As of July 1, the Crop Production Services, or CPS, name will be no longer. In its place will be Nutrien Ag Solutions. The new brand name will align retail …
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EPA OKs new fungicide for foliar diseases
The Environmental Protection Agency recently registered pydiflumetofen, an SDHI fungicide Syngenta plans to market under the Miravis label. State registrations are pending. The product, a member of the Fungicide Resistance …
Read More »EPA awards $1 million for Mississippi cover crop/minimum-till demos
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt joined more than 50 Mississippi farmers and landowners recently to announce two Gulf of Mexico Program grants totaling $2 million. He also toured …
Read More »Say bye-bye to the Monsanto name
When Monheim, Germany-based Bayer closes its expected acquisition of Monsanto on June 7, the new company will drop the 117-year-old name Monsanto and will operate under the Bayer umbrella. The …
Read More »DowDuPont’s Corteva pares corn and soybean brand offerings
Corteva Agriculture has launched a multi-channel, multi-brand seed strategy for the United States. The new agricultural arm of DowDuPont will have five regional corn and seed brands, including Dairyland Seed,
Read More »Arkansas Soybean College planned for Aug. 8
The University of Arkansas, in conjunction with the Arkansas Crop Protection Association, will host the 2018 Soybean College Aug. 8 at the Newport Research Station. Experts
Read More »Syngenta sponsors pest update program again this season
For the 10th year, Syngenta is sponsoring its Pest Patrol program, which provides pest alerts to growers and consultants who have signed up for the text messaging service.
Read More »‘Most Crop per Drop’ contest challenges Arkansas row-crop producers
Do you think you’re a good water manager who can maximize water-use efficiency? If so, enter the University of Arkansas’ 2018 Arkansas Rice and Row Crop Irrigation Yield Contest for …
Read More »2018 soybean acres expected about the same as 2017, says USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates growers nationwide plan to plant about 89 million acres of soybeans in 2018, down 1 percent from 2017, according to its Planting Intentions Report …
Read More »Study: U.S. soybean production, exports would fall if China imposes tariffs
Chinese soybean imports from the United States could drop by as much 71 percent if China were to impose trade restrictions on U.S. soybeans in response to U.S. tariffs on …
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