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The 55,000-square-foot Innovation Center is the newest R&D facility for WinField United. Located in River Falls, Wis., the Innovation Center replaces the WinField Product Development Center and Spray Analysis System.

There’s now an easier way to mix Instinct nitrogen stabilizer.

Houston-based MountainKing Potatoes is promoting its Jumbo russets after harvest yielded lots of large-sized potatoes.

Sprout grower Fullei Fresh, Miami, is now packing its mung bean sprouts for retail in stand-up pouches instead of clamshells.

Stemilt Growers has started its biggest harvest of Honeycrisp apples yet.

Hortau, a real-time irrigation management system, provides growers information on how crops are doing before stress factors like drought can negatively impact the crop.

New product aims to cut installation time.

New hybrids developed for tolerance to newest and possibly biggest sorghum yield threat.

To help train FS System operators, Growmark has developed an application simulator, which is located at the company's learning center in Bloomington, Ill.   Growmark aims to train 1,000 applicators over the next three

Brandt and Brandt iHammer turf and ornamental products are now available through all SiteOne locations. Formerly known as John Deere Landscapes, Site One is the largest landscape supply distributor in North America and

Thursday Monsanto petitioned the Arkansas Plant Board to reject the Arkansas Dicamba Task Force’s recommendation to ban spraying dicamba products after April 15. The company says this ban and others passed by the stat

With an industry-leading transport width of 11 ft. 10 in., Fast introduces its A-Series. A Series toolbars boast being 3 ft. narrower than any other 60-ft. toolbar design on the market. The A-Series model offers both 1,

Machinery Pete, the industry’s leading used farm equipment listing website, announces the launch of three all-new site features to make searching for equipment faster. New features include the addition of new search f

FieldNET by Lindsay Corporation is adding a new end-of-pivot controller option, Pivot Control Lite, that company officials say will give users a lot of advanced irrigation management capabilities previously only availab

Land O' Lakes, Inc., has made a minority equity investment in EFC Systems, Inc.,  an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and Precision solution provider for the agricultural retail and distribution marketplace headquart

One of the questions Craig Fenstermaker gets frequently about the New Leader NL5000 G5 is, “How can a spreader broadcast product in sections?” It seems unlikely, but precision product placement is exactly what the n

One of the questions Craig Fenstermaker gets frequently about the New Leader NL5000 G5 is, “How can a spreader broadcast product in sections?” It seems unlikely, but precise product placement is exactly what the new

The UTX Scissor Lift from Innovative Equipment is a portable scissor lift made for UTVs. The UTX comes in two sizes—18’ to 19’ working height. The UTX features a four-jack design for on easy-on and easy-off adapto

Sackett-Waconia has added three new positions to their sales team, John Lamneck as Regional Account Manager – Eastern U.S.; Craig Robinett as Regional Account Manager – Pacific North West; and Hoss Johnson as Region

Amvac Chemical Corporation announces the closing of its acquisition of three new products to its portfolio – abamectin insecticide, chlorothalonil fungicideand paraquat herbicide for the US business. All three product

Farmer’s Business Network (FBN) says a new tool announced Tuesday, FBN Crop Marketing, promises to connect farmers with more than 4,000 possible buyers, computing the best price even after any additional freight cost

Innvictis Crop Care, LLC introduces new Trevo TRZ Fungicide. The fungicide is a combination of Tetraconazole and Azoxystrobin.  With curative and preventative control, Trevo TRZ provides a one two punch against the mos

Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness and S&W Seed Company have agreed to a distribution agreement to provide S&W's alfalfa seed varieties at Wilbur-Ellis' retail locations. The agreement provides Wilbur-Ellis' customers with S&W's

Fortenza seed treatment insecticide from Syngenta has received registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in corn and cotton to guard against early-season insect damage.

Starting in 2018, AgReliant Genetics will go from eight representative brands to three—transitioning more than half of their brands into LG Seeds.

FMC Agricultural Solutions is teaming up with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families, an organization that supports vulnerable children and families in southern California and the Central Coast region. FMC will

Additional correction signals are available to AGCO Auto-Guide and VarioGuide customers. Using the NovAtel SMART6-L receivers, the systems can now acquire TerraStar satellite correction signals to enhance positioning pe

NovAtel introduces its SPAN Land Vehicle technology for fixed wheel land vehicle applications. NovAtel designs, manufactures and sells high precision OEM positioning technology. SPAN Land Vehicle optimizes integrated GN

For the first-time, Hustler Turf Equipment has entered the utility vehicle market with the Maximum Duty Vehicle (MDV). The MDV is designed with farmers and ranchers in mind and as a true workhorse. Designed for heavy-d

In the past 21 years, commercialized biotech crops have increased 110-fold to an estimated 185.1 million hectares (about 457 million acres) in 2016, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-bi

Controlling weeds is becoming increasingly difficult. Success requires a multipronged strategy that keeps weeds at bay during the growing season and limits their ability to pressure fields in coming years. To accomplish

Groundswell, a new monthly podcast series by www.GroundWork.ag, takes a look at how the agricultural industry is working together. Farmers, agronomists and researchers weigh in on new tools, technologies and practices t

A company in Wisconsin is looking to make skid steers even more capable in lifting and moving loads. And they are asking for your help. With an extendable wheelbase, and an extendable boom, Extend Manufacturing increase

MZB Technologies has added an additional tool to its already robust precision system. Known for its patented zone-based precision technology, MZB will now offer grid mapping capabilities. This new tool will be a game-ch

To expand the Apache Sprayer dealer network, Equipment Technologies (ET) has focused its resources and named former vice president of sales and marketing Jim Bates as lead on the project. Bates was one of ET’s first e

Precision Laboratories announces a partnership with Monsanto to include an adjuvant in Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management Solutions. Intact drift reduction agent is available for the 2017 crop season and can provide gro

The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved NemaStrike, by Monsanto for 2018. The product is still pending state approvals, but this marks another step toward getting the product in farmer hands.

Following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval, Arysta LifeScience North America announces the launch of RIO, a plant growth stimulant that activates endogenous natural plant hormone activity for enhanced plan

By Sara Brown and Anna-Lisa Laca

The biological crop input Synergro, produced by Inocucor Technologies, received official organic certification for use by Canadian growers from Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd. The approval verifies compliance with Canadia

Producers of crops such as corn and sorghum have a lot to lose if the Environmental Protection Agency removes the registration or drastically alters the labeled use of triazine herbicides. Farmers are being encouraged t

Farmers will have an additional herbicide option in dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton in 2017. BASF's Engenia herbicide recently received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency.