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Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

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“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United
Cereals, Crops

DuPont Collaborates On Biotech Maize For Africa

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DuPont said on Feb. 17 that its agricultural unit had formed an alliance in sub-Saharan Africa to collaborate on development of higher-yielding maize varieties that need less fertilizer. DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred unit will contribute gene technology in work led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and funded with $19.5 million in grants
Cereals, Crops

DuPont Releases Barricade

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New DuPont Barricade herbicide will provide growers with cleaner fields thanks to its unprecedented control of key broadleaf weeds and its ability to help manage weed resistance, the company says in a release. Barricade leverages the strengths of three active ingredients from two different herbicide groups to provide control of a broad range of broadleaf
Cereals, Crops

Rapemeal Seen Threatened By U. K. Biofuels Expansion

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Rapeseed meal’s place in animal feed rations in Britain looks under threat with the first of two major bioethanol ref ineries due to enter commercial production soon, industry sources said Jan. 28. Ensus is due to ramp up its biorefinery in northeast England during the first quarter of this year. It will take about 1.1
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Claims Victory In Seed Fight

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Monsanto Co. said Jan. 19 a Federal Court had ruled in its favour in a bitter dispute with key rival DuPont, finding DuPont had violated a licensing agreement in trying to combine certain genetic seed traits developed by Monsanto with its own. DuPont officials said the court decision was “narrow” allowing them to continue to
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Says Justice Officials Want Seed Access Details

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Monsanto Co. said Jan. 14 that the U. S. Department of Justice has issued a civil investigative demand for information on the company’s key soybean traits business after complaints that Monsanto was trying to limit access to push a new, pricier product instead. Monsanto said it was cooperating with the department and reiterated that it
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In Brief… – for Jan. 14, 2010

New year’s DWIs drop RCMP in Manitoba report 16 impaired-driving violations in the final week (Dec. 28 to Jan. 4) of their Christmas Checkstop program, down from 50 in the year-earlier period. The average blood-alcohol reading of those charged during the week was 0.183; the highest, 0.23. Such “consistently high” averages remain a concern, RCMP
Crops, Oilseeds

DuPont Urges Curbs On Monsanto

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DuPont has asked U. S. regulators to rein in practices by seed industry leader Monsanto Co., claiming its rival is hindering competition and limiting innovation needed to feed a growing world population. DuPont, which owns Pioneer Hi-Bred International, said Jan. 8 Monsanto is unfairly using monopoly powers to drive up prices and stymie competition. “Monsanto
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Food Majors Triple Investment In Ending Hunger

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World majors in agriculture and food sectors have tripled their investments in boosting global food security but need to spend more to help eradicate hunger, participants at an international forum said Nov. 12. With the number of hungry people rising to a record 1.02 billion this year, up 100 million from 2008, the United Nations’

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