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Co-Operator Writers Earn National Kudos

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Th eManitoba Co-operator’swriters received national honours for their work this weekend from the Canadian Farm Writers Federation. At the CFWF’s annual conference banquet, held Friday in Moose Jaw, Sask.,Co-operator reporter Ron Friesen earned two gold awards, while Co-operatoreditor Laura Rance won two bronze awards and reporter Allan Dawson also scored bronze. Friesen earned the gold
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Students Receive Monsanto Scholarships

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Forty-six (46) students from farm families who are pursuing studies in agriculture have each been awarded a scholarship valued at $1,500, compliments of Monsanto Canada’s Opportunity Scholarship Program. The 2010 Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship Program received over 170 applications from rural students across the country. The winners were selected by an independent panel of judges
News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Counters Criticism Of Low Yields

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Monsanto on Sept. 15 said early harvest data showed some of its corn seed products planted on U. S. farms outyielding competition, a bright spot for a company beseiged by a range of competitive and legal pressures. Monsanto announced the data a day after rival DuPont said it was gaining market share in U. S.
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Cuts Jobs Locally, Company-Wide – for Sep. 16, 2010

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A job-cutting measure by Monsanto has eliminated two positions in Manitoba, eight in Canada and up to 700 overall. One management position and one administrative assistant position will be lost at Monsanto Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. Six positions in the company’s plant breeding division are also gone, including four in Guelph, one in Lethbridge
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto, BASF Increase Research Investment

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“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
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Soybean Seed Pricing Under Scrutiny

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“My office is concerned that West Virginia farmers are paying much higher prices for soybeans with the Roundup Ready 2 trait when the yields do not live up to the claims and do not justify the increased prices.” – WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL DARRELL MCGRAW JR. West Virginia officials have notified global seed giant Monsanto
Crops, Oilseeds

45S51 – for Jul. 1, 2010

It’s a symbol of Pioneer Hi-Bred’s leadership in providing valuable canola seed disease resistance traits. The first and only canola hybrid on the market with built-in sclerotinia resistance. TM When you see the new Pioneer Protector logo on your Pioneer brand canola hybrids, you’ll know your canola is protected. Roundup Ready is a registered trademark
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DuPont Likes EU Moves On GMO Crops

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Moves by the European Union to overhaul its approval system for genetically modified crops is a “big step forward,” but it is likely to be some time before the bloc is open to widespread cultivation of key crops, a leading DuPont executive said June 8. Citing a provision of reported regulatory plans to allow EU
Livestock, News

Cattle Producers Revive Drought Aid Call

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Manitoba cattle producers have renewed demands for financial assistance to their drought-stricken regions, following a federal drought aid announcement for Alberta and Saskatchewan last week. The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association is calling for a government program to trigger drought relief payments for individual producers as needed. Such a program would avoid arguments between producers and
News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jun. 10, 2010

Dow gets access to Roundup: Monsanto Co. has agreed to license its Roundup Ready 2 Yield herbicide trait to Dow Chemical’s agricultural unit, an agreement that will let Dow boost its presence in the soybean market. Dow AgroSciences will pay Monsanto a royalty for stacking the technology with its seeds. As part of stacking, seed

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