Industry’s first Ethanol Policy is now available through John Deere Risk Protection

Johnston, Iowa — Jan. 25, 2008 — John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP) is now offering the industry’s first-ever Ethanol Policy by providing coverage to corn producers, who have delivery contracts for the purpose of ethanol production. This new policy, available once the multi-peril crop insurance policy is with JDRP, insures yield shortfalls below contracted volumes in the event the price to replace the corn rises above the federal crop insurance coverage. …more

Wayne, NJ – Cheminova, Inc. has received registration for NIC-IT™ Herbicide, a selective, postemergence product that controls annual and perennial grass weeds and some broadleaf weeds in corn.

“NIC-IT is a sulfonylurea herbicide with the active ingredient nicosulfuron,” says Dr. Jim Barrentine, Technical Services Director for Cheminova. “NIC-IT will control labeled grass weeds that have emerged and can help prevent yield loss due to heavy grass pressure in field corn grown for grain or seed, popcorn and sweet corn grown for processing.” …more

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 23, 2008 - DuPont has received federal registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for two corn herbicides: Resolve® Q (mp) and Require(tm) Q (mp). …more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – January 23, 2008 — Almost a quarter of all U.S. corn was planted with a biotech trait for rootworm control in 2007—more than double the previous year. By all accounts, the newest trait for rootworm control – the Agrisure® RW trait from Syngenta — exceeded grower expectations in a year that brought the second-highest yields on record.
“Grower feedback on Agrisure RW hybrids has been overwhelmingly positive,” according to Von Kaster, entomologist with Syngenta Seeds. “It’s a significant achievement when you consider that the major corn-producing states in 2007 faced pockets of summer drought, late-season wind and rain storms, and even some flooding.” …more

Philadelphia, PA, USA and Basel, Switzerland, January 17, 2008

AgroFresh Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rohm and Haas (NYSE: ROH) and Syngenta AG (SWX: SYNN, NYSE: SYT) today announced the signing of a letter of intent to enter into an exclusive global strategic alliance to develop and commercialize Invinsa(tm) technology, a unique product for crop stress protection in field crops. …more

Offer runs from January 15 through April 15, 2008

APPLETON, Wis., January 15, 2008—Miller Electric Mfg. Co. is offering rebates of up to $150 to customers who purchase select Millermatic® all-in-one MIG welders and Spoolmate® spool guns between January 15 and April 15, 2008. The promotion is designed to call attention to new, affordable aluminum welding solutions, such as the Miller Spoolmate 100 Series and Spoolmate 3035 spool guns, and new Millermatic Passport Plus and Millermatic 180 with Auto-Set™ MIG welders. Complete rebate details can be found at your local welding distributor or by visiting …more

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Brock Grain Systems has introduced new and expanded web sites for www.brockgrain.com and www.graindryers.com. The sites feature an updated look and include more information to help customers learn about Brock Grain Systems and its full line of grain storage, handling, conditioning and grain drying products.

A few of the new web site features include: …more

No-Till Farmer readers select 11 leading products for outstanding performance

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - January 14, 2008 - The readers of No-Till Farmer have weighed in on the products that performed the best in their no-till operations in 2007, citing YieldGard VT Triple insect protection as the “No-Till Product of the Year.”

In addition to the Product of the Year award, no-till products in 10 specific categories were also selected for outstanding performance. Each of the products and their manufacturers were honored during an awards ceremony before an estimated 800 no-tillers at the 16th annual National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati on Friday.

Following are the 2007 award winners by category: …more

Rootworm trait evaluations also fail to correlate root ratings to yield

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – January 14, 2008 — Newly released data from 2007 Iowa State University (ISU) corn rootworm trials1 have focused attention on how certain trait technologies don’t always have a positive impact on yield. The data also showed there is not a clear correlation between root ratings and yield2. These results challenge the common assumption that adding traits to germplasm always increases yield. In fact, the study raises questions about yield drag in some stacked trait combinations. …more

Twenty-three new genetic platforms introduced

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 3, 2008 - Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announces the release of 59 new Pioneer® brand corn hybrids, available to growers across North America for the 2008 planting season. This includes 23 new genetic families matched with technology from the Herculex® family of insect protection traits and the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 trait. …more