Through The BioAg Alliance, Monsanto Company and Novozymes have a new project in the works. As part of the commitment to innovative microbial solutions a new corn inoculant, Acceleron B-300 SAT, is being introduced. The product is based on a fungus found in soil and has shown promising results with a two-year average yield advantage of more than 3 bushels per … Read More
SGS Brookings Moving to New Building
SGS Brookings is moving to a new and expanded facility next year to better serve the growing demands of the seed industry for independent testing services. “It’s less than a mile from our current facility, so our customers will be able to easily find it,” said Business Manager Nichole Berkenhoff who made the announcement at the ASTA CSS & Seed … Read More
Find My Seed Updates In Time For #Plant17
Agrible has added a new batch of over 8000 corn and 3800 soybean independent seed trials into the Find My Seed database, including trials on dicamba/RR2Y ready soybeans and soybean varieties that were recently the focus on a new label approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The biggest benefit of these updates is making early seed choices to … Read More
Learn More About Clariant at #ASTACSS
Clariant will be adding some new color to the ASTA CSS 2016 & Seed Expo, December 5-9 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency, featuring its full range of Agrocer™ seed pigments and pigment preparations, the first dedicated range of colorants for the agricultural industry. Mark Self, Market Segment Manager, says they will be a first time exhibitor at the expo this … Read More
Syngenta Products Mean Potential
Palle Pedersen says a bag of soybeans from Syngenta is really a bag of potential. Over the last few years, growers have been breaking yields and that’s because of innovations and technology, he told me at the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk event. Those innovations should mean top yield potential in every bag. “At Syngenta, R&D is … Read More
California Court Ruling Favors Seed Treatments
A California federal court this week ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a coalition of agricultural industry organizations in a legal challenge to order the regulation of seeds treated with pesticides as if the seeds themselves were the pesticides. The coalition included CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Agricultural Retailers Association, and several … Read More
Knowledge is Power at Wyffels Hybrids
Mitch Heisler believes not only in the products of Wyffels Hybrids, but in the knowledge of the grower as well. Knowledge is power, he emphasizes, when it comes to choosing the right product. “Knowledge is key. [Growers] knowing their farm and their fields and past pest and disease history, and then working with a knowledgable seed representative. Our Wyffels seed … Read More
New Advanta Seeds & Texas A&M Biotech Research Station
A new Advanta Seeds biotech research station is in the works following a new partnership between Advanta and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The goal of the facility, which will support all global Advanta Seeds research programs, is to further seed technology R&D. The research will focus on several key crops: sorghum, tropical and subtropical corn, hot peppers and corn. In … Read More
Grassland Oregon Offers Pollinator Seed Mix
Grassland Oregon has announced the launch of Pastures for Pollinators, a new seed mix that includes a variety of flowering annual clovers to support sustainable livestock farming in the United States and increase pollinator populations. Pollinators across the U.S. have been declining over the last five decades, with habitat loss acting as a major contributor to this issue, which has … Read More
Nufarm’s Seed Treatment Market Strengthened
Nufarm is realigning to enhance the company’s focus on their broad seed treatment portfolio. As part of their “One Nufarm” strategy, the seed treatment and crop protection teams are combining. With this move, Nufarm’s hopes to expand their footprint with distribution and seed company partner. ”Nufarm will utilize a specialized team of seed treatment experts to supplement its broader crop … Read More