| Source: News BASF Products: Agricultural products |
Initium® is first active ingredient in new class of chemistry
BASF Crop Protection has unveiled a new active ingredient called Initium®. This proprietary substance is the first of a new chemical class that will soon broaden BASF’s product line for specialty crops. Field trials have shown Initium to be a highly selective and effective fungicide to prevent late blight and downy mildew, aside from having an excellent overall regulatory profile.
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| Source: PRWeb Industry Agriculture |
Corn Growers Reminded to Follow Refuge Requirements as Spring Planting Nears
National Corn Growers Association reminds U.S. Bt corn growers that the development of an Insect Resistance Management plan is an essential and required part of their planning process. (PRWEB Feb 20, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2135344.htm
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Agriculture Industry Critics Driving the Debate Online
v-Fluence Data Show Spikes in Negative Content on Critical Ag Topics Like High Fructose Corn Syrup, Animal Welfare and Ethanol (PRWEB Feb 26, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/v-Fluence/Agriculture_Industry/prweb2187114.htm
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| Source: Purdue Agriculture News |
Trend broken or at least leveled; number of U.S. farms increases
2/6/2009
The number of U.S. farms and ranches, which has been declining since World War II, increased by 4 percent to 2.2 million since 2002.
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| Source: USDA Economic Research Service - What's New |
Recent Volatility in U.S. Fertilizer Prices
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT
Strong domestic and global demand, coupled with tight supplies and low inventories, contributed to record fertilizer prices in early 2008. Softening global fertilizer demand, disruptions in U.S. farmer application of fertilizers, an increase in fertilizer imports, and tighter credit for purchasing inputs contributed to the decline in fertilizer prices in late 2008. Fertilizer price volatility affects the profitability of corn and small grains, where fertilizer accounts for a relatively large share of production costs, compared to that for soybeans and cotton.
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Growing Crops for Biofuels Has Spillover Effects
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT
Federal mandates for biofuel production promote expanded crop acreage which can shift cropping patterns and affect livestock production due to higher prices for corn and other grain crops. An increase in the extent and intensity of input use and agricultural land in production increases the potential for environmental degradation. Research on crop productivity and conversion efficiency, as well as conservation practices like no-till and buffer strips, could lessen the environmental impacts of biofuels.
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