March 20, 2008
staff report

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Founder Awarded "America's Greatest Hometown Hero"

Volvo announced at the sixth annual Volvo for life Awards ceremony that Marilyn Adams, a pioneer in promoting farm safety, has been named "America's G
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March 19, 2008
staff report

Congress Passes Second Farm Bill Extension

The Agricultural Retailers Association is reporting that negotiations on a new farm bill (HR 2419) continue to drag on as the Senate and House were fo
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March 06, 2008
Brent Erickson

Biotechnology Industry Organization: Biofuel Production

Industrial biotechnology companies are making rapid progress toward bringing cost-competitive cellulosic ethanol to U.S. consumers.
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March 03, 2008
Feature
Don, Morishita, professor of Weed Science, U of I

Tank Mixes with Roundup Ready: Considering levels of effectiveness

As growers gear up for the first full-fledged season of planting Roundup Ready sugarbeets, questions surface about what can be tank mixed with Roundup
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March 03, 2008
American Sugar Alliance-Phillip Hayes

Tragic Refinery Fire Will Not Cause Sugar Shortage

Officials from the beet and cane sugar refining industry doubt the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will need to increase imports in the wake of
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