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Can simple measures of labile soil organic matter predict corn performance?
2013-02-11 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Caroline Schneider cschneider@sciencesocieties.org American Society of Agronomy Organic matter is important for soil health and crop productivity. While an indicator of soil quality, a lot of organic matter is in extremely stable forms, and the nutrients in such forms are difficult for plants to use. The active, labile fractio…
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Soybeans, Corn Plunge as USDA Sees Bigger Supplies Than Forecast
2013-02-10 01:04:28| Food - Topix.net
Soybean futures fell the most in three months and corn extended the longest slump since December after the U.S. government forecasts bigger global inventories of both crops than analysts expected.
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Syngenta To Expand Corn Seed Production Capacity In Formosa, Brazil
2013-02-07 13:57:17| Chemicals - Topix.net
SYNGENTA TO EXPAND CORN SEED PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN FORMOSA, BRAZIL Feb. 7, 2013 Source: Syngenta news release Syngenta today announced plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil.
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Early Crop Projections: More Corn, Less Soybeans
2013-02-06 16:41:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Stu Ellis The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects a few more corn acres and a few less soybean acres in crop plantings for 2013, according to Illinois blogger Stu Ellis (formerly at the University of Illinois) at www.farmgateblog.com. read more
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Syngenta to expand corn seed production capacity in Formosa, Brazil
2013-02-06 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Syngenta today announced plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil. Annual capacity will be quadrupled to 1.6 million bags by 2015. Corn production in Brazil is expected to almost double by 2020, spurred by growth in the pork and poultry sectors. Over the same period, the value of Brazil’s corn seed market is expected to reach $2.7 billion with increased second season production and greater technology adoption. read more
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