News Archives for February 2008

OSU Extension bulletins focus on managing field crop diseases

February 29, 2008

Diseases are the number one limiting factor in field crop performance and yields in Ohio.

Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans

February 29, 2008

Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybeans to be introduced on 1-2 million acres in 2009 – Breakthrough second-generation technology offers top-end yield potential

IL: Extension Update

February 29, 2008

Here’s the link to this week’s edition

LibertyLink soybeans slated for 2009

February 29, 2008

You’ll have another option for weed control in soybeans in 2009 when Bayer CropScience rolls out LibertyLink soybeans.

ISU: Impact of early season weeds on corn nitrogen needs

February 28, 2008

Click here to read the PDF report from Iowa State

OSU: Transgenics could pose planting challenges this season

February 28, 2008

The percentage of transgenic corn hybrids increasing in Ohio may prove to make this season’s planting more of a challenge.

Let Them Eat Weeds

February 28, 2008

Greenhouse studies show corn rootworm has an appetite for foxtails, other weeds

Earlier Plantings Underlie Yield Gains in Northern Corn Belt: New Study

February 28, 2008

U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north.

Dow AgroSciences Recalls Hybrid Corn Seed Accidentally Containing GM Corn

February 28, 2008

Dow AgroSciences LLC has voluntarily retrieved from U.S. channels of distribution certain hybrid corn seed potentially containing adventitious, low levels of a regulated biotechnology event, 59132 (Event 32 or E-32).

BASF launches Stamina fungicide

February 26, 2008

The recent registration by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a new BASF seed treatment, to be marketed for corn seed under the name Stamina® fungicide, gives growers their best chance yet to get plants off to the right start.

ASA and PHC Renew N-Hibit® Partnership Program

February 26, 2008

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Plant Health Care, Inc. (PHC) today announced that the “N-Hibit® Partnership” program has been enhanced with a “Satisfaction Guarantee” for the 2008 growing season.

Iowa Study Shows Sulfur Fertilizer Provides Significant Yield Boost To Corn

February 25, 2008

A boost to corn yields from sulfur (S) fertilization occurs “with high frequency” and “large magnitude,” Iowa State University (ISU) researchers John Sawyer, Brian Lang and Daniel Barker report in an online article, entitled “Evaluation of Corn Response to Sulfur Fertilization in Northeast Iowa.”

USDA, EPA, FDA statement on genetically engineered corn “Event 32”

February 25, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration are coordinating efforts following notification by Dow AgroSciences that the company detected extremely low levels of an unregistered genetically engineered (GE) pesticide product known as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) in 3 of its commercial GE hybrid corn seed lines.

Monsanto Establishes Global Seed Treatment Platform

February 25, 2008

As a technology company with strong cash generation, Monsanto has the opportunity to invest in growth areas for agriculture, says Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Carl Casale.

USDA Annual Outlook Conference Notes

February 25, 2008

The USDA Annual Outlook Conference was held Thursday and Friday near Washington, and anyone who has attended in prior years knows the value of the information provided.

MSU: On-Farm Field Crop Research Report Now Available

February 25, 2008

Michigan crop producers can find the latest research-based field crop information in a publication recently made available through Michigan State University (MSU) Extension.