University of Minnesota and Syngenta researchers have confirmed two cases of glyphosate-resistant weeds in the state. Giant ragweed and common waterhemp were both determined resistant in separate studies. These are the first two instances of confirmed glyphosate resistance in the state. …more

Ames, Iowa and Lincoln, Neb., May 1, 2008 – Ag Leader Technology, a leading manufacturer of precision farming equipment, along with Holland Scientific, a leader in active light reflectance crop sensing technology, announced today that Ag Leader has become the exclusive distributor for Holland Scientific’s second-generation active light reflectance sensor products for use in production agriculture. …more

Higher Concentration for Easier Handling

Greensboro, N.C., April 28, 2008 – Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Warrior II with Zeon Technology® for broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23 crop groups. Warrior II is a more concentrated formulation of Warrior with Zeon Technology®, and will provide storage, handling and container disposal advantages. Warrior II contains 2.08 pounds of active ingredient per gallon—twice the concentration of Warrior, which it will replace in most markets across the United States. …more

Sales in the first quarter of 2008 increased by 20 percent at constant exchange rates (CER). Reported sales benefited from the weakness of the dollar and were 28 percent higher at $3.8 billion. Substantial volume growth was supplemented by a three percent increase in pricing. …more

Leading E-Trading Platform Teams with Pioneer MarketPoint(SM) Resource

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DuPont (NYSE: DD)

today announced it has purchased an equity stake in Farms Technology as part

of its strategy to create additional value for its customers and grain buyers.

Specific details of the equity stake purchase were not released. …more

Marketplace Growth Reflects Farmer Confidence.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 15, 2008 - With so much riding on yield, farmers want to be confident in their seed decision. That’s one reason, heading into the 2008 planting season, that more farmers are planting DEKALB® corn, and planting it on more of their acres. …more

REMINGTON, INDIANA (April 15, 2008) — Silver Lane Hybrids and Bayer CropScience have come together to offer growers an opportunity to earn up to $6.25 back per acre when they apply Liberty® herbicide on Herculex® hybrids. …more

Pioneer Hi-Bred, university studies indicate yield, profit advantage over switch to early hybrids

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 16, 2008 - Growers across the Corn Belt are either anxiously waiting to get into their fields or are in the early stages of planting their 2008 corn crop. If cool, wet weather continues, planting will be delayed for many growers, limiting the number of growing days for the crop and prompting questions about switching to earlier hybrids. …more

By Dave Downing

Senior Marketing Manager

Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA)

You don’t need a weather report to see a perfect storm brewing in the agrichemical market as factors on several economic fronts collide. High oil prices. A declining dollar. More acres going into production. Widespread adoption of biotech crops worldwide – especially glyphosate tolerant crops. …more

INDIANAPOLIS — April 11, 2008 — Dow AgroSciences has selected two industry veterans to head marketing and research efforts leading to the anticipated launch of SmartStax™ in 2010. Brent Stauffacher was recently named SmartStax product manager and Doug Barker is the SmartStax research and development project lead. …more