The ASTAOregon Seed Association Annual Convention is coming up June 18-22. The event will be held in Portland, Oregon and will kick off with a keynote address from the Former Deputy Secretary of the USDA, Krysta Harden. Harden recently joined DuPont as the Vice President of Public Policy and Chief Sustainability Officer. She will be sharing lessons from her experiences … Read More
Crop Advances Grow with Protection
Intellectual ownership of seed technology has long been argued. Some support the free exchange of seed and plant varieties because of the benefits to plant breeders and growers. Others are in favor of intellectual property, which protects a company’s investments. But every issues has pros and cons. To determine the impact of intellectual property protection on seed development Stephen Smith and … Read More
DuPont Pledges to Global Crop Diversity Trust
DuPont Pioneer has committed $250,000 to preserve the availability of crop diversity. Last week at the Crop Trust’s Pledging Conference in Washington D.C. the Executive Director of the Crop Trust, Marie Haga, explained the importance of funding a global system for conserving some of the world’s most important food crops. “In just 10 years, we will have 1 billion more … Read More
Nominate a Future Giant of the Seed Industry
Seed World and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Future Seed Executives are looking for those poised to make an impact on the seed industry. The Future Giant is an award given to an early-career individual who is passionate about the seed industry. The award will be given at ASTA’s Annual Convention, June 18-22 in Portland, Oregon. The winner will … Read More
Ag Groups Ask to Join EPA Lawsuit
The American Soybean Association as well as CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Agricultural Retailers Association, the National Cotton Council of America, the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Corn Growers Association have joint an industry coalition and petitioned a federal court to allow them to join the Anderson v. McCarthy lawsuit. The suit, brought to … Read More
Agnition Launches Commerce for Corn
A Microbial Catalyst seed treatment for corn has been launched by Agnition. The new Commerce for Corn stimulates microbial activity, creating a healthier soil and superior growth environment. Applying Commerce for Corn over the top of base seed treatments gives growers superior germination and plant growth. “A healthy start is immensely important for corn crops. With Commence® for Corn, producers see … Read More
Asgrow Yield Contest Winners
Over 50 farmers have been named winners in the 2015 Asgrow Yield Contest. Thirteen of the winners achieved soybean yields exceeding 100 bushels per acre, including the top yield of 134.5 bushels/acre by John Rigdon of Jarrettsville, Maryland, who planted Asgrow® AG3832 Brand. Others who surpassed the 100-bushel threshold were: Jed and James Schneckloth, of Eldridge, Iowa, with 121.9 bu./acre … Read More
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Planting Rate Estimator
Looking for enhanced Variable Rate Seeding Data? There’s an app for that. DuPont Pioneer has just launched an enhanced Planting Rate Estimator tool for the 2016 planting season. The new version, which is available on Pioneer.com and in the Apple App Store®, gives growers the ability to select seeding rates across a range of yield goals and corn hybrids, while … Read More
Agrible Launches a Seed Selector Tool for Growers
The creator of the Morning Farm Report suite of analytics tools have added another option for growers. Agrible, Inc. has just launched the Find My Seed free seed selection tool. Find My Seed offers growers the most current data from more than 200,000 trial plots, covering over 18,000 corn and soybean varieties. This new tool is easy to use and … Read More
Record Student Poster Presentations at #ASTACSS
The American Seed Trade Association has stepped up its efforts to “Seed the Future” with a new generation of seed industry professionals, which resulted in a record number of students participating in the ASTA CSS 2015 and Seed Expo last week. “We designed the entire Thursday program this year to be a one day event for student track…and it just … Read More