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On March 2, Bayer announced it had received EPA registrations on two crop science products.
Designed to improve the adhesion and retention of active ingredients, Flo Rite Pro 2805 coating polymer preserves the complete value of seed treatments while helping protect both workers and the environment.
For combating SCN during the 2022 growing season, The SCN Coalition encourages growers to work with their advisors to select the appropriate SCN-resistant varieties.
Bayer announced on November 9 that Liam Condon has resigned from his leadership role at Bayer Crop Science, and Rodrigo Santos will step into the position of president of the crop science division.
Here are the top insights related to what factors into farmers’ seed purchases and the timing of them.
Hoegemeyer is celebrating 85 years of combining local expertise with personalized service to give growers the right products that thrive in the Western Corn Belt.
Two independent seed companies will join forces as Rob-See-Co announces it will acquire Masters Choice, which is based in Anna, Illinois.
Meet “Annie.” This robot being used by Corteva Agriscience is the result of a partnership with Boston Dynamics and Trimble.
Since its inception in 2016, Inari has made significant progress in delivering scientific breakthroughs through its SEEDesign platform.
Pizazz is a dry seed coating technology designed to deliver shine and improved flow to treated seed with minimal fugitive dust when handling and applying the product.
ABM specializes in seed treatment with bionutrition products. Agrauxine by Lesaffre has been developing biosourced solutions for plant nutrition and health for more than 15 years.
Nutrien leadership shares five areas for growth in its retail business.
As part of a transition to the next generation, Carson Ward takes over the helm of Gayland Ward Seed, opens a new headquarters in Amarillo, Texas, and launches a new logo as GW Seed.
Planting a crop isn’t just dropping seed in the ground and hoping for record results. In order to “Win the Furrow,” it starts with uniform germination and emergence.
Seed treatments help protect the developing seed during its most vulnerable time – at planting and germination.
“We are excited about the partnership with WinField United which is an important milestone in commercializing CeraMax in the U.S.,” says Jan Stechmann, Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to enhance our soybean expertise, and to be able to share that with our growers.”
Plan for a normal crop, hope for the biggest crop of your career and then mitigate the risk of a drought or crop failure.
BASF is strengthening its cotton portfolio from seed to harvest with the introduction of two new seed treatment packages, Core and Prime seed treatments.
What went right in 2020? And what are farmers looking to do different in the coming crop year? The 2020 Farm Journal Harvest Study shed light on those two questions with its top takeaways.
Here are recommendations for first-year corn and continuous corn.
Understand your buying opportunities, risks.
The Forage First Families First program is collecting stories of farmers who are facing hardships and aiming to connect those dairy and beef farms with donations of La Crosse forage seed for next spring.
Ford is the first female CEO in the company’s history and one of only 25 female CEOs currently leading a Fortune 500 company.
With planting season underway in many parts of the U.S., farmers are working long, hard hours. You’re likely enjoying meals in the field, but what’s your favorite snack to power your day?
In 2019 experts expect net farm income to reach $69.4 billion, 2018 hit $64.2 billion and the 91-year average (adjusted to 2019 dollars) is $84.2 billion.
The company sold Trunemco nematode management seed treatment to Nufarm. It also sold the Clearfield canola production system in the U.S. and Canada to Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont.
Despite rain challenges, summer will eventually get here—heat and all. It can be stressful for farmers waiting for Mother Nature to allow them to plant crops, or to wait to see if what they planted will survive.
“One-size fits all is not the way to go with cover crops,” says Brandon Van Middendorp with LaCrosse Seed.
Q&A with Justin Wolfe, Syngenta Regional Director North America Seeds
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