In early August, more than 540 attendees gathered in St. Louis for InfoAg.
After being canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, attendees welcomed back the event which provides education, networking and product showcases for crop consultants, agricultural retail and agribusiness representatives, farmers, researchers and scientists.
“InfoAg is all about making sure that agriculture continues to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to innovative products and practices,” says The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch.
“Retailers are hungry for new knowledge, and InfoAg has thrived for more than two decades by consistently bringing cutting edge technologies to the fore,” Rosenbusch says. “We’re already looking forward to next year’s conference where we will continue to honor InfoAg’s precision farming roots while exploring innovative products and strategies that help retailers – and their farmer customers- gain the competitive edge.”
There were more than 50 exhibitors in the expo to showcase a wide range of solutions in precision ag as well as other innovative products and services.
Education content highlights included:
- How to Encourage a High-Yield Mentality. Chris Weaver, a farmer from Maryland and member of the Podfather series, encouraged attendees to “control the controllables.”
- Carbon Markets: the terms to know and how the programs differ
- Autonomous Solutions and Robotics: a detailed look at some of the applications for these machines being used today
- Precision Ag For Conservation Programs: the intersection of how stewardship can be deployed with technology and conservation practices.
- Bridging the Gap With Farm Data: Farm Journal’s Trust in Food presented data from its research with The Sustainability Consortium and hosts a panel discussion with leaders from Nutrien, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Corn Grower Association.
- Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers: retailers and industry pros share how these products have found success today and what the future looks like.
- Precision Ag Business: retailers share how they are meeting the challenges of delivering what farmers need and want today.
- Farmer Perspectives on Carbon: Farm Journal and Trust In Food detail the results of recent research diving into how farmers are receiving the information and opportunities of today’s carbon markets.
- Remote Sensing: this session covered the landscape of tools and technologies being used to track soil and crop health.
- Matching Genetics to the Environment: this agronomic deep-dive explored how on-farm trials, seed genetics, liquid starters and a confluence of technologies is elevating performance.
- Scouting Reloaded: With case studies and emerging technologies, presenters shared how they are serving farmers with the latest in scouting services.
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