Meet Zimmie the Zebra. This rare pygmy zebra has been homeless for some time as habitat in her native land of Zambia has been disappearing. When Chuck Zimmerman found out about this he called Brian Rund, Nufarm, because they had worked on a zebra home placement project during Potato Expo earlier this year. During that show AgWired helped Chip, a …
ZimmCast All About Spuds & Politics
In this week’s program we meet John Keeling, CEO of the National Potato Council who speaks about policy issues and Blair Richardson, President & CEO of the United States Potato Board, who unveiled the Spud Nation Food Truck. Chuck Zimmerman met both of these guys while covering the Potato Expo last week for his first time. Listen to this week’s …
#PotatoExpo 2016
It is potato time in Las Vegas: Potato Expo 2016. The annual event features world class experts in potato production, research and marketing. The goal is to discover new ideas and share business solutions with growers from across the globe. One of the first events was the SPUD NATION THROWDOWN COOK-OFF. The live competition features the top three finalists of …
2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference
The new format of the annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences. The conferences have been slimmed down to three days and there is no trade show as the conference takes place in San Antonio. 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Underway – Cotton Crop Consultants Gather at Beltwide – Nufarm Growing in Cotton Market – Nufarm Cotton Plant Regulators –
NuFarm Introduces ChampION++ Fungicide
Nufarm announces the launch of ChampION++ , a fungicide/bactericide that controls key fungal and other diseases in a wide range of high-value crops such as citrus, walnuts, grapes, tomatoes and peppers. ChampION++ is a new dry formulation (Dispersible Granule) of copper that features consistently smaller particles and other unique formulation attributes to provide more thorough coverage – and thus better …
NuFarm Introduces “CATS” Herbicides
Nufarm announces a new line of herbicide products that will offer soybean, cotton, peanut and corn growers effective, economical options for controlling herbicide resistant/tolerant weed species at all phases of the growing season. The CATS (Combating Troublesome Species) herbicide line will provide a range of solutions that will deliver control of numerous herbicide-tolerant or –resistant species in soybeans, corn and …
Nufarm NAFTA Headquarters
Nufarm invited ag media to tour their new North American headquarters in Alsip, IL. It is also the global headquarters for the Nuseed division. Photos: 2013 Nufarm North America Headquarters Photo Album Audio:
Nufarm Americas Names Two New Leaders
Nufarm Americas, a major manufacturer of crop protection products, has named two new members of its leadership team. Andrew Seitz has been named Executive Vice President, Ag Sales. Seitz joined Nufarm in 2010 and previously served as Director of Business Development and Marketing Manager, Ag. Previously, Seitz worked in marketing roles at Valent and Bayer CropScience and in sales and …
Nufarm Expands Production Capabilities in USA
June 8, 2012 (AgNewsWire) Nufarm Americas, Inc. will be opening a new plant for formulating fungicides, insecticides, growth regulators and seed treatments in Alsip, Ill. As part of this initiative, Nufarm will relocate its North American headquarters and the global head office for the group’s seed technologies business, Nuseed, from Burr Ridge, Ill., to the new Alsip site. The project …
Nufarm Announces Herbicide for Turf and Ornamental Market
Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas, Inc. announces the addition of Nufarm Quinclorac SPC 75 DF Herbicide to its expanding portfolio. Nufarm Quinclorac SPC 75 DF Herbicide contains quinclorac, the active ingredient used in Drive® herbicide. Full Release
Nufarm Kindle Contest
If you’re an ag journalist attending the IFAJ Congress or Ag Media Summit then Nufarm has a contest running to win a free Kindle. Tweet us @NufarmUS. Just use Twitter to tell us why you deserve to win a new Kindle, in 140 characters or less. Tweet as many times as you like between now and the end of InfoExpo …