HOUSTON - Shell Lubricants has announced that Shell Rotella® T motor oil with Triple Protection(tm) technology has recently been approved as meeting two manufacturer specifications for diesel engines used in construction, agriculture and other applications. In conjunction with the existing Caterpillar performance credentials (ECF-3, ECF-2 and ECF-1-A), the gaining of formal approvals from engine makers MTU and Deutz continues to strengthen the case for using for Shell Rotella® T with Triple Protection(tm) in both off-road and on-road vehicles and machinery. The exceptional range of performance claims and approvals offered by Shell Rotella® T provides operators of fleets with mixed engines and/or operators with both on- and off-highway equipment a single motor oil solution for their vehicles. …more

WALNUT CREEK, CA AND ST. LOUIS, MO (November 15, 2007)-Valent U.S.A. Corporation and Monsanto Company announced the addition of Valent’s residual herbicides Valor® Herbicide, Valor® XLT Soybean Herbicide and Gangster® Herbicide to Monsanto’s Roundup Rewards® START CLEAN, STAY CLEAN(tm) Assurance Plan for Roundup Ready® soybeans. …more

New Herbicide Portfolio Delivers Powerful Weed Control in Herbicide-tolerant Corn, Soybeans

INDIANAPOLIS — Nov. 13, 2007 — Dow AgroSciences has introduced a new Technology for Traits™ portfolio of herbicides that provides growers with new weed control tools designed for high performance in herbicide-tolerant corn or soybean production systems.

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Golden Valley, MN, November 7, 2007 - As combines roll across the Corn Belt this fall, it marks the end of another season for corn and soybean farmers. However, fall harvest is just the beginning for the seed companies that support those farmers. …more

New varieties help growers battle SCN as it spreads into northern areas.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1, 2007 - Soybean growers now have more options when selecting soybean varieties that have high yield potential and the ability to stave off soybean cyst nematodes (SCN). Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, continues to expand its lineup of SCN-resistant soybean varieties, providing growers a choice in rotating SCN sources in their fields to keep potential resistance issues in check. …more

Syngenta Seeds Hosts the Largest TruBulk® Seed Delivery System Conference in United States

Golden Valley, Minn. - October 2007 - A 5-year trend of soybean sales indicates the success of bulk handling advances has resulted in a 47 percent drop in the use of 50-pound bags by growers. Leading the trend, retailers, seed advisors and reps from 15 states recently completed intensive training on the TruBulk® Seed Delivery System from Syngenta at the KSi Conveyors’ facility in Cissna Park, Ill. Participants learned of new advances and services to increase efficiency of bulk seed delivery. …more

INDIANAPOLIS and DES MOINES, Iowa — October 24, 2007 — The European Commission today announced it has granted full food, feed, processing and import approval of grain corn and derived products containing the HERCULEX® RW Rootworm Protection trait, as well as the stack of HERCULEX I Insect Protection and Roundup Ready® Corn 2 (RR2), into the European Union (EU).

These products had previously been deemed safe by the EU’s own independent scientific authority — the European Food Safety Authority — and have been approved in numerous other countries around the world already. This decision means grain with these traits is immediately approved for import as grain and processed products into the 27-nation EU. …more

Pioneer TruChoice® financing to include Touchdown Total® and Touchdown HiTech® herbicides plus Quilt® fungicide

Greensboro, N.C., and Des Moines, IA, October 23, 2007 – Syngenta Crop Protection and Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, today announced an agreement to promote glyphosate-based Touchdown® herbicides, Quilt® fungicide, and Pioneer® brand corn hybrids and soybean varieties for the 2008 growing season. …more

Greensboro, N.C., (October 23, 2007 - AgNewsWire) - Syngenta Crop Protection today announced federal registration for Halex(TM) GT, a new post-emergence corn herbicide for Agrisure® GT and Roundup Ready® corn hybrids. Halex GT offers the convenience of glyphosate with the added benefit of broad-spectrum, residual control of the toughest broadleaf weeds and grasses in corn including ragweeds, waterhemp, lambsquarters, pigweeds and foxtails. Halex GT will be available for the 2008 growing season. …more

Mustang Seeds, Inc announces that it will be applying the product TJ QuickRoots® on its corn hybrids on a customer order basis. QuickRoots® is a patented (Patent # 6,808,917) biological seed treatment product that can increase corn hybrid performance by increasing the availability of some nutrients, such as Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. Nutrient release is accomplished through a novel enzyme process that converts nutrients to plant available form.

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