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Weedkiller debate returns  -  22 Feb 2008
Mail Tribune,Meanwhile, renegade volunteers sometimes sneaked into school athletic fields to spray them with herbicides without the school district's knowledge.

Farm show displays newest batch of crop technologies  -  22 Feb 2008
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier,Farmers Thursday certainly weren't grumbling about commodity prices, but the cost of fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, seed and diesel - and land - are

court affirms dismissal of â€˜agent orangeâ€™ cases  -  22 Feb 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,In opinions filed Friday, the court said that Creve Coeur-based Monsanto and fellow makers of herbicides that comprised â€œagent orangeâ€? were covered by the

Weed control tricky for Arkansas wheat farmers  -  22 Feb 2008
Delta Farm Press,Many Arkansas wheat growers who would normally apply herbicides in the fall had to shift the activity to spring due to wet weather, late planted wheat and

Controlling wildfires calls for land management  -  22 Feb 2008
Simi Valley Acorn,Many people have concerns about the impact of herbicides on lands in the West, dating back to old herbicide technologies that were not selective in

Controlling field sandbur (grass bur) in turf grass  -  22 Feb 2008
Carlsbad Current Argus,However, if field sandburs do become a problem there are several effective herbicides that can be used to control this particular weed.

Research into herbicide-resistant rye-grass  -  22 Feb 2008
Farmers Guardian,DIFFERENCES exist in the degree of control of herbicide-resistant rye-grass provided by the so-called â€˜fop, dim and denâ€™ or ACCase-inhibiting herbicides,

Organic groceries: worth the extra cost?  -  22 Feb 2008
News Net Nebraska,By avoiding foods that are grown with pesticides and herbicides, Laura Pales of Beatrice hopes to keep her family healthy in the future.

Rise of The Neo-Greens  -  22 Feb 2008
Wired NewsThe surging popularity of organic material - fibers grown without pesticides or herbicides - demonstrates that the neo-greens want to know the source of

NYC Court Rejects Agent Orange Effort  -  22 Feb 2008
Houston Chronicle,US District Judge Jack B. Weinstein in Brooklyn ruled in March 2005 that Agent Orange and similar US herbicides cannot be considered poisons banned under

Pioneer sees GMOs gaining global market acceptance  -  22 Feb 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Current technologies that improve yields by protecting plants against insects or weed killing herbicides are "just the tip of the iceberg," he said on the

Labour inspectors to hit KZN  -  22 Feb 2008
Independent Online,...are exposed to when it comes to the use of machinery, herbicides and pesticides - as well as falling trees during felling operations," said Sigabi.

The key to survival: 'Truly patient capital'  -  22 Feb 2008
Globe and Mail,CVF has also invested in other start-ups: one that makes four-wheel-drive off-road vehicles, another that makes natural herbicides and fertilizers,

Traces of unapproved GMO trait found in US corn  -  22 Feb 2008
elEconomista.es,GMO seeds can improve yields, withstand herbicides and repel pests. Other parts of the world, especially Europe, have been reluctant to accept GMO food due

2% additional GST on pesticides waived  -  22 Feb 2008
Daily Times,The definition pesticides include insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and

New herbicide available for soybeans  -  22 Feb 2008
High Plains Journal,Authority Assist can be applied as a tank mix with other herbicides for more broad-spectrum control of emerged weeds and grasses in fall burndown and spring

Farmers in 12 developing countries look to biotech, critics ...  -  22 Feb 2008
High Plains Journal,...corn, cotton and other crops genetically altered to resist pests and herbicides, an increase of about 12 percent from the previous year.

Louisiana Plans Money For Aquatic Control  -  22 Feb 2008
Bayou Buzz,These funds, combined with federal and Conservation Fund dollars to purchase additional herbicides and manpower, are all aligned to fight a problem that is

Victims, city picking up the pieces after storm  -  22 Feb 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,City officials are asking that residents and volunteers refrain from placing hazardous materials -- including propane tanks, herbicides, fertilizer and

Sewer city's biggest expense in budget  -  22 Feb 2008
Sedona Red Rock News,...streets and construction projects are running into washes and then into Oak Creek, containing contaminants such as herbicides, oil, vehicle fluids,

WE FARM THE RIGHT OF WAYS  -  22 Feb 2008
Mother Earth News,...[5] Although some companies that have right-of-ways use herbicides under their lines (in which case the area is definitely NOT SUITABLE for farming),

Temperatures need to be warmer before applying herbicides  -  Feb 19, 2008
Farmers Guardian,WAIT for the frosts to end and temperatures to warm up, before applying herbicides to tackle cleavers, mayweed and other broad-leaved weeds in oilseed rape,

Monsanto boost 2008 earnings guidance on demand for seeds, herbicides  -  Feb 12, 2008
The Canadian Press2008 earnings per share outlook on Tuesday, citing strong demand for its seeds and traits business as well as for Roundup and other herbicides.

Monsanto increases 2008 earnings outlook, citing strong demand for ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
International Herald Tribune,...is increasing its full-year 2008 earnings outlook, citing strong demand for its seeds and traits business as well as for Roundup and other herbicides.

Conservation Commission to discuss herbicide in pond  -  Feb 21, 2008
Wayland Town Crier,14 forum all supported the use of herbicides as well. "We didnâ€™t hear a negative comment from anyone," said Backman. Conservation Administrator Brian

Cheminova adds sulfonylurea herbicides  -  Feb 13, 2008
Agriculture OnlineBoth sulfonylurea herbicides offer selective postemergence weed control in cereal crops. "Accurate Extra herbicide is a combination of thifensulfuron,

Spring herbicides and PGRs: FWi's special report  -  Feb 11, 2008
FarmersWeekly,FW also has a table summarising the main options for pea and bean growers, after the withdrawal of some of the most popular herbicides from use.

Bayer doubles up herbicides  -  Feb 12, 2008
Alberta Express,Bayer CropScience will roll out a new broadleaf/grass herbicide combo, the iPak, for sale at independent retailers in Western Canada during the coming

Double-edged sword as farmers prepare for winter crops  -  Feb 19, 2008
Dubbo Daily Liberal,By BILL NORTH An ideal preparation for winter crops has come at a cost for grain farmers with the price of herbicides skyrocketing.

Report Raises Alarm over 'Superweeds'  -  Feb 13, 2008
BusinessWeekUse of herbicides such as Monsanto's Roundup is on the rise. As weeds become resistant, environmental activists blame genetically modified crops by Brian

Herbicides offer options for weed control needs.  -  Feb 1, 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),Both herbicides feature DuPont(TM) Q brand safener technology, which allows corn growers to apply them under diverse weather conditions, across hybrids,

Best tip to get rid of weeds: Get an early start  -  Feb 21, 2008
Visalia Times-Delta,Common preemergence herbicides that work well on annual grasses and broadleaf weeds include: benefin, bensulide, dithiopyr, oryzalin, pendimethalin,

DuPont Receives Federal Registration Approval For Corn Herbicides ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
RTT News,This technology provides corn growers with the flexibility to apply the new herbicides under more diverse weather conditions, across more hybrids and with a

GM food special report: Crops that survive climate change?  -  Feb 14, 2008
ClimateChangeCorp.com,Instead, it has to do with traits introduced to make the strains resistant to pests and herbicides. â€œBt cropsâ€? contain the naturally occurring soil

Law hands supervisors $28000 bill for damages to his land  -  Feb 21, 2008
Delta Democrat Times (subscription),...â€œMy yard, my momma's yard and other yards get sprayed with herbicides every year,â€? Law said. â€œI planted 22 oak trees in my yard in 1995, and the ones that

Run for cover  -  Feb 12, 2008
Newsday,Triclopyr, an ingredient in some selective broadleaf post-emergent herbicides such as Ortho's Weed B Gone for Difficult to Control Perennial Weeds,

TSCRA: School For Successful Ranching  -  Feb 14, 2008
CattleNetwork.com,Knowing there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to rangeland herbicides, Hanselka will still focus on addressing as many issues as possible at

Monsanto Raises 2008 Outlook on Demand  -  Feb 12, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Monsanto said its glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup could make $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion in gross profit, on higher volume and prices.

Pro-GM farmers reject Canadian's concerns  -  Feb 3, 2008
ABC Online,ALISON CALDWELL: Pro-GM groups argue GM will be better for the environment with farmers using fewer pesticides and herbicides as a result.

Subdivision fears  -  Feb 18, 2008
Bega District News,The river system would be contaminated with herbicides, pesticides, fertilisers and detergents from a small village of 300 houses.

Warmer weather brings more than pretty flowers  -  Feb 14, 2008
Red Bluff Daily News,When using herbicides read the labels carefully before you using and follow all the specific instructions. Most herbicides are a chemical control,

Are Farmers Stupid, or Deluded, or Both?  -  Feb 19, 2008
Reason Online,FOE also claims that spraying biotech crops with herbicides is forcing the faster evolution of herbicide resistant superweeds. Just as bacteria eventually

Peanut herbicide resistance a concern  -  Feb 12, 2008
Southeast Farm PressWhen we talk about resistance, you need to know how your herbicides kill weeds â€” that will help you to manage your resistance problems,â€? said Protsko,

For agricultural suppliers, good times already rolling  -  Feb 21, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,...for the biotech varieties produced by Pioneer, Monsanto and other companies that are protected against yield-robbing insects and immune to herbicides.

Syngenta Slumps After Profit Margin Narrows at Seeds (Update2)  -  Feb 7, 2008
BloombergAbout four fifths of sales stem still from crop protection products such as Karate and Callisto, as well as other fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.

Monsanto boosts earnings guidance  -  Feb 12, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The company also expects that its glyphosate herbicides business, which includes the popular Roundup spray, could deliver between $1.3 billion to $1.4

Monsanto raises 2008 earnings guidance St. Louis Business Journal  -  Feb 12, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...guidance due to strong demand for seeds and traits and its Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides business, the company told investors Tuesday.

Monsanto raises fiscal 2008 forecasts  -  Feb 12, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Monsanto Co raised its 2008 earnings forecast on Tuesday, citing strong demand in its seed and traits and glyphosate-based herbicides businesses.

Allow staghorn to get healthy in its due time  -  Feb 16, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,Most pre-emergence herbicides control many different weeds and are especially effective with the grassy types. Garden centers usually offer several brands

The next green revolution  -  Feb 21, 2008
Economist,Early incarnations of the technology, such as Monsanto's Roundup Ready maize and soyabeans, were genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides and

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