Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

Farmers across America face a counterintuitive problem, according to new research. The very chemicals they spray to kill ...

Seed oils have recently come under heavy scrutiny but consuming them in moderation does not present a major health risk, ...

Syngenta's Storen corn herbicide is a residual that uses a premium formulation to keep fields cleaner for longer — and growers are taking notice.

When that corn crop comes up this spring, you want it to be green and stay green. One potential issue: if you’re using urea ...

A new disease is plaguing cornfields across the Midwest. Phyllachora maydis is the fungus that causes a corn disease called ...

The battle over the health merits of various cooking fats has never really gotten below a simmer — but it’s starting to heat up again.

A bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature to open sandhill crane hunting in the state as well as provide ...

Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger ...

Ohio Ag Net’s Joe Everett brings us an update with Dale Ireland of Syngenta, leading field development efforts for corn and ...

Lenawee and Sanilac counties grow the most corn in the state. Seed companies have developed genetically modified corn to defend against pests like rootworm. A bacteria is inserted into corn DNA ...

Simply put, they are oils extracted from plant seeds. They include eight commonly targeted by critics: canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower and rice bran. Seed oils are ...