While many people enjoyed this year’s mild winters, farmers struggled to enjoy the balmy break from freezing temperatures. Instead growers have been more concerned with the affect the temperature will have had on insect pressure. AgWired spoke with Tim Laatsch of GROWMARK to learn more about what could be in store this growing season. The full interview also covers a …
Planting Decisions Can Still Include #LibertyLink
Spring has sprung and planting has already begun in some areas, but there’s still time to include Bayer Liberty® and LibertyLink® soybeans this crop year. At the recent Bayer AgVocacy Forum, we talked with Al Luke, Bayer U.S. strategic business lead for row crops, about the LibertyLink system and availability this year. Learn more here and in this interview: Bayer …
NCBA Names New CEO
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has named Kendal Frazier its new chief executive officer. Frazier was raised on a diversified cattle and grain operation in south-central Kansas. He is a graduate of Kansas State University and began his career as a farm broadcaster for WIBW Radio/Television before joining the staff at Kansas Livestock Association as director of communications. He …
I AM USFRA – John Deere
John Deere was one of the first companies to become a member of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Premier Partner Advisory Group (PPAG) back in 2011 and they continue to provide strong support for the organization. Deere Director of Industry Relations Chuck Studer serves on the board of USFRA and in this interview from National Ag Day he …
Sinor Chemical Appoints NBPT Business Manager
Sinor Chemical Industry Co., Limited announces the appointment of Andrew Semple as Business Manager for NBPT in North, and South America, and the European Union. NBPT is the world’s most popular nitrogen stabilizer for urea, which is the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer on a global basis. SinorChem is an innovator in the production of NBPT, with the development of …
Help Fill the Well of Thirsty Land
Thirsty Land, is scheduled to debut at the Water for Food global conference on April 24th. Its impact is sure to reach across the nation, but Conrad Weaver needs our help. The project tells the story of the importance of water to agriculture and food production– or really the lack of water and focuses on drought-ridden areas such as Central …
#AgDay Festivities in Washington DC
The agriculture industry celebrated National Ag Day this week (March 15) in Washington D.C. Multiple activities took place including Agri-Pulse’s annual summit that kicked off with a Farm to Fork event. Also Agri-Pulse awarded the Doan Award, a recognition of excellence in agriculture reporting, to Ben Nuelle with the Iowa Agribusiness Farm Network. Agri-Pulse Farm to Fork Photo Album Agri-Pulse …
ZimmCast Highlights #Propane Power from @GROWMARK
Propane power is on a roll these days, going far beyond it’s traditional uses of home heating and grain drying, moving into areas such as fleet vehicles and irrigation engines. For this edition of the ZimmCast, Cindy Zimmerman spoke with Becky Hornblower, GROWMARK’s propane marketing and technical services manager, about everything that’s new about propane – from supplies and prices, …
Senate Debates GMO Labeling on #AgDay
The Senate heard debate Tuesday on legislation proposed by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) to provide a voluntary national standard for foods containing genetically modified ingredients as well as an incentive to provide more information on biotechnology to consumers. During his floor speech on the Biotechnology Labeling Solutions bill, Roberts stressed the pressing need for Congress to act …
New Series Launch: I AM USFRA
A new audio series has kicked off on AgWired called “I AM USFRA“. USFRA consists of nearly 100 agricultural organizations and agribusiness partners and the goal of I AM USFRA is to learn about those partners and why they support this coalition. To learn who USFRA is, we start at the top with chairwoman Nancy Kavazanjian who represents the United …
Ethanol Report: #FlexMyChoice
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) launched a new campaign at the 2016 National Ethanol Conference (NEC) designed to help the industry voice support for flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs). The “Flex My Choice” effort is aimed directly at automakers, auto dealerships, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to the fact that automakers have begun to limit FFV models as the government …
More From #Classic16
The 2016 Commodity Classic was one for the record books, increasing attendance to 9770, compared to 7,936 in 2015. The trade show featured an all-time high of 433 participating companies, including 128 first-time exhibitors. These exhibitors filled a record 253,300 net square feet of booth space, 49 percent more space 2015’s trade show in Phoenix. Below you will find some …
Bayer LibertyLink Real Yield Winners at #Classic16
Winners of the Bayer LibertyLink Real Yield Game were announced at the 2016 Commodity Classic. Among them were five farmers who were instant winners, receiving 500 acres of LibertyLink soybean seed and Liberty herbicide, and one grand prize winner who gets a year’s lease on a John Deere 8320R tractor. Even better, 28 state FFA organizations got a share in …
Morning Farm Report Adds Nutrient Forecast & Spray Smart Tech
Agrible, Inc. has announced new features and significant enhancements to Morning Farm Report™, their suite of predictive analytics tools for growers and agricultural companies. Tools like Advanced Nutrient Engine, Spray Smart™, Drone Plan, and Field Story™ have been added to the yield estimates, fieldwork recommendations, and weather forecasts already provided by Morning Farm Report. Each new tool adds more data …
2016 Commodity Classic
“Get Jazzed” is the theme of the 2016 Commodity Classic in New Orleans – the annual meeting of some 8,000 corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum farmers, member associations., agribusiness and farm media. The event features a huge trade show as well as a variety of educational sessions from microbes to honey bees, unmanned aerial systems to measuring sustainability, global weather …