Bayer has named the 2016 Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year. Gaylon Morgan, Ph.D., Extension cotton specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service received the award at the Extension Cotton Specialist dinner and banquet on the evening of Jan. 6 during the 2016 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans. The prestigious award is voted on annually by Extension cotton specialists … Read More
EPA Releases Risk Assessments for Insecticides
Today the EPA announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which, according to the assessment, is a threat to some pollinators. EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators. “Delivering on the President’s … Read More
Bayer Introduces Three New Cotton Varieties
Bayer CropScience is providing growers with three new varieties of cotton to choose from for the 2016 growing season. Their new line up consists of one FiberMax and two Stoneville plants, each with the proprietary Bayer traits of GlyTol, LibertyLink and TwinLink technologies. GlyTol and LibertyLink traits offer weed control with over-the-top use of glyphostate and Liberty herbicides. The TwinLink … Read More
Final Days of LibertyLink Real Yield Game
Farmers are already winning by playing the Bayer CropScience LibertyLink Real Yield Game. But the game ends 12/31/15 so get your game on! I spoke with winner Dane Kief, Rankin, IL and asked him how he learned about the LibertyLink Real Yield Game. He said, “Like a lot of other farmers I spend a lot of time on Twitter. I … Read More
Still Time to Play LibertyLink #RealYield Game
‘Tis the season for giving, so why not give yourself the chance to win by playing the Bayer CropScience LibertyLink Real Yield Game – and donate to your local FFA chapter at the same time? It’s a win-win no matter how you look at it! “We’ve been really excited about the response we’ve gotten with the Real Yield game,” said … Read More
Sustainable Farmer Award Applications Sought
Bayer CropScience is seeking young agricultural producers that demonstrate leadership and excellence in the areas of business and environmental sustainability through the 2016 Young Farmer Sustainability Award. Any farmer or rancher age 40 and under who receives at least half of his or her income from farming and farm-related ventures is eligible to apply. Applications may be accessed and completed … Read More
Brent Boyette Getting Some Real Yield with LibertyLink
We often think of weed resistance as being some kind of midwest and south phenomenon but think east U.S. as in North Carolina. Cindy spoke with farmer Brent Boyette for an episode of LibertyLink Real Yield Radio and you can hear what he has to say below. Now, while you’re celebrating some Thanksgiving with the family how about trying the … Read More
LibertyLink Real Yield Radio on Stations Near You
Do you recognize the famous radio voices of the Bayer CropScience Real Yield Game Contest? These are some award winners! Listen to one of the commercials that is running on radio stations right now. When it comes to the game here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link. 1. Complete all fields in the registration or … Read More
New Online Game from National Geographic and Bayer
National Geographic and Bayer CropScience are excited to announce the launch of their new, online game “Top Crop: Farming for the Future.” The game hopes to educate students on the basics of producing crops by taking players through a series of virtual growing seasons, complete with all the challenges growers face, like pests, disease and weather. Players may also use … Read More
Bayer Agriculture Literacy Week Wraps Up Friday
Friday marks the end of Bayer CropScience‘s Ag Literacy Week, which was celebrated from October 19-23. Bayer CropScience sites across the country engaged with local communities to provide hands on learning opportunities for students. Through Ag Literacy Week, Bayer aims to create conversations while raising the public awareness of the power of modern agriculture and the critical role technology will … Read More