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	<title>Monsanto Blog - Beyond the Rows &#187; Americas Farmers Feed</title>
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	<description>Beyond the Rows is a Monsanto Company blog focused on agriculture. Monsanto employees write about Monsanto’s business, agriculture, biotechnology, and the farmer.</description>
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		<title>Video: What is Center Pivot Irrigation?</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/08/05/video-what-is-center-pivot-irrigation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-what-is-center-pivot-irrigation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center Pivot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cotton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure how many times I&#8217;ve had people ask me about these “big spoke things” going across fields, otherwise known as a center pivot and and used in center pivot irrigation. They are definitely easier to understand if a center pivot is running. They are intriguing I admit, and with a span that covers hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Corn Technologies Are Taking Down Some Major Pests</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/08/02/corn-earworm/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=corn-earworm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corn Earworm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insect Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SmartStax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you ask many corn farmers, aside from weather, pests are at the top of the list of factors that hurt their yields. Corn Earworm, Fall Armyworm, and Western Bean Cutworm can all impact yields due to destruction of corn kernels. Lucky for these corn farmers, scientists like the ones at Monsanto are working hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Managing Glyphosate Resistant Pigweed – A Success Story</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/19/managing-glyphosate-resistant-pigweed/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=managing-glyphosate-resistant-pigweed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glyphosate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pigweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roundup Ready Soybeans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Field days are part of the rural landscape. There are various sorts throughout the summer and for me, they are just getting started. A field day is an opportunity to get a number of people together in one place to see how things are done on a research plot or farm. My first field day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quick Lesson in Detasseling</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/16/detasseling-lessons/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=detasseling-lessons</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/16/detasseling-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detassling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.monsantoblog.com/?p=3101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a farmer or farm kid, you know what detasseling is. If you’re not, this video courtesy of reporter Mike Brooks at WICS in Springfield, Ill., gives you a good background on detasseling and why seed companies like Monsanto do it. Detasseling Corn Alive and Well &#8211; Fox 55/27 Springfield, ILL This Twitter search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Planting Drags Out, Moisture Issues at Every Turn</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/15/farmer-planting-rain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=farmer-planting-rain</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/15/farmer-planting-rain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Crop Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cotton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Replanting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soybeans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like forever since we had an update on what was happening on Bob Walker&#8217;s cotton, corn and soybean farm. Planting that started back in mid-April faced torrential rains in early May. Planting started so long ago and the blog about it was written so long ago, that people have likely forgotten about it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Farming May Be Different, But the End Goal is the Same</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/06/florida-farming/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=florida-farming</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/07/06/florida-farming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsantoco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peanut industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Jillian My favorite thing to do on a summer morning is to take a walk down my dirt road. Most summer days I sleep in but there are a few when I get up right after sunrise. The air is always moist with the sweet smell of earth, the birds are singing and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muscatine Ag Students Take Hands On Learning to the Extreme</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/24/muscatine-ag-learning-center/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=muscatine-ag-learning-center</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/24/muscatine-ag-learning-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsantoco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Crop Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[At Monsanto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muscatine Ag Learning Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.monsantoblog.com/?p=2963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kate Most farmers don’t have to worry about getting the crops in and making time for their algebra homework but at the Muscatine Ag Learning center in Muscatine, IA, the students face that very time crunch. The Muscatine Agriculture Learning Center is a unique center that serves Muscatine High School and the community college. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Race Against Mother Nature</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/21/the-race-against-mother-nature/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-race-against-mother-nature</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/21/the-race-against-mother-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsantoco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Crop Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News and Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soybeans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tyne It’s a race against Mother Nature every spring and fall for farmers across the U.S. This season, some may argue Mother Nature has pulled ahead over the past month. What started out to be a great year for planting with above normal temperatures in many areas across the country, has turned into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Photo Tells the Story</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/13/the-photo-tells-the-story/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-photo-tells-the-story</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/13/the-photo-tells-the-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glynn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News and Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiana Prairie Farmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[master farmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tractor Drive]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.monsantoblog.com/?p=2873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read a lot of farm publications, mostly online, to see what’s happening in agriculture, follow issues and trends, see what’s happening politically in Washington and the state capitals and generally to understand the news environment of this big complex industry we call agriculture. Every so often, I’ll find a story that isn’t about any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flash Flooding in the U.S.: The Challenges Farmers are Facing</title>
		<link>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/10/flooding-farmers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flooding-farmers</link>
		<comments>http://monsantoblog.com/2010/05/10/flooding-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Crop Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americas Farmers Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flooding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nashville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennessee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first weekend in May is always a big one in the Memphis area. It is the start of the month-long Memphis in May festival, and for those of us in the cotton business, it generally signals the start of planting in small communities all around. But this year, the stormy weather threw us a [...]]]></description>
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