The most complete tool for marketing your business in the seed processing industry http://www.seedtoday.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:39:07 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Once_Again__EU_Sponsored_Research_Finds_GM_Food_Products_Safe-119653.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Once_Again__EU_Sponsored_Research_Finds_GM_Food_Products_Safe-119653.html (Jan. 24, 2012/ ScienceDaily) — A three year feeding study has shown no adverse health effects in pigs fed genetically modified (GM) maize. The maize, which is a Bt-maize bred for its insect resistant properties, was sourced from Spain. The results were one of the key findings of trials conducted as part of the GMSAFOOD Consortium undertaking post market monitoring: long term, generational and food chain studies to test food safety. The research team conducted short-term (31 days), medium-term (110 days) and generational pig feeding studies where the health of piglets of sows fed Bt-maize is measured. No adverse effects were observed, Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:55:55 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Herbicide_resistant_Weeds_Threaten_Soil_Conservation_Gains__Finding_a_Balance__CAST_Issue_Paper_-119616.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Herbicide_resistant_Weeds_Threaten_Soil_Conservation_Gains__Finding_a_Balance__CAST_Issue_Paper_-119616.html A New CAST Issue Paper examines the balance between conservation tillage and herbicide-resistant weed management Ames, IA (February 6, 2012) -- Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa. Herbicides were developed during the twentieth century to be used with conventional tillage for weed control. Conservation (or minimum) tillage subsequently evolved, which enabled less soil damage when used with herbicides. Selection pressure, however, has resulted in weed species that have made adaptations for survival in conjunction with tillage. A new Issue Paper from CAST, Herbicide-resistant Weeds Threaten Soil Conservation Gains: Finding a Balance for Soil and Farm Sustainability, examines the Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:28:34 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Pioneer__Is_Positive_About_Plenish_trade__High_Oleic_Soybeans-119615.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Pioneer__Is_Positive_About_Plenish_trade__High_Oleic_Soybeans-119615.html The company reports next-generation soybean trait provides food industry and grower benefits Des Moines, IA (Jan. 18, 2012) – Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announced strong seed product performance for Pioneer® brand Plenish™ high oleic soybean varieties during the 2011 growing season. Plenish™ high oleic soybeans continue to yield on par with elite commercial varieties and with strong agronomic performance during challenging growing conditions in 2011. “I’ve had great success with Plenish™ high oleic soybeans,” said John Motter, director, United Soybean Board and chair of the Ohio Soybean Council. “During this year’s harvest my Plenish™ soybeans yielded higher than my overall Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:57 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Local_Channel_Warehouse_in_Minnesota-119613.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Local_Channel_Warehouse_in_Minnesota-119613.html Hollandale, MN (Feb. 3) – A local Channel seed brand representative is investing in a new soybean treatment and warehousing facility to help make the planting season more convenient for local farmer customers. Mike DenHerder, Channel Seed and Technology Advisor, is developing a warehouse building, a seed treater and six bulk bins in Hollandale. The facility is expected to begin operation in March. A local seed treatment facility offers the convenience of downstream seed treatment on site. “I’m very pleased to offer my customers this new facility, which will help bring simplicity to their planting season,” DenHerder said. “This project is another Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:53:56 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Monsanto_Reportedly_Withdraws_from_Britain__UPI_via_Soyatech_-119599.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Monsanto_Reportedly_Withdraws_from_Britain__UPI_via_Soyatech_-119599.html Monsanto to Pull GM Operation From Britain Over Opposition to GM Foods UPI Business News -- February 3, 2012 -- Monsanto Co. said it's leaving Britain due to opposition to genetically modified foods. Officials at Monsanto -- a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation and leading producer of genetically engineered seed -- said the company is closing its wheat growing operation, based in Cambridge, which employed 125 people, and selling off crop-breeding centers in France, Germany and the Czech Republic, the Daily Mail reported. Monsanto made its decision public shortly before the British government's final announcement on the prospects for GM food, and after research Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41:26 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Labor_Department_Backs_Off_Strict_Child_Work_Rule_Proposal-119593.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Labor_Department_Backs_Off_Strict_Child_Work_Rule_Proposal-119593.html (Feb. 2/WashingtonTimes -- Bowing to an angry backlash from agriculture groups and family farmers across the country, the Obama administration Wednesday said it would scale back proposed new rules that would have sharply limited the amount of work young people can do on farms. Communities across the rural heartland had attacked the rules, saying they threatened a traditional way of life and could undermine the viability of many family farming operations. The Labor Department announced Wednesday it would “repropose” the new regulations, allowing for more public comment on whether children could engage in farm jobs, including working with livestock and equipment. Department officials Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:12:24 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Commentary__Regulatory_Structure_Harming_Agricultural_Innovation-119579.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Commentary__Regulatory_Structure_Harming_Agricultural_Innovation-119579.html By David Morgan, president, Syngenta Seeds, Inc. David Morgan (Feb. 2/TheHill) -- American agricultural has long been the envy of the world, in large part because American farmers are early and enthusiastic adopters of technology. That’s one reason this sector of the U.S. economy remains strong, even in the current economic slump, consistently turning in a trade surplus. It would be a mistake, however, to take this record of success for granted. Increasingly, farmers are seeing new challenges to the technologies on which they rely. In recent years, for instance, the regulatory system that ensured our safety while enabling U.S. farmers Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:59 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Arcadia_Biosciences_Recieves_USAID_Grant_to_Develop_Salt_Tolerant_Rice_for_Bangladesh_and_Indonesia-119577.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Arcadia_Biosciences_Recieves_USAID_Grant_to_Develop_Salt_Tolerant_Rice_for_Bangladesh_and_Indonesia-119577.html Grant also funds efforts to gather greenhouse gas emissions data from nitrogen efficient crops Davis, CA (January 31, 2012) -- Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, today announced that it has been awarded a 5-year, $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop salt-tolerant rice and measure greenhouse gas emissions from conventional rice fields in Bangladesh and Nitrogen Use Efficient (NUE) crops in Indonesia. Arcadia’s activities will contribute to Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It’s Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:56:15 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Golf_Course_Weeds_Develop_Glyphosate_Herbicide_Resistance-119547.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Golf_Course_Weeds_Develop_Glyphosate_Herbicide_Resistance-119547.html Don't blame GM crops for this patch of herbicide resistant bluegrass - Roundup Ready® soybeans were never planted anyway near the rough. Newswise (Jan. 31) -- If your golf game isn’t up to par, you may be able to blame it on those tufts of weeds on the course. Annual bluegrass is a problematic winter weed on many U.S. golf courses. After years of management with the herbicide glyphosate, resistant biotypes of this weed have developed, which will make keeping a clean fairway more challenging. A report in the current issue of the journal Weed Science focuses on a biotype of bluegrass Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:22:17 EST http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Strategies_to_Combat_Herbicide_Resistant_Barnyardgrass-119484.html http://www.seedtoday.com/articles/Strategies_to_Combat_Herbicide_Resistant_Barnyardgrass-119484.html There are about seven known barnyardgrass populations in Arkansas that have some resistance to ALS herbicides. Univ. of Ark. weed scientist Jason Norsworthy Fayetteville, AR (Feb. 1) -- Herbicide-resistant barnyardgrass has been found in a few Arkansas rice fields, but University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture scientists said the resistant weeds have not affected many fields yet. "We’ve been aware of this problem for years and we have some good programs and recommendations in place," said Extension weed specialist Bob Scott. "We feel like we discovered it early on and it’s not widespread in Arkansas." Those weed control programs and