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Late Planting: Don’t Hit the Panic Button Yet
Late Planting: Don’t Hit the Panic Button Yet

Nerves are at a high as farmers near the close of the optimal planting window—May 20, on average. With more rain in the forecast you might be wondering just how long it will take to catch up, or if you can.

Get Crops Off to the Best Start-Despite Late Planting
Get Crops Off to the Best Start-Despite Late Planting

Do all you can to ensure the crop gets the best start possible—even if field conditions mean you’re planting later than you’d hoped.

Scout For These 4 Yield-Robbing Soybean Ailments
Scout For These 4 Yield-Robbing Soybean Ailments

As seed hits the soil and cold temperatures linger, farmers might be wondering what this means for seed emergence.

Planters Finally Roll for #Plant19
Planters Finally Roll for #Plant19

While it already seems like an arduous planting season, little seed has actually hit the ground. However, good weather has finally hit the Midwest and planters are rolling. Farmers took to Twitter to share how planting is going so far.

Stop Corn Yield Loss From The Start
Stop Corn Yield Loss From The Start

As corn pokes through the soil it’s susceptible to a wide variety of attacks. From insects to disease, attacking organisms see young corn as easy prey—and an attack could be detrimental to yield.

Growmark Expands Footprint in Northern New York

Growmark FS operates more than thirty full service agricultural retail locations in the northeast focusing on the sales and service of dry and liquid crop nutrients, crop protection products and seed, including turf, forages, cover crops, corn and soybeans

Six Ways To Steward Treated Seed
Six Ways To Steward Treated Seed

As you prepare for planting, make sure you’re following treated seed stewardship guidelines.

2018 in Review: Yields Vary, but Overall Exceed Expectations
2018 in Review: Yields Vary, but Overall Exceed Expectations

Corn and soybean yields soared in 2018 and while they didn’t exceed records, they did impress.

6 Stretches and Exercises to Power Your Planting Season
6 Stretches and Exercises to Power Your Planting Season

Stretches and exercises to help during planting.

La Crosse Seed Adds Natives Seed Specialist To Boost Conservation

La Crosse Seed added a natives specialist to its native grass and wildflower seed business

La Crosse Seed added a natives specialist to its native grass and wildflower seed business
La Crosse Seed Adds Natives Seed Specialist To Boost Conservation

La Crosse Seed added a natives specialist to its native grass and wildflower seed business

Snack options at planting
What Snacks Power Planting?

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?

Five Questions to Ask Before Planting
Five Questions to Ask Before Planting

For those in areas where harvest ran long, and field work ran short or didn’t happen, or for those who might have other planting delays you might have questions that need answered before planting.

Flooded Grain in Storage Not Eligible for Current Disaster Aid Programs
Flooded Grain in Storage Not Eligible for Current Disaster Aid Programs

While the photos of contorted grain bins are staggering, they’re a heartbreaking reality to the owners who might not receive compensation for recent harvests.

Mustang Seed Partners with GDM Seeds
Mustang Seed Partners with GDM Seeds

To bring new genetics and innovative technology to its seed line-up, Mustang Seeds, Inc. and GDM have entered into a new partnership.

Latham says Schon's background in agronomy, marketing, and precision agriculture, combined with his education and experience, will help his company gain greater efficiencies.
Latham Hi-Tech Seeds Names General Manager

Latham Seeds has experienced 15 consecutive years of growth

Why Plant a Corn Refuge?
Why Plant a Corn Refuge?

When you look at a bag of corn seed, somewhere you’ll find information about corn refuge requirements. In states or varieties without the in-bag refuge option follow refuge requirements.

3 Marketing Tips to Tackle Spring Opportunities
3 Marketing Tips to Tackle Spring Opportunities

While planting might seem like a distant dream, it is top of mind for many farmers. As planting draws near, farmers need to have a well-established plan in motion for spring marketing.

When will the Syngenta Payout Come?
When will the Syngenta Payout Come?

A Kansas City, Kan. judge approved Syngenta’s $1.51 billion settlement regarding MIR 162, Agrisure Viptera, corn. It was approved in November 2018, so now you might be wondering: Where’s the money?

Syngenta Accelerates Seed Breeding with One-Step Genome Editing
Syngenta Accelerates Seed Breeding with One-Step Genome Editing

Syngenta discovered a genome-editing technique called haploid induction editing (HI-Edit) technology, which ultimately reduces the time it takes to develop commercial crop varieties.

Schillinger Genetics Acquired by Benson Hill Biosystems
Schillinger Genetics Acquired by Benson Hill Biosystems

This week Benson Hill Biosystems announced it acquired Schillinger Genetics of Iowa. Schillinger, also known as eMerge Genetics.

2019 Income Estimates $15 billion Less than 91-Year Average

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.

Incomes are up compared to 2018.
2019 Income Estimates $15 billion Less than 91-Year Average

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.

Grain Bin Collapse Spills Nearly One Million Bushels
Grain Bin Collapse Spills Nearly One Million Bushels

A “catastrophic” grain bin failure in La Grange, Mo., on Monday morning lead to road closures as thousands of bushels of grain spilled from the structure.

Dicamba-tolerant soybeans such as these now have multiple herbicide options.
Bayer Prepares for 2020 XtendFlex Soybean Launch

Adding to its Roundup Ready 2 Xtend platform, Bayer intends to introduce XtendFlex soybean technology in 2020, pending regulatory approval.

New Nematicide to Hit Market by 2020
New Nematicide to Hit Market by 2020

Nufarm recently acquired Trunemco from BASF. The soybean, corn and cotton seed treatment provides defense against a variety of nematodes and can be added to current treatment programs.

SCN Research Yields Real-World Results with Promise of More
SCN Research Yields Real-World Results with Promise of More

Lurking beneath the soil, hungry nematodes eagerly await planting season and their lunch. Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) are a particularly hungry pest, leading to an estimated $1 billion in yield loss each year.

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BASF Sells Clearfield Canola and Trunemco Seed Treatment

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.

2019 Planting: Find the Right Seed
2019 Planting: Find the Right Seed

Seed selection is one of the most influential choices you make each year. The right—or wrong choice—sets the tone for the season.

Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice: Lessons from 2018
Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice: Lessons from 2018

Farmer responses to challenges lended to, or detracted from, last season’s ultimate success. Learn from those decisions that didn’t work quite as well as hoped.

Corn Seed Quality and Supplies Look Stellar For 2019
Corn Seed Quality and Supplies Look Stellar For 2019

While soybean seed quality is struggling, corn is a beacon of hope for farmers across the U.S. Stellar yields and impeccable purity and quality mean that farmers can expect some of the best products seen recently.

Avoid Soybean Agronomic and Financial Pitfalls
Avoid Soybean Agronomic and Financial Pitfalls

While frigid cold temperatures might make spring planting seem far away it will be here before you know it.

Biologicals Are Here to Stay
Biologicals Are Here to Stay

“The largest market for biopesticides is conventional crops,” says Keith Jones, executive director of the Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA).

Scott Sanders is the new general manager at Peterson Farms Seed, an independent, family-owned company headquartered near Prosper, ND.
Peterson Farms Seed Names New General Manager

The company has created this new role with growth in mind.

Even the company leaders who traditionally considered 1947 as the company’s first year were surprised to discover La Crosse Seed had roots dated back to 1919.
La Crosse Seed Marks 100 Year Milestone

Even company leaders were surprised to dig into research and see the company's roots date back to 1919.

The newly formed Bayer Crop Science division cites three platforms driving innovation: seeds & traits, crop protection, and digital ag.
Bayer Gives Glimpse At Future

After five months of being unified as one new company, officials detail what’s in the product pipeline

Syngenta Expands Genomic Research With Collaboration
Syngenta Expands Genomic Research With Collaboration

Technology has vastly increased the choices when it comes to molecular breeding for crop traits. But how do you narrow-down the options to the best choices?

China Approves Enlist E3 Soybeans
China Approves Enlist E3 Soybeans

Enlist E3 soybeans, jointly developed by Dow Agrosciences and MS Technologies, is finally approved for import by China. Reuters reports the country approved five new genetically modified crops for import.

Seed is one of the top topics on AgProfessional.com.
Top 10 Seed Stories From 2018

Here are the most viewed seed related stories from the past year, which unsurprisingly are dominated by the seed shuffle caused by the mergers of the major agribusinesses.

Sorghum Yield Winner Boasts 219 Bushels Per Acre
Sorghum Yield Winner Boasts 219 Bushels Per Acre

Farmers from 24 states competed for NSP's top honors in its annual yield contest. Winners are selected from five categories and the overall winner Michael Ball hails from Idaho at 219.1 bu. per acre.

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Pure Seed from Field to Finish

Hybrid purity is critical to uniform stands, performance.

Bayer and Pivot Bio Collaborate on Soybean Inoculant
Bayer and Pivot Bio Collaborate on Soybean Inoculant

Earlier this week Pivot Bio and Monsanto Company, a member of the Bayer group, announced a collaboration they entered earlier this year to develop a new soybean inoculant.

Amazon, Walmart? Farming’s Wild Scramble For Online Ag Retail

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.

Amazon, Walmart? Farming’s Wild Scramble For Online Ag Retail
Amazon, Walmart? Farming’s Wild Scramble For Online Ag Retail

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.

Syngenta Seeds To Establish New Office In Illinois
Syngenta Seeds To Establish New Office In Illinois

Syngenta is in the process of establishing a global and North America seeds office in the western suburbs of Chicago.

In his new position, he will lead channel development, customer service and overall business management.
Advanta Seeds Hires North America Business Director

Barry Lubbers has been appointed as Advanta Seeds’ business director for North America, bringing 25 years of experience to the team.

Farmer Finds Success With E-Commerce; Will Buy All Seed Online
Farmer Finds Success With E-Commerce; Will Buy All Seed Online

In the past two years this farmer has been buying more crop inputs online—crop chemicals and fertilizer—and committing to himself to buy all seed for 2019 online.

One-On-One Interviews With Executives As Bayer Unwraps Its Acquisition
One-On-One Interviews With Executives As Bayer Unwraps Its Acquisition

AgDay host Clinton Griffiths learned how the blended family of Bayer and Monsanto is coming together since the acquisition closed in late August.

Retailer Sells Pink Soybeans, Donates To Breast Cancer Charities
Retailer Sells Pink Soybeans, Donates To Breast Cancer Charities

South Dakota retailer donates $0.30 per unit of treated seed.

AgGateway Digital Ag In Action: Co-Op Slashes Shrink To Near Zero
AgGateway Digital Ag In Action: Co-Op Slashes Shrink To Near Zero

Co-Alliance manages a very large seed business requiring many SKUs to cover a complex variety of seed size and trait combinations.