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Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. Releases Seed Relabeling Report

September 7, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Farmer’s Business Network, Inc., analyzed more than 7,500 seed labels, 2,550 unique genetic varieties from 110 seed companies, and 10,000 seed price invoices, and released the industry’s first-ever Seed Relabeling analysis.

Corn & Soybean Seed Product Roundup 2015

Check out the latest corn and soybean seed products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

September 1, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Check out the latest corn and soybean seed products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Soybean, Corn Seed Germination Before Harvest

October 20, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The two primary requirements for soybean seed germination are temperatures above 50 F and seed moisture percentages greater than 50%. Air temperatures and seed moisture content during seed-filling are well above these minimums. But soybean seeds almost never germinate before maturity. Soybean, like many other grain crops, possess several mechanisms that prevent sprouting before maturity.

U.S. Pesticide Makers Seek Answers As Bee Losses Sting Agriculture

May 24, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Reuters

Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American diet.

Soil And Management Factors Influence Seeding Depth

February 24, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University

Dry conditions and lack of soil moisture availability, especially during planting time this spring, can create water stress resulting in delayed germination, a reduction in plant stands or may prevent seed germination.

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