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Tag Archives: agronomic practices

Producing More Vegetables in Peru

By Sara Duncan

Imagine increasing productivity by 1,000 percent without adding hours to the day. In just two production cycles, Monsanto employees in Peru increased the yield of cucumbers by 985 percent at their Homefarm Ica vegetable seed production site. The team also more than doubled the yield of melons, watermelons and tomatoes, tripled the yield of lettuce, and increased the yield of seedless watermelon by almost 700 percent. How did they do it? They looked at their farm and made production changes to make it more efficient.

“When I became Ica’s site manager, I realized–based on my previous De … Full Article »

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Originally published
July 26, 2011 by Monsantoco

Talking about Water

We’ve been livetweeting Monsanto’s Water Utilization Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Monsanto and some 250 growers have been meeting to talk about a new biotech trait that more efficiently utilizes water. A couple of time during the meeting yesterday, people following the conversation online asked: why does Monsanto care? One suggested a plot to take over the world’s water supply; such is the tenor of part, fortunately small, of the online conversation in general.

We care about water because our customers – farmers – care about water. It’s that simple. Water is the single greatest limiting factor in agriculture. In … Full Article »

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Originally published
March 8, 2011 by Glynn Young

Michael Marlow Monsanto Agonomist

Monsanto Agronomist Helps Farmers 140 Characters at a Time

As an agronomist, Monsanto’s Michael Marlow has to be on top of the field conditions in his territory, which includes most of Oklahoma and northern and eastern Texas. It’s in his best interest—and his customers’ best interests—to know when plant diseases are popping up, when bugs are starting to move into fields and when weather is impacting crops.

But he can’t deliver those tidbits of information to everyone on a personal basis every day. That’s why he uses Twitter—a social media outlet that allows people to share thoughts in 140 characters—as one of his communication tools to update farmers … Full Article »

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Originally published
September 3, 2010 by Nick Weber

Seeing Double? Must Be Twin-Row Corn!

Driving down a state road, it can be so picturesque to see row after row of a crop in the field. That’s certainly the case right now as young corn, soybean and cotton plants have had a great start with great moisture conditions in so many areas.

But driving down roads in some areas may make you wonder if you are seeing double. That’s because more and more farmers are trying innovative row spacing and planting populations to maximize yields on their farms.

In Dooley County, Georgia Gene Roney says his fields certainly get a second look. He refers to … Full Article »

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Originally published
May 6, 2010 by Janice Person