Recent reports of herbicide-resistant giant ragweed in Indiana and Ohio, and similar reports of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) in Georgia and North Carolina once again focus attention on the need for weed resistant management (WRM) programs. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) urges growers to adapt and follow a consistent WRM program.
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Purdue University agricultural economists will lead a series of seminars that are designed to help grain producers live without Loan Deficiency Payments as long as the biofuels market inflates corn and soybean prices.
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The December 22 CropWatch has been posted to the Web.
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Glyphosate resistant giant ragweed populations have been confirmed in Indiana and Ohio. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Roundup and Touchdown.
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Hundreds of leading agribusinesses will showcase state-of-the-art products and technology at the 11th Annual Commodity Classic March 1-3, 2007, in Tampa, Fla.
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Marking and shuffling isn’t just for card sharks. Companies are using these biotech tools in a high stakes game to help move new traits to market faster
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Don’t let down your Asian soybean rust guard yet.
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Extension Update is a weekly summary of news from Extension, government, and other attributable sources, focused on marketing, farm management, and other issues that are of interest to Midwestern farm owners and operators.
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Here’s the lastest from Missouri.
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Syngenta Seeds, Inc., of Golden Valley, Minnesota, has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to EPA for selling and distributing seed corn that contained an unregistered genetically engineered pesticide called Bt 10.
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