The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), in conjunction with university weed scientists and leading developers of agricultural crop protection products, has developed an online Weed Resistance Management Learning Center (WRMLC) to educate growers and ag industry professionals on how to reduce the development of resistant weeds.The National Corn Growers Association The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is a U.S. national organization founded in 1957, representing more than 33,000 dues-paying corn growers from 48 states and the interests of more than 300,000 farmers who contribute to corn checkoff programs in 20 states. (NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association) A Fairfax, Virginia-based organization dedicated to developing and promoting the computer graphics industry. It maintained a clearinghouse for industry information. NCGA closed its doors in 1996. ), in conjunction with university weed scientists and leading developers of agricultural crop protection products, has developed an online Weed Resistance Management Learning Center (WRMLC) to educate growers and ag industry professionals on how to reduce the development of resistant weeds. Now accessible at www.ncga.com, the WRMLC was produced by NCGA with the support of industry partners including BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences Dow AgroSciences LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company specializing in not only agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, but also seeds and biotechnology solutions. The company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. , Monsanto and Syngenta. The WRMLC is the second installment in NCGA's grower education strategy, following the release of the Insect Resistance Management Learning Center in March 2004. |
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