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FMC Builds World-Class Platform for Biological Crop Protection with Global Strategic Alliance and Key Acquisition
2013-10-07 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
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Sept. 30 Crop Progress: Corn maturity, soybean leaf drop catching up to average
2013-10-01 23:04:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The corn and soybean crops still in the field made some great progress maturing in the last week. Corn maturity overall progressed 23 points from last week, and soybean leaf drop progressed by 20 points in the last seven days. read more
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Cereal rye a good fall cover crop
2013-09-30 20:45:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Michigan State University If you already plant fall cover crops, or are considering it, Michigan State University offers five reasons why cereal rye is a good choice. read more
Including soybeans in crop rotation provides advantages
2013-09-25 20:35:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Rotation advantages include better corn rootworm management, higher corn yields. Corn rootworms in this longtime continuous-corn field seem to have become immune to the Cry3Bb1 trait, the most common source of transgenic rootworm protection, says Keith Schrader, who farms with his sons near Nerstrand, Minn. In 2011, YieldGard VT Triple knocked out just 25% of corn rootworms in this field, compared to an expected kill rate of more than 95% in fields where the trait works, says Ken Ostlie, University of Minnesota Extension entomologist. read more
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Higher Sow Retention Suggests Bigger Pig Crop in 2014
2013-09-25 17:52:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Daily Livestock Report This Friday’s release by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of estimates for the U.S. Hogs and Pigs inventory as of Sept. 1 projects total inventory to be down 1.4% compared to a year ago, according to today’s Daily Livestock Report by Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. read more
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