Three quarters of the area farmed with soybeans and more than half of the area planted with corn use GM seeds in the 2010/11 season, according to the 2nd issue of study performed by Celeres. Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. have granted BASF the exclusive right to develop and commercialize solo herbicide products with …
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Recycled advertising billboard vinyls are being repurposed as tarp material for farmers and ranchers that want to cover grass, alfalfa, make windscreens, or use as floor covering stuff in the barn. World Ag Expo is going mobile. Available for both the iPhone and all phones with the Android Market (search for “World Ag Expo”), World Ag Expo’s Application gives its …
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The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs announced they have designated 2011 the “Year of the Farmworker Child.” Producers can fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 35th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Jan. 20, 2011, at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Ga. John Deere is giving customers additional reasons to visit their local dealers this winter: …
Personifying Nature
Jack Frost Mother Earth Father Time Old Man Winter Nature is real and alive. It breathes its wintry breath on us, it heats up our souls, it’s the world’s eternal calendar. Fortunately, I live in an area where I get to enjoy all four seasons: I witness the growth of spring blooms, heat waves reverberating off the pavement in summer, …
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Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred have resolved a dispute regarding the marketing of certain corn seed products sold through Pioneer’s PROaccess business unit. As part of the resolution, Pioneer will continue to distribute products through its PROaccess business unit, with modified packaging. The Organic Materials Review Institute has approved Alltech’s application for Sel-Plex 1000. National Association of Farm Broadcasting president …
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DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco for $5.8 billion in cash and assumption of $500 million of Danisco net debt. Beck’s Hybrids will be hosting 52 grower meetings in January and February to summarize key topics and findings from Beck’s 2010 Practical Farm Research, as well as discuss long-term management procedures. Farm Market iD, …
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Organic yogurt leader Stonyfield Farm has launched the Stonyfield Organic Farmers Grant-a-Wish Program to help fund innovative organic farming projects that can make a strong environmental impact or improve the long-term viability of organic farming. Valley Irrigation recently announced a formal agreement with CropMetrics. With five completely new models, the Fendt 800 Series high horsepower tractors continue the tradition of …
The Art of Moving Hay
The year was 1930 and my Grandmother was 5 years old. For historical preservation, the dog, Spot, was lovingly noted on the back of the photograph. A while back, I wrote about round bales versus smaller square bales. Today, the picture depicts a time before either of those existed and hay was moved in loose piles. This photograph is my …
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U.S. Wheat Associates (www.uswheat.org) welcomes Tyler Jameson as Assistant Director of Policy in its Arlington, Va., headquarters effective today. A cooperative effort between Hoosier Ag Today and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, all the photos featured on the Indiana Agriculture Calendar were taken by Indiana farmers and are of scenes from Indiana farms and rural communities. Bayer CropScience announced …
Industry-wide Response to China’s Anti-Dumping Case
The U.S. Grains Council is coordinating an industry-wide registration process for interested U.S. companies in response to China’s recently announced anti-dumping charges against imports of U.S. distiller’s dried grains. The deadline for registration is extremely short, a process further complicated by the need to translate all registrations into Chinese. U.S. companies that wish to participate in this industry effort should …