EPA registers Dow’s 2,4-D for weeds, with restrictions
News last week that the U.S. EPA registered the Enlist Duo herbicide to help manage resistant weeds was met with widespread approval by farmers, farm organizations and those within the agricultural chemical industry.
Plaintiffs suing Syngenta in GMO corn trait release
Several Midwest corn growers, grain elevator operators and exporters are claiming significant economic damages stemming from alleged release, promotion and commercialization of the genetically engineered (GMO) MIR162 corn trait into the nation’s corn production.
The Andersons buys four Auburn Bean & Grain locales in Michigan
The Andersons, Inc. has purchased Auburn Bean and Grain, announcing the acquisition on Oct. 8. Auburn Bean and Grain is comprised of four locations in the Saginaw Valley area, including the Auburn location, Hemlock Elevator, Standish Elevator and Frutchey Bean.
AFBF: Beef and pork prices drive retail hikes in survey
Higher feed costs during the past two years and lower livestock numbers are cited as the key reasons for recent spikes in beef and pork prices, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest survey.
Commercial advertising signs on barns might be here to stay in one Indiana county that’s giving thought to loosening its restrictions on such displays.
MarketMaker links producers with buyers in multiple states
There are nearly 8,000 farmers’ markets in the United States, an increase of more than 150 percent since 2000. Direct-to-consumer agriculture sales produce $1.2 billion in annual revenues.
Growing specialty veggies easier than finding markets, sometimes
Corn, soybeans and wheat: They’re the big names in crops and help pay the bills of most farmers. But what about the marketing potential of such goodies as tara root, ginger, shallots, parsnip, black radish and other specialties?
Michigan State projects earn largest university grants share
Michigan State University was recently awarded $7.7 million in Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants, which had been authorized by the 2008 farm bill.
Illinois high school revives FFA, thanks to university
Carbondale Community High School had not sponsored an FFA chapter for 40 years, but that’s changed thanks to an agriculture science teacher, a university graduate student and FFA’s sustaining traditions.
