IPSA News
Leader's Letter
I have been noticing the last few years that more and more people are calling ME sir! How can that be? I am not that much older that those 20 (30) something's, am I? It must be my silver (gray) hair. My wife Holly says it is our hair that is old, not us. But wait a minute, I am not 49 any more. When I went to my first IPSA a... read more »
Pro Farmer Estimates: Corn 164.1 bu./Acre; Soybeans 44.9 bu./Acre
Excessively hot temperatures in much of the Midwest, and Iowa in particular, during the first two weeks of August is limiting the 2010 corn yield. While heat indices reached into the 100 degree plus range in early August, and stayed warm throughout the nighttime hours, corn ears were not able to rest overnight. And that, what essentially translate... read more »
Monsanto Cuts Price Premiums on Newest Seeds More Than Analysts Estimated
By Jack Kaskey Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed company, will reduce prices for its most expensive crop seeds next year by as much as 75 percent, more than some analysts expected, in a bid to combat market-share gains by rival DuPont Co. The premium on SmartStax corn seed will be cut 67 percent to about $8 an acre, Kelli Powers, a spokesw... read more »
Syngenta Research Looks to Hybrid Wheat (MT PrairieStar)
Heavy rainfall during the morning of July 27 drove the Syngenta Cereals wheat tour indoors, but those attending still had the opportunity to learn the latest information on the company's wheat breeding program. David Boehm first explained the name change to those gathered for the event in Glyndon, Minn. Now that AgriPro has been purchased by Syng... read more »
Researchers Discover 50 Proteins Associated With Drought Tolerance
(JSOnline.com) - Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered 50 proteins that help plants survive in the absence of water, a crucial step toward one day engineering crops that can resist droughts. Nature provides a few examples of plants with an innate ability to survive drought conditions, including the resurrection plant th... read more »