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Focus on yield stressors to maximize return on crops
2015-03-09 21:54:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Identify and mitigate your most yield-limiting factors in each corn, soybean field. To make up for lower corn and soybean prices, you might be tempted to emphasize spending on inputs across the board for top corn and soybean yields. Instead, consider a plan that funnels your focus and money into management decisions that target top yield stressors. read more
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2015 Conservation Legacy Awards: Long-term no-till and cover crops result in top corn and soybean yields on this Iowa farm
2015-03-04 23:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Dean Houghton Reward for resilience The journey toward sustainable high yields has been a long one at this farm, located near Wellman, Iowa. The familys first no-till field was planted nearly 40 years ago, and the entire farm was 100% no-till by 1990. Cover crops (primarily cereal rye) have been used for more than 10 years. read more
Member states back national bans for GM crops
2015-03-04 12:29:05| Biotech - Topix.net
The previous status quo allowed crops to be grown anywhere in Europe following EU approval, although only one GM crop, Monsanto maize variety MON810, is grown commercially in the EU. EU member states have voted to allow national governments to ban or restrict cultivation of genetically modified crops even when approved at EU level, meaning the new rules will be written into law.
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EU member states get more authority regarding GM crops
2015-03-03 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The European Union (EU) member states will now have the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops even if they have been approved by the bloc's food safety authority.
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USDA projects corn, bean crops to be down
2015-02-23 18:30:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the nation's corn and soybean crops to be smaller than in 2014, while the wheat crop is expected to be larger. read more
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