Monsanto attributed its sales growth to increases in corn seed and traits revenue in the U. Monsanto attributed its sales growth to increases in corn seed and traits revenue in the U. The company said the investment plan includes expansions at nine existing corn production facilities and two greenfield sites. The results surpassed the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial, who predicted earnings of 98 cents per share on sales of $2. Monsanto also announced that its board...

Higher gasoline prices have increased the costs of moving milk from farm to market, and corn the primary feed for dairy cattle is being gobbled up by producers of the fuel-additive ethanol. A University of Illinois dairy specialist forecasts further increases of up to 40 cents a gallon for milk over the next few months, and up to 60 cents for a pound of cheese. retail milk prices have increased about 3 percent, or roughly a dime a gallon, this year, according to the U. SAN FRANCISCO(KCBS)...

As far as I knew, Dad had never tried his hand at gardening, but one day he came home, took off his suit and tie, put on some work clothes, went in the backyard, dug up a piece of ground and planted some honeydew melon. The soil where we lived consisted of 4 inches of gray grit on top of limestone rock, and it was here that Dad decided to grow honeydew melons. After the melons were planted, my dad would faithfully come home every afternoon and water and weed around the melon vines. My dad...

LOUIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF Corporation and Monsanto Company announced a co-promotional agreement today that will see each partner's sales force promote Headline(R) fungicide from BASF -- an ideal combination to help corn and soybean growers improve yields and manage risk. LOUIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF Corporation and Monsanto Company announced a co-promotional agreement today that will see each partner's sales force promote Headline(R) fungicide from BASF -- an ideal...

Corn inspections were within pre-report estimates, while soybean inspections were under all forecasts. Analysts were estimating inspections at 14 million to 19 million bushels. Before the report, expectations ranged from 30 million to 38 million bushels. Pre-report estimates ranged from 10 million to 15 million bushels. Feature Programs & Commentary. Wheat export inspections bigger than expected Monday, July 2, 2007, 11:44 AM by John Perkins The United States Department of Agriculture...

OXFORD A 15-acre Hunt family field southeast of Oxford and its bright yellow flowers likely have drawn a lot of what is that? comments from passers-by. Charlie Hunt believes Republican Basin farmers must adjust to limited water resources and look at alternative crops to efficiently use water. Rotating to corn shouldn t be a problem if a herbicide is used for corn that can also be used with canola, Knuth said. It s nice to have someone you can trust and who sees the need to develop more...