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Monsanto Sees Gains In Corn, Soy, Wheat Projects

By Carey Gillam January 13, 2011

Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said on Jan. 6 that a lineup of new biotech seed products has the company well positioned for future growth. St. Louis-based Monsanto said it has 19 projects advancing through its research and development pipeline, including nine added in the last two years. Notable advancements are being made in

Crops, Oilseeds

Brazil To Produce GMO-Free Soy Seed

By Peter Murphy November 25, 2010

World No. 2 soy grower Brazil has launched a program to produce more GMO-free seed as modified varieties marketed by multinational biotech firms are squeezing out the conventional type. The program will focus on Brazil’s top soy state, Mato Grosso, and comes in response to growers’ increasing difficulty in finding sufficient conventional soy seed to

Cereals, Crops

Monsanto Sees “Right Time” For GMO Wheat Varieties

By Carey Gillam November 11, 2010

Monsanto Co. could start field testing genetically modified wheat within one to two years, but remains cautious about future commercialization, according to one of the company’s top wheat technology executives. Six years after shelving a biotech wheat product in the face of stiff market resistance, Monsanto still sees a need for circumspection, but believes building

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Nov. 4, 2010

By Reuters November 4, 2010

Russian drought:Extreme drought that ravaged Russia’s grain crop this summer could also impact production during the winter season, the Financial Timesreported Oct. 28, quoting the country’s agriculture minister. Russian farmers were expected to plant about 15.5 million ha of winter grain crop this year, down from earlier forecast of 18 million hectares, Elena Skyrnnik was

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Drops Shared-Risk Program After 11 Seasons

By Allan Dawson October 28, 2010

Monsanto’s sharedrisk program, which over the last 11 seasons refunded almost $40 million to western Canadian canola growers who lost Roundup Ready canola crops early in the growing season, has been scrapped. “The long and short of it, even though the grower wouldn’t see this, the cost of the program obviously outweighed the benefits,” said

Crops

BASF Blames Human Error For GM Potato Blunder – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Germany’s BASF told EU officials “human error” was the most likely reason why unapproved, genetically modified potatoes developed by the firm contaminated a field in Sweden, the European Commission said. Executives from chemical giant BASF were summoned to Brussels Sept. 8 to explain how nearly 50 of the GM potatoes – known as Amadea –

Livestock

PMRA Talking GROU Regulations – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Alex Binkley July 29, 2010

The Grower Requested Own Use Import Program has proved very successful with farmers and the Pesticide Management Review Agency must not dilute its ability to save farmers money, says Bob Friesen, CEO of Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute. The PMRA has been working on developing a set of regulations governing GROU, but the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto, BASF Increase Research Investment

By Carey Gillam July 15, 2010

“The yield increases that we have achieved together in the field so far give us confidence that we can do more in our collaboration crops, which now include wheat.” – PETER ECKES, BASF PLANT SCIENCE PRESIDENT Monsanto Co. and BASF said July 7 they will nearly double their investments into an already established joint venture

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Disease Threatens What’s Left

By Allan Dawson June 17, 2010

From 10,000 feet, the muddy Prairie fields below soaked with unprecedented rains this spring can be described in one word: dismal. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) predicts farmers will seed only 19.2 million acres of wheat and 6.6 million of barley – the smallest acreages since 1971 and 1965, respectively. It estimates 8.5 million to

Cereals, Crops, News

Tighter FHB Regs, Better Management Required

By Allan Dawson May 27, 2010

“The new tolerances are designed to meet market needs but also to be fair to producers when fusarium is a grading factor in their wheat.” – ELWIN HERMANSON FUSARIUM DAMAGE TOLERANCES August 1, 2010: Revise fusarium damage tolerances in CWRS, CWHWS, CWAD, CPSR, CWSWS and CW Feed. Wheat Class CWRS CWHWS CWAD CPSR CPSW CWSWS

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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