Growers are twice as likely to produce over 60-bushel soybeans using NK® Brand Soybeans

Golden Valley, Minn. - December 21, 2007 - A new growing season is fast approaching, and soybean growers know that selecting the right soybean seed now has the greatest impact on what the yield monitor reads next fall. …more

Ongoing research by market leader helps ensure maximized yield advantages

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, December 20, 2007 – BASF today announced its 2008 application requirements for Headline® fungicide in corn.

As the market leader in corn fungicides, BASF continues to invest time and research into supporting its product portfolio, including Headline. The 2008 requirements build on that deep understanding of corn fungicide application as Headline has more than 5,000 on-farm trials on a quarter of a million acres to its credit. …more

Field Trials in 2006-07 Demonstrate Superb Yield and Root Protection Against Corn Rootworm

INDIANAPOLIS - Dec. 18, 2007 - In just its second year on the market, HERCULEX® XTRA Insect Protection has captured nearly 20 percent of the nation’s corn acres containing a corn rootworm trait, according to independent market research. The acceptance of HERCULEX XTRA by growers is due to its high-yielding genetics and ability to protect roots from corn rootworm damage, says Ben Kaehler, Traits & Germplasm Licensing business leader for Dow AgroSciences. …more

Milwaukee, WI, December 17, 2007: Reveal Foliar, the first foliar product containing LCO Promoter Technology®, has been added to the lineup of crop onputs from EMD Crop BioScience.

Applied post-emergence, Reveal Foliar can offer growers more vigorous growth and healthier, greener crops through enhanced photosynthesis and sugar production. In corn, growers will see increased stalk girth, which decreases the potential for lodging. In soybeans, Reveal Foliar encourages earlier canopy closure, conserving soil moisture and reducing weed pressure. In both crops, growers will see the benefits of advanced ear and pod development. …more

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2007 - DuPont Crop Protection has received federal registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for two soybean pre-emergence herbicides designed to provide growers with a better tool for managing weed resistance. The new products, DuPont(tm) Enlite(tm) and Envive(tm) herbicides, feature two modes of action that will provide growers with longer lasting, more consistent early season control of weeds that have developed tolerance and/or resistance to glyphosate and ALS chemistries. …more

Results of aerial spray coverage study presented at Ag Aviators Convention

RENO, NV, December 12, 2007 – Dr. Gary Fellows, technical manager with BASF, addressed the National Agricultural Aviators Association (NAAA) at their annual convention this week to present the results of a study by BASF and university experts on the spray coverage of aerially applied fungicide in corn. …more

U.S. soybean growers can anticipate growing the first varieties in 2009.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (December 11, 2007) — As a result of the combined vision and partnership between SOYGENETICS and Bayer CropScience, U.S. growers can anticipate planting LibertyLink® soybean varieties in 2009. …more

Companies expect varieties to be available for U.S. growers’ use in 2009

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (December 11, 2007) — Thanks to the enterprising efforts and committed teamwork between Stine Seed Company and Bayer CropScience, U.S. growers can anticipate planting Stine LibertyLink® soybeans in 2009. …more

Farmers who harvested Vistive™ low-linolenic soybeans this season reported strong yields comparable to their commodity soybeans. They added that the average premium of 50 cents to 60 cents per bushel provided a healthy bonus to their bottom line. …more

RACINE, Wis. - Case IH has extended its recommendations on use of biofuels to include B100 - or pure biodiesel - on even more of its farm equipment models.

Farmers now can use B100 on nearly all Case IH medium- to high-horsepower tractors, combines, windrowers, and most self-propelled sprayers and cotton pickers — so long as proper protocols are followed for engine operation and maintenance. …more