Marrone Bio Innovations announced today that its foliar plant health product for row crops, Pacesetter, showed outstanding performance in 2020 field trials in the U.S. Midwest. Grower demo trials saw an average of a 6-to-1 return on investment with an improved yield of 6.4 bushels per acre in corn and 3.3 bushels per acre in soybeans.
“Growers and distributors are very pleased with the results they saw from the Pacesetter field trials,” said Timothy Knight, senior director of North and Central American sales. “Using Pacesetter to produce healthier, higher-yielding plants is an excellent example of how a BioUnite approach combining biologicals and traditional chemistry can help growers achieve the highest return for their crop.”
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 1:00pm
Dana Merrill Whitten, M.D.
Dana Merrill Whitten, M.D., 81, died on January 19, 2021 after a short illness. He served the children and parents of Waldo County, Maine for over forty years as a pediatrician, a calm and steady voice in times of need, and as a source of comfort. He was an athlete, a passionate sailor and gardener who loved to read, and was a pillar of his community. He will be greatly missed.
Born October 28, 1939 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Dana was the son of Dr. James Francis Whitten and Ernestine Merrill Whitten. Both parents were from Maine, his father from Farmington and his mother from Machias. Dana’s father served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in North Africa during World War II and returned from the war to serve the people of Amesbury as a physician.