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University of Tennessee issues 2016 weed control manual

If you farm in Tennessee or neighboring states and battle weeds, the recently published 2016 Weed Control Manual from the University of Tennessee may be for you. The 110-publication — which is free to download from www.utcrops.com — contains recommendations for...

University of Arkansas publishes 2016 disease guide

The University of Arkansas has published its latest guide to diseases of tree and row crops ranging from apples to zucchini, including soybeans and rice. The 95-page guide, known officially as MP154, is available free for the download at www.uaex.edu. With...

DuPont, Dow announce merger

DuPont and Dow have announced they plan to merge into one company — DowDuPont — then spin off three independent publicly traded companies. Those firms would focus on agricultural, material science and specialty products. Combined, the two are worth about...

RSVP by Jan. 6 for Tri-State Soybean Conference

If you plan to attend the Jan. 8 Tri-State Soybean Conference at Mississippi State University's Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, organizers ask that you RSVP by Jan. 6. “We’re asking our producers to RSVP so we can get...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Dec. 4, 2015

Bob Stark, an agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas' School of Agriculture and Southeast Research and Extension Center in Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, an assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist in Little Rock, take a look at the Nov....

Arkansas State University to hold annual Ag Business Conference Feb. 10

Arkansas State University will holds its 22nd annual Agribusiness Conference, Feb. 10, at the Fowler Center in Jonesboro. On-site registration opens at 7:45 a.m. The morning general session features five presentations on the agricultural economy, environmental law and regulation, agricultural and trade policy, and business...

Plan to attend Tri-State Soybean Forum, Jan. 8, in Stoneville

Mississippi State University's Delta Research and Extension Center will host the 60th annual Tri-State Soybean Forum, Jan. 8, 2016, at the Capps Entrepreneurial Center on the Stoneville, Miss., campus. The forum is a collaborative effort among MSU, the University of...

Gowan to acquire Dow DNA herbicide business

Yuma, Ariz.-based Gowan Co. has agreed to acquire Dow AgroSciences' entire dinitroaniline (DNA) herbicide portfolio. The deal includes global product registrations, trademarks, intellectual property and labels for herbicides based on the molecules trifluralin, benfluralin and ethalfluralin. Among the brands included are...

EPA reconsiders Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide registration

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to withdraw registration of Enlist Duo herbicide from Dow AgroSciences, saying new information suggests the product is more toxic to nearby plants than previously thought. In a court filing Nov. 24, the EPA asked the...

EPA proposes to cancel tolerances for chlorpyrifos insecticide

The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments through Jan. 5, 2016, on whether to revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum insecticide marketed as Lorsban and a handful of other brands. Chlorpyrifos, a restricted-use pesticide, is labeled to control insect...

Texas Farm Bureau names 3 outstanding Young Farmers & Ranchers

The Texas Farm Bureau has named three young farmers and ranchers, including a soybean producer, as finalists in this year's Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher competition. The annual award recognizes the accomplishments of some of the state's top agricultural leaders between...

Florida publishes updated row crop BMP manual

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has released the latest edition of "Best Management Practices for Florida Vegetable and Agronomic Crops." It is available for download from Fresh from Florida. Agricultural BMPs are practical measures designed to reduce the...

Deere to acquire Monosem precision planters

Deere & Co. is on an acquisition mode, announcing Nov. 3 that it would acquire Monosem, a European manufacturer of precision planters. The purchase includes the firm's four facilities in France and two in the United States. Under the arrangement, Monosem...

Vicky Boyd hired as new Soybean South editor

One Grower Publishing has hired Vicky Boyd as editor of Rice Farming and Soybean South publications. She also will be the managing editor of Cotton Farming magazine. “We are thrilled to have Vicky back on board as Rice Farming editor and...

Industry News Roundup

New Mississippi Soybean Specialist John Orlowski joined the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station July 1 as soybean agronomist. Orlowski, a native of Perth in rural, upstate New York, will concentrate on soybean production...

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