EU gives Monsanto Roundup Ready 2 Yield beans the green light
ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Co. has received regulatory approval in the European Union for the importation of Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans. This approval...
Manuka oil shows promise as natural weed control agent
WASHINGTON -- Weeds have a greater impact on crop yields than any other pests. Over the past several decades, farmers have continually turned to synthetic herbicides because they are the most effective deterrent against weeds.
Second quarter results of Andersons Inc.
MAUMEE, Ohio -- The Andersons Inc. announced second quarter net income attributable to the company of $15.9 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, on...
Fiscal year is lookin’ green for John Deere
MOLINE, Ill. -- Sales and profit in the second quarter at Deere & Company set an all-time quarterly record.Net income attributable to Deere &...
Genetically modified varieties catch on in Brazil, to 78.5 million acres
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil's area sown with transgenic varieties in the 2011/12 harvest will be 20.9 percent greater than in the last harvest, according to the second crop biotechnology adoption monitoring report for the 2011/12 season, released recently by Celeres.
No radiation levels of concern have reached the United States from Japan
No radiation levels of concern have been detected in the U.S. from the nuclear reactor emissions in Japan.
U.S. Department of Energy uses biotechnology to improve photosynthesis
WASHINGTON -- Plants can overcome their evolutionary legacies to become much better at using biological photosynthesis to produce energy, the kind of energy that can power vehicles in the near future, an all-star collection of biologists, physicists, photochemists, and solar scientists has found.
USDA to change inspection at ports of entry for imported plants
ASHINGTON -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is implementing changes to its sampling and inspection approach at plant inspection stations for imported plants for planting.
Pa. winter wheat numbers thrash 2007
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Based on May 1 conditions, Pennsylvania’s 2008 production of winter wheat is expected to be 23 percent above 2007.
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Market Monitor: Good planting progress, bad prices
The nation as a whole is now at 75 percent planted, versus an average of 57 percent. We added 20 percent last week in the country, and were only 55 percent planted.
