Offering farmers more seed choices also would help reduce Bt overuse, researchers said. Bt traits targeting insect pests such ...

“As you drove around this area, the only corn that was standing happened to be short-stature hybrid corn,” recalls Sean Blomgren, a farmer and owner of Blomgren Seed based in central ...

In the world of agriculture, a primary goal is maintaining genetic varieties necessary for evolution, be it crops or ...

However, the use of transgenic corn hybrids targeting rootworm pests has been remarkably similar across the entire region. This study explored the consequences of this disconnect. The research is ...

This is especially true for high value specialty corn hybrids such as food-grade white corn. Corn of high quality is essential for end users producing products such as corn chips, tortillas, masa ...

Wheat growers in Nebraska often wonder if hybrid wheat could lead to increased yield and new beneficial traits like those ...

All told, corn and soybean are the ultimate source for ... tractors as well as smaller annual purchases of newly improved hybrid corn seeds. As a result of this tech boom, yields — the amount ...

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...

A Corteva Inc. unit conceded Syngenta Group’s hybrid-corn-breeding process doesn’t infringe its patent, but a federal judge rejected its bid for final judgment to fast-track an appeal.

Here’s a look at four of the topics: fixed and flex hybrids, corn nematode controls, row spacing and starter additives. Out in the field, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie has witnessed ...