Doane’s 2015 Planting Intentions Survey was released to subscribers and clients Friday, March 20th. Results from this year’s survey show a continuation of recent trends toward more soybeans and less corn acreage. Last year’s corn acreage declined significantly in 2014, down 4.8 million acres from the 2013 level, just a bit more than the 4.5 million acre decline implied by …
Polaris RANGER Becomes Sponsor of ProRodeo
Polaris® Industries Inc., the leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles and The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) announced a national partnership recognizing the industry-leading utility vehicle (UTV), Polaris RANGER, as the “Official UTV of the PRCA, the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.” “Given that the majority of our members and fans reside in rural America, this …
2015 BIVI Swine Health Seminar
On the eve of the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. hosted their 2015 Swine Health Seminar. The one-day event was packed with information for veterinarians and producers and covered topics including PEDv, pig welfare and the future of vet medicine. The event took place in cloudy, raining Orlando, Florida. The photos …
2015 BASF Science Behind the Chemistry
BASF Crop Protection held its 9th Science Behind event prior to the 2015 Commodity Classic in Phoenix, Arizona. The Science Behind the Right Chemistry focused on how BASF is helping farmers with risk management and the BASF booth at Commodity Classic featured experts in the company’s vast crop protection portfolio. 2015 BASF Science Behind Album BASF Celebrates 150 Years of …
2015 Bayer CropScience Ag Issues Forum
Bayer CropScience held its 10th annual Ag Issues Forum February 24-25, 2015 in Phoenix ahead of the 2015 Commodity Classic. The theme was “Feeding Imagination Today, Nourishing Tomorrow.” 2015 Ag Issues Forum Photo Album Bayer Ag Issues Forum Celebrates 10 Years – 2015 Ag Issues Forum – Former Iowa Congressman at #AIF2015 – Bayer Young Farmer Sustainability Award – Bayer …
Morning Farm Report Launched
Agrible, Inc. launched Morning Farm Report, a predictive analytics tool that delivers field-specific data and forecasts to help with decision-making in the field. Designed for growers and agricultural companies, Morning Farm Report uses a subscription model to provide reports and big data views of rainfall, temperature, growing degree days, field work logistics, maximum ground pressures, and yield estimates. “With Morning …
USDA Encourages Use of REAP Funds
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced new funding under the Rural Energy for America (REAP) program under the 2014 Farm Bill. The more than $280 million in funds are open to rural agricultural producers and small business owners to install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. Listen to the press conference that includes Secretary …
Solvay Novecare & Eco Agro Resources Join Forces
Solvay’s global business unit Novecare announced that it will team up with US-based Eco Agro Resources to develop market and product portfolio opportunities in North and South America. The partnership is part of larger discussions aimed at leveraging the companies’ combined enhanced efficiency fertilizer products (EEFs) for agricultural distributors and customers. The partnership was announced today at the start of …
Eco Agro Resources Teams with Ekompany
US-based Eco Agro Resources announced a commercial agreement expanding its product range to include Ekote, a line of eco-friendly controlled-release fertilizers by Ekompany. Ekompany based in the Netherlands and Eco Agro Resources of the United States will work together leveraging the latest technology of both companies to bring innovative products to agriculture and horticulture markets in North America. Andrew Semple, …
Eco Agro Resources Introduces N YIELD AZ
Eco Agro Resources introduces a new stabilizer product, the latest breakthrough against the loss of nitrogen fertilizer. It combines the world’s most proven nitrogen stabilizer ingredient with the power of PENXCEL technology for unsurpassed performance. Andrew Semple, CEO of Eco Agro Resources explains, “Our customers have shared with us the challenges of the standard formulations that are currently available. Application …
Iteris & F4F Agriculture Sign MOU
Iteris, Inc., a leader in providing intelligent traffic management and weather information solutions, and F4F Agriculture, a global business dedicated to agricultural supply chain connectivity, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a formal partnership. The MOU sets into motion a partnership strategy incorporating Iteris’ ClearAg™ with F4F’s integrated business solutions to provide differentiated precision ag technology for …
Eco Agro Expands Team
Eco Agro Resources (EAR) expands its team with the addition of industry veterans Richard Sherman and Debbie Lewis. It also expands its network of offices with the addition of a Saint Louis-area office. Andrew Semple, CEO of Eco Agro Resources explains, “We’re growing our business and bringing on the staff I know will make a difference. Both Richard and Debbie …
PacificAg Can Help Growers Increase Profits
PacificAg, the country’s largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country, is helping growers see increased profits in the emerging biomass markets. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services that allow growers to further diversify their operations and experience additional revenue. As Founder and CEO Bill Levy describes the growth of the company, he notes they got …
PacificAg Can Save Ethanol Plants Time & Money
PacificAg, the country’s largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country, can help ethanol plants developing or expanding operations into the production of cellulosic ethanol, save time and money on supply chain development. PacificAg enables cellulosic biorefineries the ability to source cost-competitive biomass for biofuel and biochemical production. As a biomass harvest company, PacificAg is ahead of the …
Iteris Releases ClearAg Prime
Iteris, Inc., a leader in providing intelligent traffic management and weather information solutions, has released ClearAg™ Prime, the latest in a series of application programming interfaces (API) that can be readily integrated with third-party agricultural software applications. ClearAg Prime provides real-time access to Iteris’ cloud-based ClearAg data analysis platform, which combines the power of big data and analytics with the …