Monsanto Company and Corteva Agriscience
, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, announced the companies have reached an agreement on an expanded license for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology for soybeans. Through this non-exclusive, royalty bearing license, Corteva Agriscience will offer U.S. and Canadian growers additional weed control flexibility through broader access to Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology across its North America seed brand portfolio. Specifically, the technology can be incorporated into the Mycogen® and Dairyland Seed® brands in the U.S. and the Brevant seed brand in Canada.- CommoditAg.com, an e-commerce platform for growers, further expands its network with the addition of six Liqui-Grow warehouse locations in Northern Illinois and Iowa.
- The challenges and opportunities of gene editing will be the focus of the Farm Foundation Forum on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Register HERE if you plan to attend the Forum in person at the National Press Club. Register HERE for the free, live audiocast. Audiocasting is made possible by a grant from Farm Credit.
- Anthem® MAXX and Authority® Elite herbicides from FMC have just been added to the Engenia® herbicide website page as approved tank-mix partners. This is the final step required to allow Anthem MAXX and Authority Elite herbicides as tank mixes with Engenia herbicide when used on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans.
- New decision agriculture solutions will be available to growers around the world under a strategic alliance announced by Farmers Edge and Nufarm Limited. Under the alliance, Nufarm channel partners in Australia, will be able to distribute the Farmers Edge suite of precision digital solutions, including daily satellite imagery from the most comprehensive farm and risk management platform available – FarmCommand.