BASF’s annual Science Behind event was held at the “Ports of Call” in Seaworld just prior to Commodity Classic. This year’s event unveiled a new innovation from BASF, Revysol fungicide. After a brief introduction from Scott Kay, Vice President of U.S. Crop, listen to BASF experts share pertinent information about our best kept secret. A grower panel discussion closed the …
2019 Bayer AgVocacy Forum
Bayer once again hosts its annual AgVocacy Forum, bringing together Bayer leadership, experts and thought leaders to speak with 60 U.S.-based journalists and influencers on the opportunities and challenges facing ag. The event takes place prior to the 2019 Commodity Classic. Session topics include the latest ag innovations, shifting consumer preferences and emerging trends like urban farming. Also included here …
2019 BASF Legacy Club Events
To honor the hard work of its cotton grower customers, BASF held a special event in Destin, Florida. The event provides an opportunity to meet other successful growers and attend an awards dinner celebration to find out who made the 2018 Stoneville Legacy Club. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to digital media content available free of charge for digital …
2019 National Farm Machinery Show
This virtual ag newsroom features content from the 2019 National Farm Machinery Show, held Feb. 12-15, sponsored by FMC Agricultural Solutions. The National Farm Machinery Show offers the most complete selection of cutting-edge agricultural products, equipment and services available in the farming industry. Business professionals from around the world gain knowledge and hands-on access to various technological advancements needed for …
American Lamb Board Elects New Chairman; Releases Results
Dale Thorne, a sheep producer from Michigan, has been elected chairman of the American Lamb Board (ALB). He is serving his second 3-year term on the Board, representing the lamb feeding sector. Thorne has previously served as ALB vice chairman, treasurer and chairman of the Research Committee. “Being able to help increase demand for American Lamb is an honor. In …
2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Virtual Newsroom
It’s time to Geaux to New Orleans for the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. Click here for the official convention virtual newsroom where all of the photos, interviews and audio are being archived. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast.
2019 Develop With Deere Conference
The 2019 Develop with Deere conference is taking place in Chicago, IL. Attendance is significantly higher this year at almost 600 people. The conference features tracks on technology, business and software. Attending are John Deere dealers, software companies integrating with John Deere API’s and more. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to digital media content available free of charge for …
2019 BASF APT Summit
The first virtual ag newsroom of 2019 features the inaugural BASF APT (Agronomic Performance Trials) Summit. This program takes place just prior to the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans. The program includes sharing 2018 APT information and the announcement of new 2019 cotton varieties. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to digital media content available free of charge for …
Presidion Ag Announces Another Patent Allowance
Presidion Ag is pleased to announce that the Technology supporting their Product Phosgain™ licensed to Presidion Ag for sales in the United States market, has received notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark office. Phosgain makes Phosphate more available to the plant through a high level of ion exchange capacity and is a highly concentrated formula with …
CropTrak Continues Expansion
CropTrak, a leading global SaaS platform utilized by Agribusiness and Food Companies for compliance data capture and reporting, announced the hire of Stewart Dainty as Director, Key Accounts. Stewart is based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Born and raised in the great state of Iowa, he brings 25 years of agricultural industry experience in data and engineering analytics technology to …
2018 ARA Conference & Expo
The 2018 ARA Conference & Expo takes place in Boca Raton, FL this year. Agricultural retailers are gathered for professional development and industry recognition in addition to some outstanding speakers. Photos 2018 ARA Conference & Expo Photo Album Audio Welcome to #ARA2018 – Trade is Hot Topic at #ARA2018 – Daren Coppock, ARA President/CEO, Annual Report – Chuck Magro, Nutrien …
BASF Arkansas Field Day
BASF held a field day in Marion, AR to meet with groups of retailer staff and talk about the new BASF, especially soybeans (Credenz) and Cotton (Stoneville). The first company to attend was Nutrien. We had quite a bit of rain the day before the event so there was limited in-field opportunities for the day but there was still a …
BASF Celebrate Cotton 2018
The annual Celebrate Cotton Texas Tech football game provided the perfect opportunity for BASF to show off its branded BASF Seed Innovation Center Attendees were provided with tours that included both the Trait Development Building and the BASF Crop Analytics laboratory. After the tours media were able to meet with BASF leadership for one on one interviews. Then it was …
2018 Cattle Industry Summer Meeting
More than 600 cattle industry leaders will be attending the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver this week to help create direction for critical industry programs. The meeting is taking place Aug. 1-4. The event includes meetings of cattlemen and women representing the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, American National CattleWomen and National Cattlemen’s …
Milan No-Till Field Day
The Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day is one of the most far-ranging agricultural field days in the nation. This year’s event started out with cool weather and a good crowd. Tours cover topics as diverse as row crop sustainability, beef cattle production, natural resource management and precision agriculture. A total of 16 tours are on the agenda. “Although we’ve …