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Legal Action Filed Over Dicamba, 2,4-D Crops

June 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

A coalition of 2,000 U.S. farmers and food companies is trying to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with 2,4-D- and dicamba-tolerant biotech crops being developed by Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto Co.

Corn Stover Removal And No-Till: A Balancing Act

No-tillers that follow guidelines can remove some stover from continuous-corn fields and still warm up soils, improve nitrogen efficiency and retain organic matter.

By Dan Zinkland posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Residue Management

No-tillers growing continuous corn often face a dilemma when residue piles up in their fields after harvest, leaving a mat that can keep soils cold and wet and make planting difficult.

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USDA’s Coshocton Lab Is Officially Closing

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on March 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

The USDA is closing its Agricultural Research Service North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Lab in Coshocton County, Ohio, as part of the agency’s shuttering of 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country.

Questions Continue About Drought-Tolerant Corn

January 4, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Source: Reuters

Trials begin this spring for drought-tolerant corn varieties from Monsanto that were approved recently by the USDA, although some experts are skeptical of the technology's potential benefits.

Rootworm Damage To Monsanto Corn Found In 4 States

December 5, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Federal monitors said this week they have found more evidence that Monsanto's genetically engineered corn is failing to kill the insects it is designed to repel.

EPA Warns Monsanto About Rootworms, Resistance

December 4, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Monsanto Co. isn't doing enough to monitor for signs that widely grown corn plants that the company genetically modified to thwart a bug are falling prey to that insect again, Environmental Protection Agency scientists said.

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Resistant Weeds Continue Their March

December 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The 2011 growing season served a grim reminder that the fight against resistant weeds in the U.S. isn’t going well.

Monsanto's Plan For Corn Rootworm Hotspots

November 15, 2011

Source: Monsanto Co. News Release

Monsanto Company announced it is taking steps to ensure best management practices are implemented for fields that were planted with the company's single-mode-of-action corn hybrids that contain western corn rootworm protection and that were affected by significant corn rootworm pressure during the 2011 season.

'Significant' Levels Of Glyphosate Found Air, Water In Two States

September 8, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

Source: By Carey Gillam, Reuters

Glyphosate herbicide was found in significant levels in Mississippi as part of a U.S. Geological Survey Office (USGS) project, and the findings have been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to be used as part of the agency's evaluation of the registration of glyphosate.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Listening To No-Tillers Makes For Better Equipment

Roy Applequist says Great Plains Mfg. has grown up with the no-till industry, adapting along the way to provide better tools for their no-till customer base.

By Roy Applequist and Martha Mintz posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management

No-till has played a big part in the growth of our company. We’ve been in the no-till business almost since it started, adapting and manufacturing for this growing and challenging segment.

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