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	LEADER'S LETTER ISU OFFERING WORKSHOPS ON SEED CONDITIONING AND QUALITY TESTING PROCEDURES CHECK OUT E-CONNECTIVITY PROGRESS AT AGGATEWAY'S MID-YEAR MEETING SUPREME COURT RULES UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF MONSANTO IN SOYBEAN SEED CASE USDA TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON 2,4-D AND DICAMBA-TOLERANT CROPS ADVANTA US NAMES NEW WESTERN REGION SALES MANAGER STINE SEED ANNOUNCES NEW POSITION, PROMOTION KANSAS CITY FED REPORT EXAMINES THE FARM SECTOR'S SURGE OF WEALTH U OF ILLINOIS STUDY SHOWS HOW MUCH FARMLAND IS SOLD EACH YEAR SYNGENTA REFLECTS ON LEGACY OF THE GARST SEED BRAND APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR PURDUE'S FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BAYER CROPSCIENCE ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL, PERSONNEL CHANGES IN ITS EXCECUTIVE COMMITTEE LEADER'S LETTER ADDRESSING FEDERAL GMO LABELING CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE BAYER CROPSCIENCE LAUNCHES BAYER SEEDGROWTH DOW AGROSCIENCES OPENS NEW FACILITY AT GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS BIODIAGNOSTICS EXPANDS MOLECULAR BREEDING/GENOMIC TESTING CAPABILITIES MONSANTO ANNOUNCES $400 MILLION ST. LOUIS EXPANSION PLAN AT CHESTERFIELD VILLAGE RESEARCH CENTER BAYER CROPSCIENCE AND KEYGENE ENTER INTO RESEARCH AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP IMPROVED CROP VARIETIES - INITIAL FOCUS ON WHEAT SPECIAL OFFER TO ATTEND THE ASTA ANNUAL CONVENTION LEADER'S LETTER BAYER CROPSCIENCE AND MONSANTO ENTER INTO CROSS-LICENSING AGREEMENTS FOR NEXT-GENERATION AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES DOW AGROSCIENCES, MONSANTO CROSS-LICENSE ADVANCED CORN TRAIT TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES BIG CUTS TO AG SUBSIDIES DAVE AESCHLIMAN JOINS CORNELIUS SEED AS VP OF SALES & MARKETING NAT'L 4-H COUNCIL TO EXPAND VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE WITH $500,000 GRANT FROM MONSANTO FDA POSTED UPDATED Q&A THIS WEEK ON ITS WEBSITE ON FOOD FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT THE BIOTECH LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET BILL SYNGENTA ACQUIRES MAYAGRO SEED'S VEGETABLE BREEDING PROGRAM VALENT NAMES NEW NAT'L ACCOUNTS MANAGER NEW BASF SEQUENTIAL FUNGICIDE APPLICATION PROGRAM CONTROLS DISEASE, DRIVES YIELD LEADER'S LETTER INDIANA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION HIRES RESEARCH ASSOCIATE DUPONT AND MONSANTO REACH TECHNOLOGY LICENSING AGREEMENTS ON NEXT-GENERATION SOYBEAN TECHNOLOGIES AG INDUSTRY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SAFE USE OF SEED TREATMENTS SEED CORN AVAILABILITY BECOMING AN ISSUE USDA URGES FARMERS & RANCHERS TO PREPARE FOR CONTINUING DROUGHT DOW AGROSCIENCES PARTNERS WITH THE 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM THE CONTEXT NETWORK ADDS SENIOR ASSOCIATE RAJ KETKAR CONTEXT NETWORK ADDS TWO NEW SENIOR ASSOCIATES SYNGENTA RE-BRANDS ITS CORN HYBRIDS' NAME, TO STRENGTHEN ITS SEED ADVISOR NETWORK BAYER CROPSCIENCE EXPANDS R & D COOPERATION WITH NATURE SOURCE GENETICS SGS SEED TECHNOLOGIST APPOINTED TO ISTA GERMINATION COMMITTEE BAYER CROPSCIENCE ANNOUNCES SEED INNOVATION AT POLLINATOR SUMMIT USDA APPROVES SYNGENTA AGRISURE® DURACADE™ CORN ROOTWORM TRAIT SYNGENTA AND BAYER CROPSCIENCE SUBMIT NEW HERBICIDE-TOLERANT SOYBEAN PRODUCT FOR REGULATORY REVIEW PURDUE'S CENTER FOR COMMERCIAL AG ANNOUNCES SEMINAR ON FARM PROSPERITY, LAND VALUES MONSANTO ACQUIRES PLANT TRAIT DEVELOPER ROSETTA GREEN ILLINOIS FARMLAND SALE SETS NEW RECORD BAYER CROPSCIENCE EXPANDS ITS WHEAT BREEDING PROGRAM, EXPANDS AGREEMENT WITH BRAZILIAN FIRM BAYER CROPSCIENCE AND MS TECHNOLOGIES' BALANCE GT SOYBEAN TRAIT BASF, MONSANTO CANADA JOINTLY LAUNCH WEED CONTROL PROGRAM LEADER'S LETTER DOW AGROSCIENCES NAMES ENLIST™ FIELD SPECIALISTS MONSANTO CORN ROOTWORM KNOWLEDGE RESEARCH PROGRAM ANNOUNCES GRANTS VALENT INTRODUCES NEW SEED-APPLIED RIZOLEX™ FUNGICIDE GENE BREAKTHROUGH BOOSTS SORGHUM'S POTENTIAL NEW TOOL GETS TO THE (PLANT'S) ROOT OF THE MATTER USDA FORECASTS RECORD CORN, SOYBEAN CROPS USDA ADVANCES APPROVAL FOR SEVERAL NEW BIOTECH EVENTS 2013 GLOBAL AGRIBUSINESS SUMMIT ANNOUNCED AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSN PROMOTES SLUTSKY TO SR VP/POLICY

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	How to Handle Soybean Delays Monday, May 13, 2013 6:59AM CDT Delayed soybean planting requires some management changes. [Read Full News Story] Need a Population Change for Late-Planted Corn? Monday, May 6, 2013 5:02PM CDT Don't worry about changing hybrids or populations due to late season just yet. [Read Full News Story] No Easy Answer on Bee Health Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:12PM CDT A new report blames multiple factors for the challenges in honeybee deaths and declines. [Read Full News Story]