AgroPages.com

USA: Sorghum expected to hit its stride with sales and acre increases

Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Markets

Cotton could lose acres to sorghum this year, according to the National Sorghum Producers. Trade is showing positive momentum for the grain and this week the US...

CEO of Premier Ag: 2019 Was Most Difficult Year Since 1981

Date：Feb. 26, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

With a footprint that roughly spans from Indianapolis to Louisville to Cincinnati, Premier Companies was named the ARA Retailer of the Year. And its CEO, Harold...

FBN’s Canadian competition complaint targets Bayer, BASF, Corteva

Date：Feb. 11, 2020 Category：Companies

On January 30, a Canadian federal investigation was launched after a complaint filed by startup Farmers Business Network (FBN) alleges it was unfairly treated b...

Grower of GM Arctic apples sold to biotech company

Date：Feb. 6, 2020 Category：Companies

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., Summerland, British Columbia, the grower and marketer of genetically modified Arctic apple varieties, has been purchased by TS B...

Tags:Acquisition Fruits and Vegetables

20 Mega Trends for 2020 and Beyond

Date：Jan. 31, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Following a decade with the introduction of societal shifters such as the smartphone and the adoption of robotic milkers, 2020 could be the starting block for t...

2020 Mega Trends: Advanced Agronomics

Date：Jan. 10, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Following a decade with the introduction of societal shifters like the smart phone and rapid expansion of social media, 2020 could be the starting block for the...

Bayer to launch a new cotton trait to protect against thrips and tarnished plant bugs

Date：Jan. 6, 2020 Category：Products

Bayer is set to launch a new cotton trait, called ThryvOn technology, in the early 2020s. It specifically targets thrips species and tarnished plant bugs, which...

Tags:Cotton

USA: Could Corn Be a Big Winner in a Phase 1 Deal with China?

Date：Dec. 27, 2019 Category：Markets

China looks to be shopping for U.S. ethanol. People familiar with the matter say there is interest from China to buy U.S. ethanol, which could end up being a ma...

Tags:Maize

David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta Seeds, LLC: Insights into optimizing seed potential

Date：Dec. 16, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta Seeds, LLC, recently appeared on AgriTalk Radio with host Chip Flory and shared his current thoughts on where the seed i...

Tags:Ornamental and Turf

US, China take initial step on trade deal

Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

News is breaking late Friday afternoon. President Trump is announcing of a Phase 1 agreement between the U.S. and China concerning trade. Trump says the Chinese...

Land O'Lakes CEO: Farmers Mitigate Market Pressure with Technology

Date：Oct. 10, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

In an interview with Lesley Stahl from 60 Minutes over the weekend, Land O Lakes CEO Beth Ford addressed the struggles farmers are feeling. She also highlighted...

Trade War with China an Anchor on Cotton Prices

Date：Sep. 13, 2019 Category：Markets

Cotton futures prices rose on Thursday with the nearby and December contracts topping $62 per CWT.

Tags:Cotton

US: Licensed hemp acreage leaps, quadruples over 2018

Date：Sep. 10, 2019 Category：Markets

Licensed hemp climbed to 511,442 acres in 2019, a fourfold increase over licensed acres in 2018. State licenses were given to 16,877 farmers and researchers, ac...

Valent to offer new insecticide, herbicide in 2020

Date：Sep. 2, 2019 Category：Products

Valent U.S.A. LLC

Farmers shopping for options to address corn rootworm in 2020 can consider Valent’s new soil-applied insecticide, Ampex-EZ, pending EPA approval. Ampex-EZ is a...

Tags:Clothianidin Glufosinate-ammonium

The faces behind technology: Syngenta

Date：Jul. 18, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Born and raised in South Africa, Trevor Hohls has a different view on agriculture than your average U.S. farmer. He saw first-hand what extreme poverty and weak...

Rewards and risks of buying seed online

Date：Jul. 17, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Minnesota farmer Lance Petersen estimates he saved between 10% and 15% on his seed corn for 2019 by buying all of it online.

Corn seed blend refuge isn’t the most effective option

Date：Jul. 15, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Since 1996, corn and cotton farmers have rapidly adopted the use of Bt crops. They could plant and rest, knowing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein would p...

Tags:GM crop Maize

Corteva Agriscience looks for opportunities in the vegetable seed business

Date：Jul. 2, 2019 Category：Companies

Spun off from DowDupont on June 1, Corteva Agriscience now aims to play a bigger role in the fresh produce industry by putting a greater focus on the consumer a...

Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

Funk re-launches NC+ seed brand for corn, soybeans and grain sorghum

Date：Jun. 7, 2019 Category：Products

When others are sizing down, cutting seed brands and tightening purse strings, Don Funk is balking at the trend. Founder of Channel Bio Corp, which later sold t...

USA: New seed brand to enter the market in time for the 2020 season

Date：Jun. 5, 2019 Category：Companies