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What causes purple corn?
By Dave Nanda, Director of Genetics and Technology for Seed Consultants, Inc. Many corn fields look purple during the seedling stage? The reasons for the young seedlings to turn purple are as follows: • Purple leaves are caused by a pigment called anthocyanin. When the sugars produced by the chlorophyll cannot be deposited in roots, ...
Dairy Farmers: Are you guilty of this cardinal sin?
Hot weather is just around the corner, if it’s not already starting to rear its ugly head in your part of the country. As we head into this time of year the biggest mistake you can make is to be unprepared, says Martha Baker, dairy nutrition specialist with Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. “This past fall ...
ACRE/DCP program and SURE enrollment deadlines coming up
The Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA) would like to remind Ohio producers who have not contacted their local FSA Office about DCP or ACRE enrollment to do so before the sign-up deadline ends. It is important producers contact their local FSA office to set up appointments before the June 1, 2012, deadline. All signatures of ...
Tiny corn plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint
Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf courses. Burkhard Schulz, a Purdue University assistant professor of plant biochemical and molecular genetics, had earlier found that knocking out the steroid function ...
JOPA relationship built strong soybean market
More than 75 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans made their way to Japan last year, thanks to strong demand for quality soy. A delegation of U.S. soybean farmers representing the United Soybean Board (USB), the American Soybean Association (ASA) and the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) are honoring the 50th anniversary of the Japan ...
Syngenta to offer reduced structured refuge stacked trait options to independent seed companies
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today a joint agreement to offer two reduced refuge trait stacks to independent seed companies through Syngenta-owned GreenLeaf Genetics LLC. This agreement will make high-performing trait stacks, beginning with the Agrisure Viptera 3220 and Agrisure 3122 trait stacks, more widely available ...
Carroll Co. FSA office to become part-time
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Steve Maurer, State Executive Director in Ohio, announced as a result of zero staff at the Carroll County FSA office that it will be converted to a part-time service center effective immediately. The Carroll County FSA office will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm now ...
NCBA supports new BSE rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a comprehensive rule for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on March 16, 2012. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) voiced support for the rule in comments submitted late Tuesday. NCBA Vice President Bob McCan said the organization has been pushing for this rule since the ...
Pioneer to sell soybeans by seed count
Pioneer Hi-Bred will sell its soybean products by seed count per unit, rather than by weight, beginning in the fall of 2012 for varieties sold throughout North America for the 2013 planting season. The number of soybean seeds sold per unit by Pioneer will be 140,000. The advantage for Pioneer customers is that buying by ...
U.S. agriculture hails U.S.-Colombia FTA implementation
In a huge victory for U.S. farmers, the United States and Colombia officially implemented on Tuesday a free trade agreement (FTA) first signed in 2006. The pact immediately ends a significant tariff disadvantage U.S. farmers have faced with their agricultural products. Wheat growers are among the benefactors of the agreement. “This is a very good ...
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