Leaders in soil health team up to build new, easier solutions for growers JACKSONVILLE, Florida/SHELTON, Connecticut (March 8, 2023) – HGS BioScience™, a leader in the manufacture of dry-delivery, functional carbon, and Tiger-Sul® Products LLC, leaders in sulphur bentonite and micronutrient-enhanced crop performance products, announce a new strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a portfolio of high-value soil health and …
Smartwyre Improves Data Health for the Crop Input Supply Chain, Enabling Better Tracking of Sales Transactions and More Timely, Accurate Incentive Payments
Smartwyre™ announced today enhanced technology features to help crop input manufacturers, distributors, and retailers better manage critical customer information that is used to help track sales transactions and rebate payments. According to USDA, digital agriculture—the ongoing transformation of farming that includes digitalization and automation of farming tasks—is an essential part of the solution to challenges facing U.S. agriculture. Yet the …
Ethanol Report on #RFANEC 2023 Highlights
The Renewable Fuels Association 2023 National Ethanol Conference coincided with the release of EPA’s proposed rule to allow year round sales of E15 ethanol, making it a very timely event with attendance back to pre-pandemic levels. This edition of the Ethanol Report podcast includes highlights from the NEC, including remarks from RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper; Ben Hengst, EPA …
DWFI Podcast 22 – Dave Aiken – Water Law and the Perkins County Canal
Dave Aiken is a DWFI faculty fellow and a professor of agricultural economics at UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. His research areas include water law and policy, energy law, environmental law and global warming. In this episode, DWFI Communications Specialist Arianna Elnes talks to Dave about water law, water legal histories, the South Platte River Compact, and context …
2023 National Ethanol Conference
The theme for the Renewable Fuels Association’s 2023 National Ethanol Conference is “Ready. Set. Go!,” with a distinguished slate of speakers and panels addressing a wide array of timely topics. The event is being held in Orlando February 28 to March 2. Click here for the official virtual newsroom for the National Ethanol Conference that includes links to photos and …
Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services Episode 26
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. Nutrient Access is an Important Key to Maximizing Yield Potential In this episode, we welcome our new Field Notes moderator, Ken Root, as he talks with KAS technical agronomist, Matt Fryer, about nutrient access and …
ZimmCast 706 – From Cattle to CIRB
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Coming up on the Agriglogging Highway is The Ethanol Conference followed a week later by Commodity Classic. Both are in Orlando, FL. There are four more after these but with a little more in-between, ZimmComm World Headquarters time. But let’s look backward just a little. This week’s program will start with cattle and end …
RFA Testifies at Low Carbon, Clean Fuels Hearing
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing Wednesday on “The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program.” Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper testified at the hearing, stressing that implementing a national clean fuel program that incorporates a market-based, technology-neutral approach will be critical to decarbonizing the …
CIRB 59th Annual Meeting
The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau 2023 Annual Meeting is being held February 8-10 in Bonita Springs, Florida. With the theme of “It Starts With Us,” CIRB’s 59th annual meeting features distinguished speakers and opportunities to interact with crop insurance and reinsurance industry leaders. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for …
ZimmCast 505 – Riding with Can-Am
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. In the middle of the winter meetings I’m going to take a break to share a conversation with JJ Rivet, Can-Am. Can-Am provided the members of the Crystal Pig Hunt Club aHD-10 Unlimited model to try out during the early part of the deer hunting season in Georgia, which was very …
Ethanol Report Preview of NEC
The 2023 National Ethanol Conference is coming up in less than a month now and there are so many reasons to attend February 28 – March 2 in Orlando. In this episode of the Ethanol Report, we hear from four Renewable Fuels Association staff members about some of the panels and issues that will be explored at the NEC. Jared …
Time to Get Jazzed for #CattleCon23
New Orleans is where thousands of cattle producers from around the country are gathering to attend the 125th 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show February 1-3, preceded by the 30th annual Cattlemen’s College starting on January 31. The theme of the convention is Get Jazzed, and the Opening General Session will include a fireside chat about ranch life …
Clean Fuels Conference United as One
“United as One” is the theme of the inaugural Clean Fuels Conference, January 23-26, 2023 in Tampa, Florida where the role of biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in the national commitment to decarbonization take center stage. Formerly the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, the event’s rebranding reflects the founding organization’s name change last year from the National Biodiesel …
ZimmCast 704 – From Beltwide to VISION
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. I’m a little behind on this latest episode. The holidays and early conferences have kept Cindy and I very busy. This includes traveling to see family and that includes a beautiful wedding for one of our nieces. We are very blessed to be able to see so many of our family …
The 2023 VISION Conference – Harness the Power of Ag 4.0
The VISION Conference convenes industry leaders from across the rapidly expanding agtech ecosystem with a singular goal: To shape the strategic roadmap for building a sustainable food value system to feed the world. The 6th Annual VISION Conference organized by Meister Media Worldwide, the leading global media company serving specialty agricultural markets around the globe, is being held at the …