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The Week Ahead – 08/23 – 08/29

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:23:34 +0000

The Week Ahead – 08/23 – 08/29
(NEWS CENTER) – A look at events happening across the state for the week starting Monday, August 23.

Menace growing in famous Seattle marsh

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:24:05 +0000

Menace growing in famous Seattle marsh
SEATTLE – Drivers on the State Route 520 floating bridge may have noticed workers on air boats spraying a bright blue-colored herbicide in the marshlands. “The blue is a harmless dye that lets us see what plants we’ve sprayed and what we haven’t,” explained University of Washington gardener Neil Bonham as he guided us through a thick floating mat of plant life near the bridge. He is looking for …

Monsanto buys stake in Australian wheat breeder

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:53:46 +0000

Monsanto buys stake in Australian wheat breeder
* Acquires 19.9 percent interest

In brief for Aug. 25

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:58:37 +0000

In brief for Aug. 25
Warrenton: Breakfast discussion to focus on wheat The Warren County University of Missouri Extension Center, 107 W. Walton, will host its monthly Ag Cafe breakfast discussion at 7 a.m. Thursday. The topic will be an update on growing winter wheat.

New weed found in central Ohio pastures, rapidly spreading

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:48:21 +0000

New weed found in central Ohio pastures, rapidly spreading
Spotted knapweed, a noxious weed, was first detected in this part of Ohio about two years ago. The weed seed most likely was bought in a pasture seed mix. Since that time this noxious weed has expanded more rapidly than could be imagined.

DuPont Gains on `Too Big For Britches’ Monsanto as Farmers Switch Seeds

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:42:42 +0000

DuPont Gains on `Too Big For Britches’ Monsanto as Farmers Switch Seeds
Iowa farmer Tom Oswald says he used to prefer Monsanto Co. ’s premium corn seeds because they “yield like crazy.” That was before they became too expensive.

Crops partly submerged by floods might be able to live

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:03:18 +0000

Crops partly submerged by floods might be able to live
Several thousand acres have been flooded recently in Eastern and Central Iowa. There were reports of only corn tassels showing above the floodwaters.

Feral GM canola runs wild in US

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:42:51 +0000

Feral GM canola runs wild in US
Transgenic canola has gone feral across much of the length and breadth of the US State North Dakota, scientists report, and is crossing into new varieties never before seen in nature or the lab.

Field Day at Rohwer Focuses on Biofuel Potential, Traditional Crops

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:00:36 +0000

Field Day at Rohwer Focuses on Biofuel Potential, Traditional Crops
Paul Cochran, a farmer from Portland, cuts slices of sweet sorghum stalk to taste for sweetness.

Why ‘feral GM canola’ is over-hyped

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:45:58 +0000

Why ‘feral GM canola’ is over-hyped
An Australian authority on weeds thinks the findings of feral GM canola in North Dakota have been “a bit overhyped”.