A new report says biological nematicides are the quickest growing control method over the last six years. This news release from consulting and research firm Kline says its Nematicide Market: Global Market Analysis and Opportunities report shows the market has grown nearly 20 percent, with most of the growth in field crops and biological products occurring in the United States. … Read More
Conklin Pro Grower Day Events for 2015
Conklin Pro Grower Day events have been scheduled for various locations across the country this spring and summer. Key speakers include Kip Cullers, world-record holder for soybean yield, along with Jerry Cox, 24-time National Corn Growers Association winner. Cullers and Cox will provide attendees insights on new ag technologies and recommendations for the current growing year. Conklin AgroVantage is one … Read More
Hearing on Grain Standards Act
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing Tuesday to review the U.S. Grain Standards Act, which has provisions that expire this year. The act authorizes USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service to establish marketing standards for a variety of grains and oilseeds and was last reauthorized in 2005. “Predictability and transparency are key to maintaining a global … Read More
Planting Progress Zooms Ahead
A week ago corn planting was running behind schedule but thanks to the very latest precision technology corn farmers are now 17% ahead of the five year average with 55% of the crop in the ground, according to the latest crop progress report. “We saw more than one-third of the nation’s corn acres planted in a single week,” said USDA … Read More
Soybeans Key Part of NASA’s Earth Day
Soybeans were a prominent part of NASA’s recent Earth Day celebration at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The United Soybean Board (USB) shared how U.S. farmers use science and satellites to grow a sustainable crop that is a rapidly renewable source for food, feed, biodiesel and diverse biobased products. USB partnered with NASA/KSC to add soy and biobased. For the … Read More
EU Approves 17 Biotech Traits for Import
After the European Commission had just proposed to let European Union (EU) states opt out of the import of food and feed containing biotechnology traits, the body seems to have reversed course a bit and approved 17 biotechnology traits for import. The news was met with guarded optimism from the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) First Vice President Richard Wilkins, a … Read More
Soybean Leaders Talk Biotech in China
Representatives from U.S. soybean organizations are in China this week joining their counterparts from several other countries to discuss the biotech-approval process there. United Soybean Board (USB) chairman Bob Haselwood of Kansas, the American Soybean Association (ASA) president Wade Cowan of Texas, and the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) chair Laura Foell of Iowa teamed up with their fellow soybean … Read More
FMC Introduces Anthem® Maxx Herbicide
Anthem® Maxx herbicide, a new and stronger concentration of Anthem herbicide by FMC, is now available to corn and soybean growers. “Anthem Maxx herbicide has the same benefits that growers are familiar with getting from our Anthem herbicides with a decreased use rate, cutting the rate in half,” said Matt Hancock, FMC Agricultural Solutions North America corn segment manager. “With … Read More
Agnition Debuts Soybean Seed Treatment
A new microbial catalyst seed treatment for soybeans is promising healthier soils and a superior growth environment. Agnition has launched Commence® for Soybeans, a product the company says will increase microbial activity near the seed, thus liberating nutrients that get soybeans off to a faster start and nurtures them throughout the growing season. “We consistently see faster emergence and healthier … Read More
Verdesian Can Help Plants Take-Off
At Commodity Classic, Verdesian Life Sciences was showcasing nitrogen enhancement technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) that can really help plants Take-Off. According to Kurt Seevers with Verdesian technical services, Take Off® crop nitrogen assimilator helps improve photosynthesis by increasing carbon flow into a plant’s metabolism. “This enhances the formation of amino acids, which perform multiple functions in … Read More