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U.S. hopes for GMO crop cultivation in China still alive, barely
2014-11-11 17:13:19| Chemicals - Topix.net
DuPont Pioneer , one of the world's largest seed companies, is refusing to give up on efforts to cultivate genetically modified crops in Chinese fields in the face of regulatory hurdles, even as rivals pull back. The Iowa -based agricultural seed and chemical unit of DuPont this autumn harvested its first test crops of GMO corn in China in six years after lengthy efforts to win government approval for the new field trials.
Marijuana Becomes Savior, Stigma for Revived Hemp Crop
2014-11-10 11:08:14| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Jim Barton is finally harvesting a crop of hemp, the cannabis variety used in colonial times to make rope, sailcloth and other goods. But the 80-year-old Kentucky farmer isn't celebrating the successful drive to loosen marijuana laws that also moved Congress to allow pilot plots of his non-intoxicating version of the plant.
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2014 Crop insurance harvest prices finalized
2014-11-04 23:09:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Many farmers with final 2014 corn and soybean yields below actual production history (APH) crop yields who had a revenue protection (RP) crop insurance policy in place in 2014, will likely be able to collect a crop insurance indemnity payment on the crop losses incurred this year. Focus on Ag read more
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2014 Crop insurance harvest prices finalized
2014-11-04 23:09:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Many farmers with final 2014 corn and soybean yields below actual production history (APH) crop yields who had a revenue protection (RP) crop insurance policy in place in 2014, will likely be able to collect a crop insurance indemnity payment on the crop losses incurred this year. Focus on Ag read more
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U.S. jockeys with China over GMO crop issues
2014-11-04 19:20:51| Chemicals - Topix.net
With U.S. approval for Dow AgroSciences' package of chemicals and new genetically engineered crops now in hand, the Dow Chemical Co. unit faces a major obstacle to a $1 billion market opportunity: Chinese import barriers.
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