agriculture

Wild bee decline threatens US crop production

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Genetically engineered crops study nears completion

Conclusions from a soon-to-be completed study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine addressing genetically engineered crops will be published in the spring of 2016. A 20-person, multidisciplinary scientific panel has spent nearly two years... more »

EPA removes bee toxicity warning label from SPEAR bioinsecticide

Vestaron Corp. announced today that it has received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its SPEAR biopesticide label following a review. The removal of the toxicity statement is supported by... more »

Sales from U.S. horticulture operations up 18 percent in five years

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties report, which shows that horticulture operations sold a total of $13.8 billion in floriculture, nursery and specialty crops in 2014, up... more »

Dow Chemical, DuPont to join forces

DuPont (NYSE:DD) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) announced Dec. 11 that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. According to... more »

Study targets eco-friendly pest management solutions for invasive fruit pests

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have received a $173,151 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study novel, non-spray control methods for invasive fruit pests. The two-year project will examine the... more »

Trimble adds network of independent ag consultants

Trimble has acquired the assets of privately held AGRI-TREND of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, which operates the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America. The acquisition will enable Trimble to provide agronomists and... more »

Comments sought by FDA on use of term ‘natural’ on food labeling

Because of the changing landscape of food ingredients and production, and in direct response to consumers who have requested that the FDA explore the use of the term “natural,” the agency is asking the public... more »

Syngenta scientist inducted into USDA Hall of Heroes

Mary-Dell Chilton, a distinguished science fellow at Syngenta, was honored as an inductee into the USDA Hall of Heroes in Washington, D.C. with USDA secretary Tom Vilsack presiding. Established in September 2000, the USDA Hall... more »

Precision Planting purchased by John Deere

Deere & Company and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, have signed definitive agreements for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business and to enable exclusive near real-time data connectivity between... more »