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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

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

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.

Monsanto pulls nemastrike for skin irritation issues

Date：Nov. 2, 2017 Category：Companies

Monsanto Company

After finding cases of skin irritation, Monsanto is pulling its new seed treatment for 2018 to review the product. Monsanto recently received EPA approval for N...

Tags:Seed treatment

UnitedAg elects new member to Board of Directors

Date：Jul. 25, 2017 Category：Companies

UnitedAg, a member-owned agricultural trade association representing more than 650 organizations in California and Arizona, announced recently that Daniel Nelso...

Missouri lifts dicamba ban, provides new application restrictions

Date：Jul. 14, 2017 Category：Products

Farmers in Missouri can again purchase and use new dicamba formulations for over-the-top use in soybeans and cotton—with a few additional requirements.

Two US States stopped the sale and use of dicamba-based products

Date：Jul. 10, 2017 Category：Products

The agriculture departments in Missouri and Arkansas, ground zero in the ongoing challenges related to alleged dicamba misuse, on Friday each halted the sale an...

Utilizing both synthetic and organic fertilizers to maximize yield

Date：Jul. 3, 2017 Category：Products

Farmers are investing more in soil management techniques that utilize and balance synthetic and organic fertilizers to maximize yields and build quality of soil...

New 3D model predicts best planting practices

Date：Jun. 29, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

As you and farmers survey fields this summer, several questions come to mind: How many plants germinated per acre? How does altering row spacing affect my yield...

WinField United Partners with Aker For New Scouting App

Date：Jun. 23, 2017 Category：Companies

WinField United

To help farmers with timely decisions, WinField United and Aker partnered to introduce AkerScout this spring. A directed crop scouting mobile and web app AkerSc...

Tags:Precision Farming

National Agricultural Genotyping Center announces new tools in corn disease identification

Date：Jun. 8, 2017 Category：Science&Research

Identifying corn diseases and pursuing the best management plan available just got easier, faster and more cost effective due to new testing protocols announced...

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