In a June 29 Crop Acreage Report described by analysts as “shocking,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a huge increase in corn acreage from its March report and a big drop in soybean acreage.
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The number of ethanol plants across the central and western Corn Belt enrolled in Monsanto’s Processor Preferred® program has nearly doubled over the past three years to meet the rapidly growing demand for alternative fuels.
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BASF and Monsanto today signed an agreement for the co-promotion of BASF’s star fungicide, Headline® with F 500®.
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Corn rootworm feeding is one of the most devastating things that can happen to corn.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is reminding market participants that several changes to the U.S. Standards for Soybeans will become effective on Sept. 1.
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Several articles have been posted this week with information on fungicides and corn.
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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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Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 92.9 million acres in 2007, up 19 percent from 2006 and 14 percent higher than 2005.
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A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.
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We’ve posted a new issue of MSU’s Field CAT Alert.
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