The expansion of conservation tillage has come entirely from the adoption of no-till, which increased from 14 million acres in 1989 to nearly 63 million acres in 2004, the USDA says.

Monsanto received deregulation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for MON 87460, the company's first-generation drought-tolerant trait for corn.

When climatic patterns shift, the spatial distribution of croplands, habitats and fish populations soon follows, significantly impacting agriculture and food production.

A few weeks ago Syngenta announced it has named its next-generation corn rootworm trait, and that it will be called Agrisure Duracade.

Crop prices are heading to year-end on a weak note, says University of Illinois agronomist Darrell Good.

Federal monitors said this week they have found more evidence that Monsanto's genetically engineered corn is failing to kill the insects it is designed to repel.

Monsanto Co. isn't doing enough to monitor for signs that widely grown corn plants that the company genetically modified to thwart a bug are falling prey to that insect again, Environmental Protection Agency scientists said.

The University of Missouri's Bradford Research and Extension Center is embarking on the university's first nationally funded organic farming research project.

Monsanto Company announced it is taking steps to ensure best management practices are implemented for fields that were planted with the company's single-mode-of-action corn hybrids that contain western corn rootworm protection and that were affected by significant corn rootworm pressure during the 2011 season.

The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) recently announced the addition of Minnesota and Wisconsin to the online Cover Crop Decision Tool.