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In early August Marrone Bio Innovations announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Pro Farm Technologies, based in Finland, for $31.8 million.
Brandt, a global agricultural company, completed a new 2,000 square foot formulations lab to help improve quality control as their production expands.
A recent discovery in Brazil shows that white mold, while typically just a problem for northern states, could take root in southern states—if this strain makes it to the U.S.
On Monday, DowDuPont announced it will name its agricultural company Corteva Agriscience. This is one of three companies to be formed as a result of the merger. The spin-off will be completed by June 1, 2019.
Corteva Agriscience, formerly Dow and DuPont companies, will go to market through five regional companies, down from 10 before the merger. The five retiring companies will be combined into the five remaining brands.
New gene editing tools could dramatically change how new seeds are developed and what traits can be brought to market, but Monsanto’s head of research says the industry must do a better job of explaining the tools.
Competitors come together in agreement today—Monsanto will license the Corn Rootworm III and MON89034 (Bt) traits to Corteva Agriscience, the ag division of DowDuPont.
Input buying is at your fingertips—literally. Agrellus, an online input provider, announced it’s unveiling an app for iPhone and Android that allows farmers to shop for inputs with the tap of a finger.
After monitoring machine performance in the past three years, Southern States has been able to increase efficiency of its sprayers and spreaders by 8%.
Arcadia Biosciences, creator of GoodWheat, recently partnered with Farmer’s Business Network (FBN) to offer its wheat varieties online through FBN Direct.
Earlier today the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly approved Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto—pending the companies’ sale of assets to secure antitrust approval, according to Wall Street Journal.
Bayer AG closed its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto Co., emerging from an arduous two-year antitrust review as the biggest seed and agricultural chemicals maker in the world.
As of Thursday, June 7, 2018, Monsanto stocks are no longer available on the NYSE, Monsanto shareholders are getting fat checks and Bayer is among the largest global seed and ag chemical companies.
USDA released net farm income projections for 2018 that call for a $9.8 billion drop from 2017 to $65.7 billion.
In the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: What is your business doing different for seed sales in the coming year?
Farmers should start seeing payments this month for the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs.
The Wild West has come to ag retail. The scramble for ag retail dollars has kicked up a dusty haze as traditional chemical players scrap gravel with an expanding list of online start-up companies.
Steve Patterson, senior Vice President of Marketing and communications for Southern States Co-Op, is based out of Richmond, Va. We’re talking about agronomics and what farmers should be doing to make 2019 go smoothly.
Farmers are concerned the aid packaged announced last week by the Trump Administration will not help them financially.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., the 116-year-old agribusiness giant, is shaping up as one of the few crop-trading houses to benefit from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
Consolidation, technology, farmer demographics and more are influencing the present and future of ag retail.
On the AgPro Podcast, Ashley Davenport talks with Dr. Damon Smith, also known as @BadgerCropDoc on Twitter.
Andrew Lambert is a crop advisor at Centra Sota Cooperative in Cokato, Minn. He talks about what his growers have seen this season and how going into 2019 they need to use on-farm technology to the fullest.
“It may be because of the continued economic challenges of ag, or maybe, just maybe we’re finally realizing precision ag has been stuck in a rut for way too long, and it’s time for a change.”
USDA added 130 million bushels to the corn that will be on-hand at the start of the 2018/19 marketing year and corn prices dropped 8 cents.
There will be some lingering trade pain for U.S. agriculture according to the former chief ag negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.
On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”
It’s no secret the Chinese economy is struggling. Still, Pro Farmer senior market analyst Rich Posson said he’s concerned the trade war will continue well into next year.
The Rural Mainstreet Index, a survey of community bank CEOs, shows economic growth stalling for the first time in months. The 10-state survey by Creighton University focuses on rural areas.