NDSU Report: Biotechnology Among Forces Reshaping World Ag 

Biotechnology is among key forces reshaping world agriculture, enabling increased crop yields and productivity despite limited available land, and leading to better quality and lower priced food products for consumers....

Agronomy Reports Available on Pioneer GrowingPoint Web site 

Throughout the growing season, growers can log on to the Pioneer GrowingPoint Web site for timely agronomic advice from local Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., agronomists in the form of audio and video clips....

Inoculants Help Soybeans Get Their Fix Of Nitrogen 

Source: Purdue University

Inoculants are an effective and profitable alternative method of providing soybean plants with nitrogen (N), according to Ohio State University Extension research....

USDA Estimator: New Tool for Evaluating Irrigation Efficiency 

The online "Energy Estimator for Irrigation" released by USDA is an excellent tool to help producers make decisions about irrigation, says Irrigation Association Executive Director Tom Kimmell....

USDA Announces $11.8 Million In Emergency Conservation Program Funding For 18 States 

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced June 29 that USDA will begin allocating $11.8 million in Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) funding for 18 states to help producers rehabilitate land damaged by natural disasters....

Web-Based Farm Tools More Calculating Than Weeds 

Source: Purdue University

Weeds are calculating organisms, always looking to make life difficult for farmers....

Survey Says Americans Want Cleaner Fuel 

A recent survey indicated 80% of Americans prefer the cleaner and more environmentally friendly renewable fuel ethanol and alternative fuel vehicles, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) notes....

Bayer CropScience Introduces Seed-Applied Fungicide  

Bayer CropScience Introduces Seed-Applied Fungicide

Bayer CropScience recently introduced TRILEX AL Seed-Applied Fungicide for soybeans. ...

Johanns Announces FY 2006 Conservation Security Program Contracts 

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced on June 6 the funding of 4,404 Conservation Security Program (CSP) contracts across the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam....

Facts, Not Feelings Should Determine Corn Replanting 

Source: Purdue University

Replant decisions should be based on facts, not emotion. A Purdue University worksheet helps corn growers affected by a wet spring make the right choices. ...

High Futures Corn Prices Offer Market Opportunity  

Source: University of Missouri

Grain markets are sending signals to producers to look at alternative ways of selling their fall crop – for the next three years, say agricultural economists at the University of Missouri....

Global Seed Market Valued At $17 Billion 

Global crop production shifts, transgenic and hybrid seed technologies and changes in targeted plant populations helped increase the value of the global proprietary seed market to more than $17 billion in 2005....

Weather Gets Personal With My-Cast5 

Personalized weather information is available on mobile phones with My-Cast5 from Digital Cyclone....

'Fast tractors' Speeding Toward SMV, Safety Issues 

Source: Purdue University

Farmers who have purchased "fast tractors" probably feel like the driver of a Ferrari on a road with a speed limit of 55 mph, says a program coordinator for Ohio State University Extension's Agricultural Safety and Health program....

NCGA Supports Implementation Of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement 

Upon implementation of the U.S.–Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) notes corn growers will see an immediate benefit by having market access for 500,000 metric tons of corn with no tariff, giving the U.S. a significant competitive advantage over Argentina, which has been the primary supplier of corn....