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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

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...

AgReliant Genetics expands Into Northwestern U.S.

Date：May. 15, 2019 Category：Companies

This week AgReliant Genetics, owner of companies such as AgriGold and LG Seeds, announced its expansion into Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company w...

Tags:Investment & Expansion Maize

Helena offers two new seed treatments

Date：Apr. 29, 2019 Category：Products

Farmers who are looking to combat disease and insect pressure in soybeans or reduce nematode damage and improve stand establishment in corn can look to new offe...

Is China Really Buying 10 MMT of U.S. Soybeans?

Date：Feb. 5, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

During President Trump’s talk with Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office during the latest round of trade talks, a simple handshake caused quite the stir. As ...

AgXplore launches microcoat adding five micro and secondary nutrients

Date：Jan. 25, 2019 Category：Products

AgXplore

Compatible with any phosphorus and potassium fertilizer blend, AgXplore introduces Microcoat, which is a blend of five essential micro and secondary nutrients.

AgTech Startup PlantResponse Biotech Expands to U.S. With Biologicals

Date：Dec. 21, 2018 Category：Companies

PlantResponse Biotech S.L.

Its origin is in Spain using a model that partners closely with academic research, and with the closing of the first allotment in its latest round of $6.9 milli...

Farmer finds success with e-commerce; Will buy all seed online

Date：Oct. 25, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Lance Petersen remembers the first thing he ever bought online—a 1/64th scale Lexion combine. He was about 13 years old and remembers his family had dial up in...

Brazil soybean production challenged by glyphosate ban

Date：Aug. 15, 2018 Category：Markets

U.S. soybean farmer’s biggest foreign competitor Brazil faces new challenges as a judge moves to ban glyphosate until more toxicology studies are completed. Ho...

The Andersons announced leadership team change in the plant nutrient group

Date：Jul. 19, 2018 Category：Companies

Andersons Inc

The Andersons, Inc., has announced four changes to its leadership team in the plant nutrient group. The plant nutrient group's wholesale fertilizer business ser...

Yamaha’s second helicopter drone for agricultural applications approved by FAA

Date：Jul. 9, 2018 Category：Products

Yamaha’s second remotely piloted helicopter Fazer has received an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States for agricultura...

Robots fight weeds in challenge to agrochemical giants

Date：May. 24, 2018 Category：Markets

AgProfessional（Vance Publishing Corporation）

Undergoing final tests before the liquid is replaced with weedkiller, the Swiss robot is one of new breed of AI weeders that investors say could disrupt the $10...

U.S. government to invest $50 million in seed quality

Date：May. 21, 2018 Category：Regulations

The U.S. has fallen behind in federal agriculture research and seed breeding investment: China has surpassed the country in spending since 2008. To combat low s...

USDA puts breeding on the fast track

Date：May. 14, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Instead of seven to 10 long years of waiting for the next ‘big’ jump in yield or agronomic improvement, precision gene editing technology could get it on farm...

Tags:Gene Editing

Syngenta seeks seed company acquisitions and partnerships

Date：Mar. 2, 2018 Category：Companies

Chinese-owned Syngenta is upping the ante on seed investments, with $400 million earmarked for growth and expansion in the next few years. The company is adding...

Tags:Acquisition Collaboration

More than 1,200 applicators attend Illinois dicamba training

Date：Dec. 26, 2017 Category：Markets

In less than one month, more than 1,200 applicators have attended dicamba-specific training classes to prepare for the 2018 application season.

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