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On May 8, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his administration planned to ban chlorpyrifos.
“As opposed to outcome-based grower programs that have recently hit the market, BASF’s 2020 Agronomic Advantage offers flexibility and the ability to earn rewards based on agronomic needs,” Scott Kay said.
Utility vehicles won’t replace pickup trucks anytime soon, but they have certainly earned their place on farms and ranches as valuable, dependable workhorses.
In what the company says is a first of its kind application for the agricultural industry, Corteva Agriscience will use MicroMGx’s metabologenomics platform to develop naturally derived crop protection solutions.
Anvuia is retrofitting the idled Mosaic phosphate facility in Plant City, Fla., to become its first full-scale production plant with 1.2 million tons capacity.
Mike Henderson says retailers should know three things about Atticus
The 17 new soybean herbicides are categorized in three product families, which include S-metolachlor and PPO mixtures.
ADAMA will work with Taranis as a strategic partner in using their aerial scouting images and artificial intelligence platform.
IFCA is hopeful they can effectively find ways to bring down the number of complaints to enable use of this herbicide technology in the future.
In a clear sign of confidence in the emerging industry, Syngenta is boosting its investment and offers in agricultural technology. This week the company announced it acquired all relevant assets of Cropio Group.
Germany will ban the use of glyphosate herbicides at the end of 2023. The country is making the decision as part of an environmental protection program the government cabinet agreed to this week, according to Dow Jones.
In early August Marrone Bio Innovations announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Pro Farm Technologies, based in Finland, for $31.8 million.
The variability in plant maturities and environments have crop scouts busy looking for diseases in 2019. Layer on the current farm economics, and the fungicide market in 2019 is complex.
AgPro columnist Steve Cubbage believes this year’s tribulations will spur an accelerated focus on precision services that focus on profitability and economic decision-making rather than be so focused on yield alone.
“I’ve seen T-L pivots in just about every situation—but seeing one with the White House in the background, well that’s pretty much it, isn’t it,” said Dave Thom, president of T-L Irrigation Co.
“Our investment in Farmobile substantially expands our technology platform and integrates automated data collection seamlessly within our IntelliFarms SureTrack platform,” said Tim Close, CEO of AGI.
Federal data shows more women are operating farms in Idaho, but officials say they have always been there.
While the partnership was first deployed in Brazil this year, it will be launched in the U.S. for the 2020 crop year.
For applications on Enlist corn, Assure II can be applied in V2-V6 growth stage.
The company says the new biologicals provide a unique combination of two bacilli strains to control diseases such as Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans as well as Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Phytophthora.
“We created this study to better understand how different fertilizer sources can be combined to deliver more value to the farmer,” says Dr. Ross Bender, agronomist with The Mosaic Company.
Five years ago, NACHURS launched its potassium acetate line with the Bio-k brand. Tommy Roach says the optimum timing for potassium uptake is between V4 and right before tassel.
Eric Tedford with Syngenta says it will be a challenging year for soybean disease, noting high counts for Pythium and Phytophthora, and university Extension agents have already confirmed Frogeye Leaf Spot.
Calcium Products’ pelletized gypsum, SO4, can be applied after planting and provides flexibility in terms of application timing since it can be spread through corn growth stage V7 and beyond (if necessary).
“For us, the biggest benefit will be getting an early look at these emerging products. For the startup, we are able to give them real-world testing and farmer feedback.”
Helena Agri-Enterprises is working with farmers to meet the nutritional needs of their crop in alternative ways.
Precision agriculture suffers from its own crumbling infrastructure.
Kahler is the first automation software company to offer such a bundling.
Governor’s May Revision proposes $5.7 million in new funding to support the transition to safer, more sustainable alternatives
The company has a fleet of more than 100 drones and airplanes, and its sensors can capture clean usable images at 35 mph with a drone or 100 mph with a plane.