• Save the date – New Bioreactor on display
        05/28/2016   Agri news

    On Thursday, June 2 at 10 a.m. at the Gorans Discovery Farm in Willmar, researchers from the University of Minnesota and USDA Agricultural Research Service will showcase a new technology to treat farmland nutrient runoff: a woodchip bioreactor. The 360-foot bioreactor is a promising, low-cost solution to break down nutrient contaminants in agricultural runoff. The technology allows experimentation with bacteria types, carbon sources and other variables to boost efficiency. Ultimately, the researchers aim to equip farmers across the state with this low cost and effective solution to reducing agricultural runoff—increasing efficacy and keeping regional waterways clean. The project is made…

  • Seeds from new high oleic soybean variety, shipped to the US
        05/26/2016   Agri news

    a Minnesota-based company focusing on developing healthier products to benefit both consumers and growers, today announced that it has completed the expansion of its high oleic/no trans fat soybean variety in Argentina, as part of its counter-season seed production. Thirty tons of high oleic/no trans fat soybean seeds have now been shipped to production sites in the United States for further expansion, in preparation of a soft commercial launch expected in 2018. Calyxt’s variety of soybean has a fatty acid profile very similar to olive oil, with the added benefit of a decrease of approximately 20% in saturated fatty acids…

  • Monsanto Views Bayer’s Current Proposal as Incomplete and Financially Inadequate
        05/25/2016   Agri news

          Monsanto Company today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views the Bayer AG proposal as incomplete and financially inadequate, but is open to continued and constructive conversations to assess whether a transaction in the best interest of Monsanto share owners can be achieved. “However, the current proposal significantly undervalues our company and also does not adequately address or provide reassurance for some of the potential financing and regulatory execution risks related to the acquisition.” “We believe in the substantial benefits an integrated strategy could provide to growers and broader society, and we have long respected Bayer’s…

  • A text only version for Farmer magazine
        06/10/2014   Magazine news

      We are happy to announce that we have created a text-only version of our current (June) issue. What is a “text-only” version I hear you ask? Text-only versions of the articles are stripped down versions. No fancy kerning or double columns or anything like that. It is basically the text from the article in a single column format. So why a text-only version? Text only versions makes it a lot easier to read the articles on smaller devices like the iPhone and iPod’s. Whilst the magazine looks pretty on these smaller devices, the moment you zoom in to read…

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