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Shop Talk: Syngenta Agrees to Chinese Acquisition

Syngenta approved a $43 billion takeover by the state-owned ChemChina, making it the largest foreign purchase by a Chinese firm, Reuters reports.

March 14, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Crop Protection

Syngenta approved a $43 billion takeover by the state-owned ChemChina, making it the largest foreign purchase by a Chinese firm, Reuters reports.

Shop Talk: John Deere Acquires Precision Planting

December 14, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

DEERE & CO. and The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., signed agreements for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting equipment business, and to enable exclusive, near real-time data connectivity between certain Deere equipment and the Climate FieldView platform.

5 Strategies for Managing White Mold Next Year

September 28, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Planning management strategies for this disease will depend on how much you have and if it warrants action for the 2016 season, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

7th Annual Benchmark Study

No-Tillers Break Yield Records in 2014

No-tillers set a new high-water mark last year for the No-Till Operational Benchmark Survey by averaging 169-bushel corn and 52-bushel soybeans.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 9, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Buoyed by improved weather and planting conditions in most U.S. regions, corn yields rebounded for no-tillers in 2014.

Five Reasons to Use a Fungicide Seed Treatment on Soybeans

February 26, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

With growers looking to cut costs in 2015, some may consider forgoing a fungicide seed treatment on their soybeans, but there are situations where using a seed treatment will likely pay off.

Priaxor D Fungicide Receives EPA Registration

February 3, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: BASF

BASF's new strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot fungicide for soybeans contains three modes of action and is expected to receive state registrations in time for the 2015 season.

No-Till Farmer Product of the Year

December 3, 2014

Finals Voting Launches For 2014 No-Till Product Of The Year Awards Program

Purple Seed Stain On Soybeans

October 31, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Purple seed stain, also known as Cercospora leaf blight, has been positively identified on soybeans in several Kansas fields this year. This disease is most common when moisture is abundant during the reproductive stages of growth and where soybeans have followed soybeans in the rotation.

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Concerns Rise Over EPA’s Proposed Water Rule

September 1, 2014 | Posted in Water Management

The U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jointly released a proposed rule earlier this year to clarify protection for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Zero-Till And Grazing Make For Profitable Partners

A variety of grazing operations, interseeding and nontraditional crops are helping Ryan Boyd push his Canadian zero-till operation to a higher level of success.

By John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The challenges Ryan Boyd and his father, Jim, tackled many years ago to establish zero-till on their Manitoba farm has paid dividends many times, especially last spring.

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No-Tiller Francke Groeneweg Details Composting System

Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season.

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