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New Corn-Killing Disease Spreading Across U.S. Midwest, Great Plains

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

17 hours ago
1 min

New Corn-Killing Disease Spreading Across U.S. Midwest, Great Plains

A new corn-killing fungal disease called tar spot is quickly spreading across the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains, according to a report...

How Spring Barley Can Help Growers Cut Their Carbon Footprint

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

17 hours ago
1 min

How Spring Barley Can Help Growers Cut Their Carbon Footprint

Spring crops are generally better at carbon and nutrient recycling than autumn-sown ones, and spring barley can help reduce carbon...

Viterra has Most Successful Year on Record

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

17 hours ago
1 min

Viterra has Most Successful Year on Record

Market conditions, record production volumes, and the completion of its acquisition of Gavilon have all contributed to Viterra posting...

Corteva, Bunge, and Chevron Collaborate to Produce Winter Canola for Renewable Fuels

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 20
1 min

Corteva, Bunge, and Chevron Collaborate to Produce Winter Canola for Renewable Fuels

Corteva, Bunge, and Chevron have announced a commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids for the production...

Texas Crop Science, GDM Partner to Create New Soybean Varieties for Global Farmers

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 20
1 min

Texas Crop Science, GDM Partner to Create New Soybean Varieties for Global Farmers

Texas Crop Science (TCS) and Illinois-based plant genetics company GDM have announced a strategic partnership to develop higher-yielding...

Scoular Converting Kansas Facility Into Duel Oilseed Crush Plant

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 20
1 min

Scoular Converting Kansas Facility Into Duel Oilseed Crush Plant

As the renewable fuel market expands across the region, Scoular is giving farmers greater ability to meet demand, having announced it is...

Ukraine, UN Chief Call for New Black Sea Grain Deal

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 12
1 min

Ukraine, UN Chief Call for New Black Sea Grain Deal

Last July, Ukraine and Russia signed a deal backed by the United Nations that allowed for 23 millions of tons of grain to be exported...

Carlsberg Group Expanding Regenerative Barley Strategy Across Three Countries

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 12
1 min

Carlsberg Group Expanding Regenerative Barley Strategy Across Three Countries

Major brewer Carlsberg Group is making moves toward its goal of 100 percent regenerative farming methods by 2040 by expanding its...

Brazil Approves GM Wheat Over Food Supply Concerns

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 12
1 min

Brazil Approves GM Wheat Over Food Supply Concerns

Fears concerning global food supplies together with domestic dry weather patterns have led Brazil to approve the cultivation and sale of...

BASF Halting Hybrid Wheat Seed Development in North America; Refocusing on EU

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 6
1 min

BASF Halting Hybrid Wheat Seed Development in North America; Refocusing on EU

After seed trials did not produce the hoped-for results, BASF announced it is halting development of hybrid wheat in North America, and...

USAID Partners with Grain Alliance, Kernel, and Nibulon to Boost Ukraine’s Grain Sector

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 6
1 min

USAID Partners with Grain Alliance, Kernel, and Nibulon to Boost Ukraine’s Grain Sector

Ukraine is one of the world’s major breadbaskets, with agriculture accounting for more than 40 percent of its total export revenues....

California Renewable Diesel Plants Will Need 1 Billion Bushels of Soybeans to Meet Demand

Condensed by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Unconventional Ag Media

Mar 6
1 min

California Renewable Diesel Plants Will Need 1 Billion Bushels of Soybeans to Meet Demand

More soybeans than can be produced in North Dakota will be needed by renewable diesel plants in California in order to meet growing...

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