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Syngenta partners with McDonalds, Lopez Foods
Photo courtesy of Syngenta Syngenta has announced a new collaboration that aims to improve the sustainability of beef production. Chris Cook, head of sustainable business solutions at Syngenta North America, says they have partnered with Lopez Foods and McDonalds to increase feed efficiency and help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released per pound…
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Bountiful harvest brings full bins
The general manager of FS GRAIN says a bountiful harvest and low commodity prices means a lot of grain in the countryside. Cory Winstead says the northern Illinois-based cooperative is operating at peak capacity this fall. “In some areas we thought it was going to be better than it ended up, but all in all…
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Farm Income Declines in Northern Plains, Say Ag Bankers
Farm Income Declines in Northern Plains, Say Ag Bankers Successful Farming
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Leveraging Nitrogen to Optimize Yield Results
Current market conditions have growers increasingly focused on maximizing the dollars they spend, including their nitrogen investments. On this latest episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about the role nitrogen stabilizers can play. The post Leveraging Nitrogen to Optimize Yield Results appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Corn Earworm Building Up More Resistance to Crop Protection Efforts
To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops have been genetically engineered to produce bacterial proteins that kill key pests but are not harmful to people or wildlife. However, widespread planting of such transgenic crops has led to rapid adaptation by some pests. Researchers from the University of Arizona used genomics to…
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Don’t be afraid of precision technology
A Case IH field representative says precision ag technology is designed to enhance equipment logistics. Kendal Quandahl says FieldOps was launched this year and comes standard in new Case IH equipment. “The really cool thing at Case IH is we design it with farmers,” she says. “FieldOps had over 200 farmers that were involved in…
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3 Big Things Today
3 Big Things Today, November 22, 2024 Successful Farming
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S.C. agriculture industry lost $621 million from Helene, Gov. McMaster reacts
S.C. agriculture industry lost $621 million from Helene, Gov. McMaster reacts Yahoo! Voices
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Illinois ports receive first PIDP grants
Illinois ports receive first PIDP grants FarmWeekNow.com
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Iowa completes decades-long project to close ag drainage wells
Iowa completes decades-long project to close ag drainage wells Yahoo! Voices
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Study: Innovative Light Technology for Mitigating Fungal Contamination of Cereal Grains
URBANA, Ill. — Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses annually. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign evaluated far-ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light as a safe way to alleviate fungal contamination of corn…
