FCS Financial and the Farm Credit System have spent the last year celebrating their 100-year anniversary. To recognize this occasion, FCS Financial invited all of their member-owners to celebrate with them at the Missouri State Fair. Events for member-owners took place throughout the day along with receiving meal vouchers and admission tickets to the fair. This was just one festivity …
Agrible & The Equity Partner on Morning Farm Report Tools
Agrible, Inc. and The Equity (formerly Effingham Equity) have collaborated to bring the predictive analytics tools found inside Agrible’s Morning Farm Report™ to The Equity’s GoSmart Analytics customers. Through this joint effort, GoSmart Analytics users will now receive industry-leading data insights and recommendations to help with decision-making on the farm. By signing up for GoSmart Analytics, growers receive up-to-date weather …
I AM @USFRA Series
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has been working on behalf of the agricultural industry since it was founded in 2010. Today it is made up of nearly 100 industry affiliates and partners representing virtually all aspects of agriculture, working to engage in dialogue with consumers who have questions about how today’s food is grown and raised. In this …
Clariant Unveils Multi-Colored Agrocer Seed Colorants
This summer, specialty chemicals company Clariant announced its full range of Agrocer™ seed colorants in North America and we saw them on display at the recent American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) annual meeting in Portland. Philip Adams, Regional Sales and Marketing Director, Business Unit Pigments, says the Agrocer line fits in well with Clariant’s sustainability platform. “All business units within …
Reason for Reform Campaign Launch
Earlier this week, a coalition of Wisconsin business and community leaders came together in Madison for the launch of the “Reason for Reform” campaign, highlighting the need for immigration reform and presenting data about the significant contributions immigrants make to the state’s economy. The event was hosted by the Partnership for a New American Economy (NAE) and the Latino Chamber …
Mike Geske on Why USFRA
Mike Geske farms in a unique area in southeast Missouri because it has such a diversity of crops including rice, wheat and corn, a crop Geske grows with pride. For many years, he has served on boards of both the Missouri Corn Growers Association and National Corn Growers Association and today represents Missouri Corn on the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers …
JNHE Draws Over 900 Members
Nearly 900 members of the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) were in Madison, Wisconsin, last week to participate in the annual Junior National Hereford Exposition (JNHE). The expo’s cattle show brought in over 1,600 entries vying for over $50,000 in prize money. Amy Cowan, Director of Youth Activities and Foundation for the American Hereford Association and Director of the Hereford …
#FoodDialogues to Celebrate MN #Water
If there is one issue that impacts everyone on the planet, it is water. That’s why the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) in collaboration with the Farm and Food Alliance of Minnesota, will host a Food Dialogues next week in Minneapolis called “A Celebration of Minnesota’s Waters.” “We’re addressing this as a celebration of water but also working to …
The 411 on CropTrak’s New Look, New Product
CropTrak is getting ready for the InfoAg Conference with a slightly new name and the introduction of a new product. Chuck Zimmerman spoke with Jonathan Sherrill, Central Business Lead at CropTrak / Cogent3D, Inc., to find out what the company has been up to lately. Sherrill told him we’re going to have to wait for the event to hear about …
NMPF’s Chris Galen Is ‘I AM USFRA’
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) was one of the founding members of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) five years ago to amplify the voice that dairy producers have in speaking about food production. “Ultimately, a lot of what USFRA is doing is built around communicating messages to people who influence the food marketing environment,” says NMPF Senior …
Paul Spooner Discusses Research in I AM USFRA
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) recently completed an extensive research project that dug into consumer perceptions about sustainability, and the findings may help producers continue to break through communication barriers and effectively get their story out to the increasingly disconnected consuming public according to Paul Spooner, manager of affiliate and ag communications for USFRA. Spooner sat down with …
#4Enogen4Energy @AmericanEthanol E15 NASCAR Race
It’s E15 race time at the Iowa Speedway. The American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen was held June 19 at Iowa Speedway, featuring a press conference that included representatives from Syngenta, American Ethanol, Growth Energy and Quad County Corn Processors. Syngenta and Growth Energy are working together for the fourth consecutive year with Iowa Speedway to demonstrate the value …
TerrAvion Offers Plane-Based Precision Ag
Robert Morris served in the U.S. Army as a Technical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) Platoon Leader in Afghanistan. His ground-breaking work helped uncover intelligence that made critically important strategic decisions, but after returning to the states Morris realized drones were the wrong choice for agriculture. Instead a conversation with a buddy led Morris to start TerrAvion, an aerial imaging service …
ZimmCast Spotlights Truffle Media’s 10 Years
In this week’s ZimmCast, Jamie Johansen talks with John Blue, Truffle Media Networks, about the growth of the company and what he sees for the future. John says that Truffle Media Networks will turn ten years old in June. He is now the Chief of Community Creation for the company. You’ll have to listen to him explain that. John is …
Alltech Ideas Conference Focuses on #ONEBigIdea
The ONE: Alltech Ideas Conference attracts nearly 3,000 agribusiness leaders from 71 different countries to take in the latest in agriculture, science and technology. Lexington, Kentucky is the home of Alltech and this year’s symposium is focused on #ONEBigIdea. It’s all about creation and innovation. Attendees are able to engage and interact with mind-expanding visionaries from across the globe. View …