Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittSyngenta?s chairman told a Swiss newspaper this week that the company is indeed in talks with Monsanto and ChemChina along with other rivals, but has yet to receive a concrete takeover offer from those companies. Chairman Michel Demare...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittIn a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, the American Soybean Association, as part of a coalition of major farm groups pressed the agency to withdraw its request to vacate the registration for...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittSyngenta is open to discussion regarding a merger, according to interim CEO John Ramsay. He says the company is “interested in any value-adding opportunity that exists for us in this industry, which includes Monsanto and many...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandSecretary Vilsack Calls for GMO Labeling MeetingThe U.S. Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table to reach common ground on the issue. That comes as a handful...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe World Trade Organization closed its 10th Ministerial Conference with an agreement that will set a new direction for agricultural trade negotiations. The five-day conference that concluded over the weekend featured a deal between the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe massive spending bill passed last week by Congress includes a delay in new anhydrous regulations. DTN reports that buried in the omnibus appropriations bill is a rider that forbids the Occupation Safety and Health Agency from...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittFamily Living Costs May be Cut in 2016Growers are being urged to reduce their cost of production for the 2016 crop because of lower prices and tighter profit margins. But for some operations, this may also mean cutting their standard of...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittA Christmas Gift from Congress to American FarmersA Christmas gift of sorts for American agriculture as last week. Congress passed two bills that will solve several pressing agricultural issues and put more money in the pocketbooks of...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittNew research from the Carnegie Mellon University suggested that following the USDA recommendations to consume more fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood is more harmful to the environment. Meatingplace reports that’s...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to the Christmas song Santa Claus is ?making a list, and checking it twice; He?s gonna find out Who?s naughty or nice.? Ever wonder who is on that naughty list? Thanks to modern technology, now we know. Anonymous, a loosely...
