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Corteva to accelerate Enlist E3 soybean rollout

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. seed and crop chemical maker Corteva said Thursday it will accelerate production of its next-generation biotech soybean seeds and complementary herbicides in Canada and the U.S. over the next five years. The move heightens the competition for sales to farmers with rivals Bayer and BASF. Up to 20 per cent
Terry Buss, Manitoba Agriculture’s farm production extension specialist for pulses, explained dicamba drift on susceptible soybeans last year at the Crop Diagnostic School at Carman, Man.
Crops, Local news

Dicamba drift not a problem in Manitoba this year

There are many ways to mitigate drift, but using the right spray nozzles is one of the most critical

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For the second straight year dicamba drift, which has damaged millions of acres of crops in the United States, hasn’t been much of a problem in Manitoba, officials say. While there’s pressure to further regulate the broadleaf weed killer in the U.S., that’s not the case in Canada. “We’re aren’t seeing an awful lot of
BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)
Crops

Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray dicamba

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Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge has ruled that six farmers in the state this summer can spray a weed killer made by Monsanto and BASF that was blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year. The decision is the latest twist in the saga surrounding dicamba-based herbicides and immediately sparked
BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)
Crops

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

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Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a herbicide the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer, filed the lawsuit last year in a bid
A soybean field in Abbott County, South Carolina. U.S. soybean producers 
are about to have an unprecedented host of options to choose from.
News, Oilseeds

Battle of the beans

Monsanto faces a tough fight for the soybean market

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Monsanto is facing major threats to its historic dominance of seed and herbicide technology for the US$40-billion U.S. soybean market. Rivals BASF and DowDuPont are preparing to push their own varieties of genetically modified soybeans. At stake is control over seed supply for the next generation of farmers producing the most valuable U.S. agricultural export.
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Crops

Arkansas restricts dicamba for 2018

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Chicago | Reuters — In a blow to manufacturers Monsanto and BASF, Arkansas state lawmakers voted on Friday to bar sprayings of a controversial weed killer after mid-April to protect farmers from potential crop damage. Arkansas will prohibit the use of herbicides based on dicamba from April 16 to Oct. 31, the strictest state limits
Triple-stacked soybeans will hit fields sooner than dicamba-tolerant canola, says Monsanto's Robb Fraley.
Crops, News, Oilseeds

Monsanto highlights research pipeline for canola, soybeans

Xtend soybeans with added glufosinate tolerance isn’t far off, but glyphosate- and dicamba-tolerant canola is still five or six years out

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Dicamba-tolerant canola is coming and so is a triple-threat soybean, resistant to glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate. That’s just some of what’s in Monsanto’s crop and weed-control pipeline, Robb Fraley, the seed and pesticide giant’s executive vice-president and chief technology officer told reporters during a conference call Jan. 4. Fraley sees great things coming from new
BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)
Crops, Weather

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

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Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota became the latest U.S. state on Tuesday to restrict controversial weed killers made by Monsanto and BASF that were linked to widespread crop damage, while Arkansas took a step back from imposing new limits. The U.S. has faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new versions of the herbicides,
BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)
Crops

Monsanto, BASF herbicides strain states with damage complaints

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers have overwhelmed state governments with thousands of complaints about crop damage linked to new versions of herbicides, threatening future sales by manufacturers Monsanto and BASF. Monsanto is banking on herbicides using dicamba — and seeds engineered to resist it — to dominate soybean production in the U.S., the world’s

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