Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I’m going to share a timely interview. You’ll hear my conversation with Karl Harker, Vice President for Operations, Agricultural Weather Information Service. AWIS is advertising on AgNewsWire to reach new prospects for their services. That’s what we’ll be talking about as we approach winter which is a very important one for …
Land O’Lakes President and CEO, Beth Ford Named to Inaugural TIME100 Climate List
Beth Ford is recognized for expanding access to sustainable agriculture practices to America’s farmers. ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (November 17, 2023) — TIME named Land O’Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Beth Ford to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action. “Thank you, TIME, for including Land O’Lakes on the list. It’s an important …
2023 NAFB Convention Trade Talk
The 80th NAFB Convention at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri featured the ever popular Trade Talk with over 100 industry organizations and companies. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast. Photos 2023 NAFB Convention Trade Talk Photos Trade Talk Interviews Renewable Fuels …
2023 AgGateway Annual Conference
The 2023 AgGateway Annual Conference is November 13-15 in Nashville, Tennessee. The AgGateway Annual Conference is a benchmarking event, where the industry gathers to understand the state of interconnectivity in agriculture, what the association and its membership has accomplished over the past year, and the core initiatives on deck for the year ahead. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to …
MyLand Welcomes Bill Mennell as Principal of Strategy and Analysis
Cultivating prosperity through soil health: Mennell to lead MyLand’s growth and sustainability efforts MyLand, a soil health company, announced today Bill Mennell joined the company’s leadership team as Principal, Strategy and Analysis, to identify and pursue new business opportunities for MyLand’s unique Soil as a Service (SaaS) solution. In his role, Mennell will focus on partnership expansion, natural asset strategies, …
Pivot Bio Presents 14 Abstracts on Its Breakthrough Crop Nutrition Technology at Industry’s Leading Research Conference
Company-Led and Independent Research Presented at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting Demonstrates Pivot Bio’s Commitment to Rigorous Product Evaluation Nov. 15, 2023 (St. Louis, Mo.) – Pivot Bio, Inc., a sustainable agriculture company, solidified its leadership in the development of breakthrough crop nutrition technologies at the 2023 International Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop …
Truterra Appoints Jamie Leifker as New President
Farmer and seasoned agronomy leader takes helm to continue Truterra’s focus on ag sustainability and profitability for farmers ARDEN HILLS, Minn., November 15, 2023 – Today Truterra, LLC, a leading agricultural sustainability business that offers consultation, tools and solutions for the ag and food value chain, announces Jamie Leifker as its next President. Leifker brings over 25 years of experience …
Y-TEX® Corporation and Fort Supply Technologies™ form Strategic Alliance to Combine Complimentary Strengths and Increase Value to Livestock Producers
Value is Provided Through the Precision Management of Livestock Cody, WY – Today, Y-TEX and Fort Supply Technologies (FST) announce a strategic alliance to accelerate the availability, use and acceptance of ultra-high frequency (UHF) and low frequency (LF) technologies for the livestock industry. With this alliance producers throughout the livestock supply chain will have increased access to tools to better …
Ethanol Report on Veterans for Renewable Fuels
The ethanol industry has a lot to celebrate for Veterans Day – including 15 percent of its workforce. The Renewable Fuels Association is honoring its veterans this year by launching “Veterans for Renewable Fuels” (VRF), a new program to recognize and celebrate the contributions of military veterans in the industry and provide them with opportunities to network and support one …
Adapt-N Focuses on Growing Integration Network to Increase Nitrogen Management Accessibility
Tampa, FL – November 9, 2023 As the premier nitrogen management software, Yara’s Adapt-N has served agronomists for more than 10 years to support critical efforts in maximizing nitrogen investment and efficiency. To further ensure growers across the U.S. have access to the tool and improve overall user experience, Adapt-N will focus efforts on building its integration network and will …
GS Vortex Systems Launches Vortex Flow Amplifier, The New Standard in Pipe Flow Technology
With their radical breakthrough in fluid flow control, GS Vortex Systems delivers transformational gains in cost reduction, flow efficiency, system productivity, and sustainability for agricultural irrigation and other industries Midland and Austin, TX, November 9th, 2023 — GS Vortex Systems, the new standard for cost reduction and flow assurance in piping systems, announced today the launch of their flagship product, …
MyLand Welcomes Jeff Tuel as Director of Sales to Drive Soil Health Initiatives in the Western United States
Elevating the game on and off the field: Tuel to boost adoption of live, native microalgae in agriculture PHOENIX, AZ — MyLand, A Soil Health Company, announced today that Jeff Tuel has joined the growing MyLand team as Director of Sales to expand the company’s service among growers in California and the Western United States. In his role, Tuel will …
President Biden Kicks Off Rural Investment Tour in Minnesota
President Joe Biden announced new rural investments during a visit to a farm in Minnesota Wednesday. During the visit to Dutch Creek Farms in Northfield, President Biden announced over $5 billion in his Investing in America agenda, including the Inflation Reduction Act, to “advance rural prosperity, economic development, competition, and sustainability.” 22:29
DPH Biologicals, University of Illinois Team Up to Improve Crop Residue Management
Trials focus on benefits of biologicals for post-harvest stubble control First-year results unveiled October 30 at international agronomy sciences meeting Indianapolis, IN – November 1, 2023 – DPH Biologicals and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) announced today a research collaboration validating the impact biologicals make to accelerate decomposition of crop residue, thereby unlocking the adoption of more sustainable and …
Biden Team Hitting the Rural Road
President Joe Biden and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will visit a family farm in Minnesota today to highlight the administration’s investments in rural America and efforts to support local farmers and communities. Biden will travel to Northfield, Minnesota to visit Dutch Creek Farms to lead his Administration’s Investing in Rural America Event Series and highlight investments from the Biden …