Dow AgroSciences has signed a research agreement with Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Ecology to collaborate on novel biotech approaches to improving crops....More
Pioneer Hi-Bred will have a new source of genes to test for drought tolerance. DuPont, Pioneer’s parent company, signed a research agreement with Rosetta Green, an Israeli plant genetics company....More
Monsanto’s Genuity VT Double Pro RIB Complete is now on the market for growers who need above-ground pest control and not corn rootworm protection....More
Plant breeders must analyze vast amounts of data to bring new hybrids and varieties to the market. In 2001, Pioneer generated about one million data points for the year. In 2010, the company collected one million data points a day....More
Syngenta just filed a complaint against Bunge North America for its refusal to accept corn with Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera trait. The complaint was filed by Syngenta North America in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa....More
A panel of science fellows found "unequivocal" evidence that climate change is occurring. David Gustafson, senior fellow with Monsanto, was part of the panel and explains how climate change started occurring in the 1960s....More
