"We get up and get the girls ready," he said. "My wife, who recently quit her job to help me, is my partner and combine operator. If it's field work time, we go to the field, grease, check oil, fuel up. If you have a load on the truck, you take it to town. Generally in the spring it's the same thing. I go to the local feed store and ...
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Monsanto Company and Pfizer Inc today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Monsanto to acquire Pfizer's Chesterfield Village Research Center located in Chesterfield, Mo. Under the terms of the agreement, Monsanto will acquire the property from Pfizer for $435 million to be paid over time, and Pfizer will continue to have operations at Chesterfield Village through a lease agreement, primar...
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With its purchase of the WestBred® product line earlier this year, Monsanto is moving back into the wheat seed market. But what is the big picture with the wheat industry, and how does Monsanto plan to ensure its long-term success there?
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More than 50,000 FFA members from across the United States made their way to Indianapolis, Ind., last week to take part in the 82nd National FFA Convention, appropriately themed "Lead Out Loud." Outfitted in their infamous corduroy blue jackets, students had an opportunity to take part in a number of fun and educational activities, including a career expo, leadership development workshops, competitions and...
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In late October, the National FFA Organization (FFA) held its 82nd annual national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana - and Hugh Grant, Monsanto's president, chairman and CEO was on hand to deliver the keynote address at Thursday's general session.
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All farmers are confronted with a variety of challenges when it comes to the soil in which they plant their crops. Issues ranging from erosion to nutrient loss (or leaching) to reconciling various fluctuations in soil chemistry (such as pH, Carbon/Nitrogen balance, and so on) impact farmers' approaches to their planting and crop management and, inevitably, their yields.
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The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced 12 recipients of the program's 2009 fellowships today at the Borlaug Dialogue at the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa.
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When it comes to farming in the South U.S., especially in Texas, the immediate crops that come to mind are cotton and, to some extent, corn. This year during her harvest updates, Tyne Morgan highlighted an often-overlooked and less glamorized crop: sorghum.
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This is week two of Harvest Update, which comes to us from Texas and Oklahoma. One of the crops grown in these states is sorghum. Sorghum is not the most well-known crop; most consumers never see the crop before its processed but it really is an amazing and versatile plant.
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Alan Welp's excitement over sugarbeet farming isn't just about higher yields and bigger dollars. For the Wray, Colorado farmer, it's passion that drives him every year to plant and harvest sugarbeets.
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