President-elect Donald Trump officially rounded out his cabinet by nominating former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture just a little more than 24 hours before the inauguration. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association calls him “an excellent pick” to head USDA. “As a lifelong agri-businessman and veterinarian, as well as the two-term governor of a state where agriculture’s the largest …
EPA Nominee Questioned About Ag Issues
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt answered questions about regulatory overreach and his support of renewable fuels during his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President-elect Donald Trump. Listen to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) question Pruitt here:
Agren & Land O’ Lakes SUSTAIN Partner on Conservation
Carroll, IA- Central Iowa-based small business, Agren, Inc. has partnered with Land O’Lakes, Inc. one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, to use emerging precision conservation technology to help farmers improve soil and water quality. The Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN business unit will use Agren’s technology platform to deliver scalable, geo-spatial tools that are designed to identify highly-erodible spots in …
Fueling Biodiesel’s Future in San Diego
Welcome to the virtual newsroom for the 14th Annual National Biodiesel Conference & Expo held January 16-19, 2017 in San Diego, California. The conference includes the latest information and innovations in the biodiesel industry, legislative updates, awards and honors. This newsroom includes links to photos, audio and video from the conference. Find more information on the biodiesel industry at the …
Anaplasmosis Animal AgCast
In this AnimalAgCast we discuss one of the most talked about issues in animal agriculture circles these days. January 2017 brought us the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD). Dr. Craig Payne, University of Missouri Extension, has spoke to a number of groups across the country educating vets and producers on the VFD and serving as a key resource for continued questions. …
GROWMARK Offers New Scholarship Opportunities
GROWMARK has announced a new scholarship program, according Youth and Cooperative Education Specialist Karen Jones. Fifteen students will receive a $1,500 scholarship to pursue a degree in agriculture this fall. Previously GROWMARK’s scholarships had been tied to specific universities, but the new program is available to students in the U.S. or Ontario, Canada studying at any two- or four-year colleges …
AFBF 98th Annual Meeting
The 98th Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation and IDEAg Trade Show, held January 6-11, in Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of farmers and ranchers from around the country attend the convention which offers outstanding speakers and general sessions, the chance to recognize leaders in agriculture, programs for young farmers and ranchers, and much more. All content posted here is …
2017 #PotatoExpo
Welcome to the virtual news room for the 9th annual Potato Expo, January 4-6, 2017 in San Francisco, California. Potato Expo is the largest conference and trade show for the potato industry held in North America, offering educational programming and networking opportunities for 2,000 growers, suppliers, and experts. All content posted here is available free of charge for digital or …
Monsanto Announcements
Monsanto Company made a series of announcements this week, making lots of news as the company continues working with Bayer to finalize the acquisition deal by then end of this calendar year. Monsanto announced a new global genome-editing agreement: Monsanto and Novozymes also announced an updated research pipeline for the BioAg Alliance – Fraley also joined representatives of The Climate …
BASF Engenia Virtual Pressers
BASF held virtual press conferences to talk about Engenia herbicide, which was registered for use by the EPA on December 20, 2016. The first event featured BASF U.S. Crop Director of Marketing Neil Bentley and Technical Marketing Manager Chad Asmus to provide an overview of how Engenia herbicide fits into a comprehensive approach to weed control and details about the …
2017 Could Be Big Year for #Ethanol
Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen always has an optimistic outlook when it comes to the ethanol industry, despite the challenges it continues to face, but the outlook seems especially rosy this new year. Dinneen believes 2017 might be the year that we “finally realize the full potential of the RFS” and he is looking forward to working …
Top AgNewsWire Posts of 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year gone by. It was a fun and exciting year for agriculture – especially with some of the brand new technologies like autonomous tractors – and energy with biofuels gaining momentum, and if this year in any indication, 2017 should prove to be just as exciting. I know …
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas from the AgWired family of publications and the entire ZimmComm New Media team. Have a glorious Christmas season and we’ll look forward to seeing you along the agriblogging highway throughout 2017.
GROWMARK Cultivating a Positive Workplace
GROWMARK is finding that promoting an inclusive workplace culture can have lots of positive benefits. The farmer cooperative employs more than 450 people in the home office in Bloomington, Illinois with thousands more throughout the FS GROWMARK system, and GROWMARK Manager of Young Producer Programs Heather Thompson talks about how and why they are working to increase employee engagement in …
2016 was a “Terrific Year” for Ethanol
With the presidential campaign getting all the attention this year, it may have gone relatively unnoticed that 2016 was a very good year for the ethanol industry. Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen talks about it in this Ethanol Report. ————— 2016 has been a great year for the ethanol industry, according to Renewable Fuels Association president and …