Veteran South Dakota Custom Applicator Takes Home a new Harley Davidson

The Ug99 fungus, called stem rust, could wipe out more than 80% of the world's wheat as it spreads from Africa, scientists fear. The race is on to breed resistant plants before it reaches the U.S.

The American Soybean Association welcomes recent announcement that two new varieties achieved additional import approval from Korean regulatory agencies.

When farmer profit margins tighten up, as they have in recent months, the first thought is often to cut back on fertilizer applications.

The detection of 3,000 proteins produced in plants of common beans could help breeders develop resistance against the bean rust fungus.

Monsanto has announced the launch of Genuity, a family of traits designed to work together to enhance crop potential and simplify trait selection for farmers.

In response to a petition filed by CropLife America (CLA), industry interest groups and environmental activists, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Federal Court panel has vacated EPA's NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Final Rule.

Honeywell has developed a patented new technology to produce a highly effective, safer ammonium nitrate-based fertilizer with significantly lower explosive potential.

The advent of newer sprayers, nozzles and chemistries in the past decade has had a curious impact on growers and their understanding of sprayer efficiency and product efficacy.

Equipment maintenance is more than just a good idea; it is a good investment. Most importantly, it is an investment that will pay off in both the near and long term, suggests Dave Bruns, Van Diest Supply Co., Webster City, Iowa. Near-term ROI comes through impact on customer expectations.

Crop nutrients aren't getting any cheaper, and as crop prices continue their advance in the face of ever increasing ethanol demand, there is no reason to think that will change in the near future. At the same time, crop producers are eager to capture as much profit margin as possible.

It is unlikely that anyone who ever said moving from free services to fee services would be easy had actually done it. It is equally unlikely that anyone who has done it will say it was easy. However, there are few full-service ag retailers today not feeling the pressure to make the transition.