Dow agrosciences hosts media.Dow AgroSciences recently hosted the Midwestern ag media for the 2006 Corn Media Summit. Shown hear addressing the group is Stan Howell, VP, North American Reg'l Commercial Unit. Editors and broadcasters received updates from leading university experts on the current status of Western bean cutworm cutworm, name for the larvae of many moths of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). These larvae, or caterpillars, feed at night on the stems and roots of young plants, often cutting them off near the surface of the ground. They hide in soil by day. They attack a wide variety of field crops in low-lying areas; an average cutworm feeding on corn consumes 65 sq in. (410 sq cm) of foliage during its development. Most species pupate (see insect) underground. expansion and glyphosate resistance, and were able to get perspectives from corn growers and ag retailers about the state of the corn marketplace through roundtables. The event also included updates from Dow AgroSciences' leaders on the state of its corn business, including Mycogen Seeds, Herculex Insect Protection in-plant traits and its ag chem portfolio, as well as tours of its R&D facilities in Indianapolis and a field station outside Lafayette, IN. |
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