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All the Bt Corn Traits Available to No-Tillers in 2024

By Chris DiFonzo posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Texas A&M University & Michigan State University

A helpful list of trait packages to make it easier to understand seed guides, sales materials and bag tags.

Positive Disruptors: New Tech for Defeating No-Till Pests

Insect, weed and fungal pests cost U.S. farmers billions of dollars every year. But new technologies and multiple modes of action are offering new hope to growers faced with increasing pesticide resistance.

By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Through natural selection, insects and other pests continue to thwart efforts to control them, developing resistance to sprays, seed treatments and even plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs).

EPA Seeking Comment on Bt Trait Management Proposal

By Julia Gerlach posted on October 20, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

A new draft proposal from the EPA that could severely alter the availability of Bt corn and cotton may have considerable ramifications for farmers if adopted.

Corteva and Monsanto Reach Licensing Agreement on Corn Insect Control Technology

May 17, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Monsanto

Corteva Agriscience will receive a license to stack Monsanto’s Corn Rootworm III and MON89034 traits with Corteva’s insect control traits.

What Effect Did Winter Temperatures Have on Corn Rootworm Egg Survival?

May 8, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

Insects that overwinter are well adapted to our cold winter temperatures, but even they have their limits.

The Bt Traits You Should Purchase

October 25, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crop Watch

It is important to understand the circumstances under which specific Bt traits are needed to make the right choices for fields.

Bt Trait Table Updated for 2017

January 20, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

After frequent damage to Cry1F-traited hybrids by western bean cutworm during summer 2016, a new column has been added to disclose field failures, resistance or cross-resistance.

Efficacy of Cry1F Trait on Western Bean Cutworm

October 9, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

There has been growing evidence that Cry1F does not control western bean cutworm, prompting entomologists in the Great Lakes region to address the issue in an open letter to the seed industry.

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