous

Industry sources have told Farm Industry News that this year’s seed corn supply is much tighter than previously thought, and could lead to some significant shortages of top-end hybrids this growing season....More
Dec. 5, 2011

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Stronger corn? Take it off steroids, make it all female

A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops. Burkhard Schulz, an assistant professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, wanted to understand the relationship between natural brassinosteroids - a natural plant steroid hormone - and plant architecture, specifically plant height. Schulz said corn could benefit by becoming shorter and sturdier, but the mechanisms that control those traits are not completely understood.  ...More
Sep. 22, 2011

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How to grow 300-bu. corn

Increasing corn yields to the elusive 300-bu. mark is often fraught with problems. Fred Below, University of Illinois crop scientist, identifies seven factors that affect high yields and discusses these in his talk "The seven wonders of high-yield corn production."...More
Sep. 16, 2011

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Did corn-on-corn pay better this year?

Corn-after-corn yields are down this year compared to corn-after-soybean yields. But corn prices are higher relative to soybean prices. So what's the corn yield necessary to make corn-on-corn more profitable than corn-on-soybeans?...More
Sep. 16, 2011

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2012 seed availability update from AgriGold

The variable weather this summer affected corn seed production. AgriGold's John Kermicle offers advice to growers for purchasing seed for 2012....More
Sep. 13, 2011

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“Silage yields are the most variable I have ever seen.”

Silage harvest has started on the Kent Lock farm near Avon, IL. Yields are variable and 20% lower overall....More
Aug. 30, 2011

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Seed pipeline: Future corn traits increasingly more complex

Corn traits of the future will be more complex genetically and will enhance existing products, such as second-generation herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant traits. Companies will continue to look at drought tolerance and nitrogen utilization. Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto, Syngenta, Pioneer Hi-Bred, and Bayer CropScience offer glimpses into their trait pipelines....More
Aug. 29, 2011

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EPA approves DuPont’s Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection

DuPont's Pioneer Business receives approvals for Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection....More
Aug. 26, 2011

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Refuge-in-a-bag seed products ready for 2012 corn crop

Seed companies expect refuge-in-a-bag (RIB) products to be the hottest seed items to be sold in the next few years. Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred have RIB products approved for 2012 and Syngenta is awaiting approval....More
Aug. 23, 2011

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"This corn crop is just not there."

Team FIN member Kent Lock estimates his Avon, IL, corn crop won't yield as high as he had thought earlier in the summer....More
Aug. 16, 2011

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Elevators balk at Agrisure Viptera corn as it awaits Chinese approval 1

The recent emergence of China as a more aggressive grain importer could cause some headaches at harvest. Reports surfaced recently that major grain elevators rejected corn with Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera trait because the trait hasn’t been approved for export to China....More