Insights and Stories of Carey Gillam

Nov. 16, 2011 at 6:22 pm CST

U.S. farmland prices in the third quarter surged to the highest levels in more than three decades amid an accelerating agricultural boom that has so far defied fears of a bubble about to burst. Prices hit record highs in the U.S. Plains, where wheat and cattle dominate production, and jumped […]

By Carey Gillam, Christine Stebbins

Sep. 3, 2011 at 1:41 am CDT

Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said Thursday. “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue […]

By Carey Gillam

Aug. 23, 2011 at 6:00 am CDT

Syngenta Seeds, a unit of the world’s largest agrochemicals company Syngenta AG, has filed suit against major grain handler Bunge for refusing to accept a type of its biotech corn. Syngenta claims Bunge’s North America operations are illegally refusing to handle a type of genetically modified corn that is designed […]

By Carey Gillam

Aug. 22, 2011 at 5:56 pm CDT

Dow AgroSciences is launching a genetically altered soybean seed aimed as a direct assault on the dominance of global seed leader Monsanto. Dow submitted a regulatory package Friday seeking government approval for a glyphosate-tolerant soybean that the company says would be the “first-ever, three-gene” herbicide-tolerant soybean. The new soybean will […]

By Carey Gillam

Apr. 28, 2011 at 10:30 pm CDT

The worst drought in more than 40 years intensified across Texas over the last week, with high winds and heat causing “massive crop losses,” with little relief in sight, according to weather experts Thursday. A report released Thursday from a consortium of national climate experts, dubbed the Drought Monitor, said […]

By Carey Gillam