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AMVAC GreenSolutions Surpasses 1.2 Million Acres Treated in 2022
AMVAC GreenSolutions Surpasses 1.2 Million Acres Treated in 2022

GreenSolutions biological product portfolio supports North American growers

American Potash Corp. Receives Initial State Approval For Utah Drilling
American Potash Corp. Receives Initial State Approval For Utah Drilling

The Green River Potash and Lithium Project is situated within Utah’s Paradox Salt Basin, and could potentially be one of the largest sources of potash in the U.S.

Syngenta’s Vayantis Fungicide Seed Treatment Now Available in Custom Blends
Syngenta’s Vayantis Fungicide Seed Treatment Now Available in Custom Blends

This custom blend option allows growers to combine the superior Pythium protection Vayantis provides with other seed treatments, creating tailor-made solutions specific to their fields’ challenges.

Lindsay Corporation Announces Partnership with Ceres Imaging
Lindsay Corporation Announces Partnership with Ceres Imaging

High-resolution imagery will be incorporated into Lindsay's FieldNET irrigation management tool offers increased visibility of crop and field conditions

AMVAC and NewLeaf Symbiotics Launch Biologicals Partnership
AMVAC and NewLeaf Symbiotics Launch Biologicals Partnership

Partnership will bolster AMVAC’s growing GreenSolutions biological portfolio; NewLeaf Symbiotics set to gain wider market access

Tenkoz Partners With Smartwyre
Tenkoz Partners With Smartwyre

Tenkoz owner companies will use Smartwyre to improve data quality and transparency to inform better business decisions.

Atticus Announces 27 New Product Registrations in Arizona
Atticus Announces 27 New Product Registrations in Arizona

In the state of Arizona, Atticus has registered and made available an additional 27 products, bringing its comprehensive portfolio of registered products to more than 46.

Rob-See-Co Acquires Federal Hybrids
Rob-See-Co Acquires Federal Hybrids

This acquisition positions Rob-See-Co as the 14th largest corn seed company in the United States.

Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis Merge Life Sciences Businesses
Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis Merge Life Sciences Businesses

With this change, Wilbur-Ellis is solidifying its position as a leader in agriculture and food-related industries in North America.

Scoular Acquires Walker Products' Grain Elevator in Lincoln, Kansas
Scoular Acquires Walker Products' Grain Elevator in Lincoln, Kansas

Scoular, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operates a Midwestern grain handling network that includes more than 50 facilities in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska.

DLF Launches Brand and Business Unification in North America
DLF Launches Brand and Business Unification in North America

DLF Pickseed is proud to announce it has unified its brand and business under the name DLF - the global market leader in forage and turf seed, in operation for over 100 years.

AgLaunch365 is a farm-centric program that will assists in field trials and attracting investments for ag startups.
AgLaunch and Farm Journal Announce 8 Startups In 2022 Row Crop Challenge

AgLaunch is hosting 8 row crop agtech start-ups for the 2022 AgLaunch365 Row Crop Challenge. Up to five teams will be selected for the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials with AgLaunch Farmer Network members.

Meristem Announces Two New Tech-delivery Systems For Biologicals
Meristem Announces Two New Tech-delivery Systems For Biologicals

Both technology systems result from work with leading industry partners and are designed to work seamlessly with farming operations to dramatically increase the performance of a broad range of biologicals.

NewLeaf Symbiotics Receives EPA Registration for Corn Rootworm Biopesticide
NewLeaf Symbiotics Receives EPA Registration for Corn Rootworm Biopesticide

NewLeaf’s line of Terrasym biological products for corn and soybean include state regulated products that consistently provide enhanced nutrient uptake throughout the growing season.

UPL Receives EPA Registration for Batalium Amped Herbicide in Wheat
UPL Receives EPA Registration for Batalium Amped Herbicide in Wheat

Batalium Amped herbicide features a unique and high-performance formulation of three active ingredients at the fullest rates — flucarbazone (Group 2), fluroxypyr (Group 4) and bromoxynil (Group 6).

Entries Open For 2023 4R Advocate Awards
Entries Open For 2023 4R Advocate Awards

To date, 120 4R Advocates from 24 states, representing nearly one-quarter million acres have been recognized.

Marcus Construction Welcomes Third-Generation Owners
Marcus Construction Welcomes Third-Generation Owners

For over 65 years Marcus Construction has been a family-owned construction manager and general contractor.

Syngenta Seedcare and Bioceres Crop Solutions Collaborate On Biological Seed Treatments
Syngenta Seedcare and Bioceres Crop Solutions Collaborate On Biological Seed Treatments

This seed-applied solution helps crops, such as soybean, capture nitrogen from the atmosphere and significantly reduces the need for nitrogen fertilizers – supporting regenerative agriculture.

Co-Alliance Cooperative Now Headquartered In Indianapolis
Co-Alliance Cooperative Now Headquartered In Indianapolis

“This move signifies more than a change in location. It is a symbol of growth of our farmer-owned cooperative, the strength of agriculture in Indiana and the evolution of how we will do business," says CEO Kevin Still.

Ceres Solutions Acquires Four Frick Services Agronomy Locations
Ceres Solutions Acquires Four Frick Services Agronomy Locations

“These locations are ideally situated to complement the existing Ceres Solutions presence across the trade area, and we see many potential synergies," said Jeff Troike, CEO of Ceres Solutions.

Tessenderlo Kerley Breaks Ground of New Liquid Fertilizer Plant
Tessenderlo Kerley Breaks Ground of New Liquid Fertilizer Plant

The new 50,000-square-foot production facility will occupy 50 acres and is set to become operational in 2024.

Asmark Institute’s Agricenter Celebrates 10 Years
Asmark Institute’s Agricenter Celebrates 10 Years

Opening on August 20, 2012, the Asmark Institute Agricenter has hosted hundreds of training events, and thousands of people have walked through the doors to learn, train, network, and collaborate.

UPL Appoints Mike Frank as Chief Executive Officer of UPL Corporation
UPL Appoints Mike Frank as Chief Executive Officer of UPL Corporation

Mike joined UPL in early 2022 as President and Chief Operating Officer of UPL’s Crop Protection business.

Albaugh to Increase 2,4-D Production
Albaugh to Increase 2,4-D Production

The final products for the US market will be produced at the company’s North America facility in Saint Joseph, MO using the existing large-scale capacities for both ester and amine formulations of 2,4-D.

Drexel Announces Two New Sales Representatives
Drexel Announces Two New Sales Representatives

Drexel Chemical Company announces the addition of Jeremy Corrigan as Upper Midwest Sales Representative and Cully Forsyth as Central Midwest Sales Representative.

Yara Implements Further Production Curtailments in Europe
Yara Implements Further Production Curtailments in Europe

With this, Yara will have curtailed an annual capacity equivalent of 3.1 million tonnes ammonia and 4.0 million tonnes finished products (1.8 million tonnes urea, 1.9 million tonnes nitrates and 0.3 million tonnes NPK.)

Kalo Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Kalo Celebrates 90th Anniversary

Established in 1932 as the KALO Inoculant Company in Quincy, Illinois, the firm developed a line of bacterial legume inoculants used by Midwest farmers to boost alfalfa and clover hay yields.

Corteva Completes $242 Million Expansion of Michigan Manufacturing Facility
Corteva Completes $242 Million Expansion of Michigan Manufacturing Facility

Construction on the project within the Midland I-Park began in March of 2020 and took roughly 2 years to complete.

Sabanto Gets Investment Boost From Trimble
Sabanto Gets Investment Boost From Trimble

Sabanto marks the fund’s second investment, the first being an investment in Monarch Tractors last November.

INREC Announces Grant From Google to Improve Water Quality
INREC Announces Grant From Google to Improve Water Quality

“Iowa continues to lead on soil health and water quality and grants like this one only help to accelerate our progress,” said Governor Kim Reynolds.

Truterra and FarmRaise Collaborate To Make Grants More Accessible to Farmers
Truterra and FarmRaise Collaborate To Make Grants More Accessible to Farmers

Qualified farmers are quickly and easily matched with relevant funding programs from FarmRaise’s library of more than 1,000 funding opportunities.

Albaugh Launches Legend 5L ST Insecticide Seed Treatment
Albaugh Launches Legend 5L ST Insecticide Seed Treatment

Legend 5L ST is a broad-spectrum insecticide with activity on both soil and foliar pests.

Orange Madison Cooperative Becomes Newest FS Member Company
Orange Madison Cooperative Becomes Newest FS Member Company

Orange Madison Cooperative is based in Orange, Virginia.

Syngenta and Atticus Settle Azoxystrobin Lawsuit
Syngenta and Atticus Settle Azoxystrobin Lawsuit

Both parties agree that valid intellectual property rights are important to the industry and should be respected. Atticus will continue to offer for sale its azoxystrobin products.

Steve Swift Joins Marcus Construction For Liquid Fertilizer and Seed Warehouse Design Services
Steve Swift Joins Marcus Construction For Liquid Fertilizer and Seed Warehouse Design Services

Marcus Construction, announces the exclusive relationship with Steve Swift as a Project Adviser focused on the design of liquid fertilizer storage and chemical & seed warehouses.

Verdesian and 3Bar Biologics Announce Partnership
Verdesian and 3Bar Biologics Announce Partnership

Verdesian and 3Bar have already begun work on some joint projects that will be announced in the future.

Drexel Adds East Coast Sales Representative
Drexel Adds East Coast Sales Representative

Drexel Chemical Company announces the addition of Drew Clapp as East Coast Sales Representative, responsible for sales in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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FieldWatch Welcomes 23rd State: West Virginia

“The goal is to get beekeepers and producers registered through FieldWatch so applicators can get accurate information before spraying,” said Curt Hadley, Business Development Manager, FieldWatch.

John Deere Enters Joint Venture with SurePoint Ag Systems
John Deere Enters Joint Venture with SurePoint Ag Systems

SurePoint designs and manufactures liquid fertilizer application and spray tendering systems, and anhydrous and irrigation injection equipment.

A cotton boll from Red Land Cotton.
New Option to Fight Nematodes In-Furrow in Cotton: Averland FC

Cotton growers have a convenient new tool to battle nematodes in-furrow with Averland FC nematicide/insecticide/miticide from Vive Crop Protection.

AMVAC, BASF Collaborate to Develop Rhizo-Flo Soybean Inoculant To SIMPAS-applied Solutions
AMVAC, BASF Collaborate to Develop Rhizo-Flo Soybean Inoculant To SIMPAS-applied Solutions

Rhizo-Flo is a unique and leading soybean inoculant designed to deliver high concentrations of viable and effective Bradyrhizobium cells and ultimately improved yields.

Bill Northey Steps In As CEO Of Iowa Agribusiness Association
Bill Northey Steps In As CEO Of Iowa Agribusiness Association

Bill Northey will be succeeding Joel Brinkmeyer, who will be retiring on May 1, 2022.

The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance  Presents 2022 Program Innovation Award
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance Presents 2022 Program Innovation Award

The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its annual conference virtually in February and presented the Program Innovation Award to the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Team

DLF Brings Seed Enhancement Investment to North America
DLF Brings Seed Enhancement Investment to North America

Brian Jaasko and Robert Keeter have joined DLF to head the company’s seed enhancement and coating strategy.

Use the Right Nozzles for the Job
WinField United Releases UltraLock Adjuvant to Help Navigate Weed Resistance Issues

Latest adjuvant from WinField United designed to improve crop protection performance

EPA Approves Use Label for Capture LFR Insecticide and Ethos XB Insecticide/Fungicide in Sunflowers
EPA Approves Use Label for Capture LFR Insecticide and Ethos XB Insecticide/Fungicide in Sunflowers

“The use approval of these tools provide sunflower growers access to much needed new and effective solutions to address the wide pest spectrums and soilborne diseases they face,” said Eric Castner.

Dr. Robert Fraley Joins Verdesian Life Sciences Board
Dr. Robert Fraley Joins Verdesian Life Sciences Board

“I have been passionate about ag technology throughout my entire career, and I’m so excited to join Verdesian Life Sciences,” said Fraley.

Certis Biologicals Names New Field Development Manager To Grow Southern US Business
Certis Biologicals Names New Field Development Manager To Grow Southern US Business

Holly Davis will manage field operations in the Southern Central states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

David Webster Takes New Role at Salford Group—Director of Commercial Application
David Webster Takes New Role at Salford Group—Director of Commercial Application

David Webster said “Coming to the Salford team really aligns with my passion for commercial application and gives me the opportunity to provide leading solutions for commercial application businesses.

Valent BioSciences Announces Osage Facility Environmental Initiatives
Valent BioSciences Announces Osage Facility Environmental Initiatives

Two major environmental initiatives in Osage, Iowa, include a new prairie restoration project and solar field, both situated on existing Valent BioSciences land