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USDA ALLOWS COMMERCIALIZATION OF DOW AGROSCIENCESENLIST CORN, SOYBEAN TRAITS
2014-09-17 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — September 17, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued its decision deregulating Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist™ corn and soybean traits in the United States, concluding one of the most thorough reviews of a biotech trait in history. read more
Syngenta faces second lawsuit over GMO corn rejected by China
2014-09-17 02:04:12| Chemicals - Topix.net
A second company has sued Syngenta AG over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, raising the stakes for the Swiss-based seed maker by including byproducts used for animal feed in its complaint and seeking class-action status. Trans Coastal Supply Co, a major exporter of livestock feed products, said in court documents it expects to lose more than $41 million because Syngenta sold Agrisure Viptera corn seed, known as MIR 162, to U.S. farmers without first obtaining import approval from Beijing.
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Cargill shutting down Memphis corn mill
2014-09-16 22:06:07| Food - Topix.net
Cargill Inc. will close its Memphis corn mill, located at 2330 Buoy, a facility that employs 440 employees. According to a Cargill statement, 120 of its local employees were contract workers.
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Sept. 15 Crop Progress: Corn harvest starts and soybeans dropping leaves; conditions remain stable
2014-09-16 17:46:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows corn harvest starting in several states. The overall corn crop is just over 25% mature, which is behind average. Crop conditions remain over 70% good/excellent, and well ahead of last year's conditions. The soybean crop has been dropping leaves on almost a quarter of the overall crop. Conditions held on to more than 70% good/excellent. read more
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USDA Raises Corn Crop Forecast
2014-09-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - We old-timers could call this a “Timex” crop so far: Takes a licking, but keeps on ticking. Such was the news from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week, reports Steve Meyer for The National Hog Farmer.
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