News Archives for October 2005

Performance Update – Halloween!

October 31, 2005

Boo! Here’s some performance that should scare any competition…

F.I.R.S.T. – Illinois South Soybean Update

October 31, 2005

Here’s the three remaining locations from Illinois South…

Michigan State Trials… Nearly a Sweep for GLH!

October 31, 2005

Great Lakes has nearly swept FIRST PLACE in the MSU State Trial locations in which we were entered! The link to the data online is below.

Corn crop liked it hot

October 31, 2005

High yields prove today’s seeds tolerate drought far better than farmers ever expected By ANNE FITZGERALD, REGISTER AGRIBUSINESS WRITER Bob Henderson feared heavy crop losses because of this year’s drought. He thought he would be harvesting insurance checks, rather than filling bins with grain.

YieldGard Plus corn technology withstands U.S. Midwest drought conditions

October 31, 2005

In-plant insect protection provides larger ears, bigger yield compared with insecticides Early harvest results show that YieldGard® Plus Corn, with maximum in-plant protection against corn rootworms and corn borers, achieved a 15-bushel yield advantage compared with corn protected with insecticides under the severe drought conditions experienced in Illinois this season.

F.I.R.S.T. Summaries!

October 30, 2005

Below are summaries from many of the F.I.R.S.T. Regions. The entire summary PDF files are linked under the appropriate state.

Soybean Rust found in NC and SC

October 28, 2005

For the first time ever, North Carolina officials have found Asian soybean rust in the state. Five counties were confirmed to have soybean rust based on samples collected Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Announcing FastBreak CP

October 27, 2005

Fastbreak CP offers disease protection coupled with insect protection to maximize your soybean yield potential.

Performance Update – Oct 27

October 27, 2005

Here’s some great data that has come in today…

F.I.R.S.T. Summaries!!!

October 26, 2005

F.I.R.S.T. posted three regional summaries this morning… and more Excellent GLH Results!

F.I.R.S.T. Update – Oct 26

October 26, 2005

About 20 more locations were posted last night, and below is how we did. There are six Midwestern location yet to finish, plus many summaries to come in. To date, GLH has 17 WINS and 191 Top-10’s in 139 locations!

TFI Meets With Energy Secretary to Press for More Natural Gas

October 25, 2005

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) met with U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman last week to emphasize the need for quick federal action to provide relief to fertilizer producers, retailers and their farmer customers who continue to struggle with the effects of the ongoing natural gas crisis.

GL3710RR tops Tremont F.I.R.S.T. Plot

October 24, 2005

GL3710RR has topped the Tremont, IL F.I.R.S.T. soybean plot in Tazewell county.

Testing for SCN type by field to match best variety can pay off

October 24, 2005

From Agriculture Online: Some soybean growers could increase their profits by as much as $100 per acre or more, simply by planting the highest-yielding varieties with high levels of resistance to the specific type of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) found in their fields. This news is according to a news release on recent analysis of results from the variety trials conducted at the University of Illinois.

Soybeans: Large U. S. crop; what about South America?

October 24, 2005

Grain Price Outlook issued by Darrel Good Extension Economist, University of Illinois USDA reports provided two fundamental surprises for the market over the past three weeks. First, the September Grain Stocks report showed September 1, 2005, inventories of soybeans of 256 million bushels, about 35 million bushels less than expected. Even though the estimate of the 2004 crop was reduced, the current estimate of 3.124 billion bushels still seems too high.

RUST ALERT: Ten new counties with soybean rust detected in Alabama

October 24, 2005

Soybean rust was detected in 10 new counties in Alabama after a survey of roadside kudzu patches and late-season soybean fields was conducted along the eastern edge of the state on October 21 and 22.

F.I.R.S.T. Update – Oct 24

October 24, 2005

Here’s an update on GLH performance in the F.I.R.S.T. Trials and what is still left to harvest and report on.

Peformance Update – Oct. 24

October 24, 2005

Here’s a quick update of plots we posted over the weekend…

Alfalfa management guide

October 23, 2005

From the American Society of Agronomy… View the website here

Alfalfa production guide

October 23, 2005

From the American Society of Agronomy… View the website here

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