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Mid-Kansas Cooperative has hired five full-time leadership development apprentices through Kansas Farm Bureau’s Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program.
Dial Ventures at Purdue University explores five factors it expects to help shape the future of ag retail.
ARA president and CEO Daren Coppock says the organization is encouraged by the positive momentum toward a new Farm Bill.
Effective immediately, Pierre Brondeau will again serve as FMC’s chief executive officer while Ronaldo Pereira will be the company president.
Young leaders from The Scoop’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40 share how they’ve found success building relationships with their farmer customers.
AgVend has released its first ever report to document trends in how this industry is adopting and using digital tools for its business and with customers.
The deal is expected to close at the end of June.
This year’s ARA Conference & Expo is scheduled for Dec. 3-5 in Houston, Texas.
The program consists of expert agronomy forecasts, high-quality seeds and seed advising, regular visits to review soil and crop health and help identifying market opportunities.
Nominations for the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award can be submitted until July 1, 2024.
The company recently opened the new Venburg Wing at its Melnik and Shafer Biorational Research Center in Libertyville, Ill., while the expansion of its Osage, Iowa facility is expected to be completed in early 2025.
Trogele has spent 35 years in the agrochemical industry.
Veronica Nigh, senior economist at The Fertilizer Institute, shares the indexes she’s watching to gauge the direction of the global fertilizer markets.
Nominate an ag retailer who has gone above and beyond for the industry by July 1.
The agreement is part of FMC’s strategic plan to accelerate the discovery and commercialization of FMC’s pipeline.
Ross Bender with Mosaic Company references how many are finding success with some new approaches to crop fertility including 4R nutrient stewardship, focusing on crop needs, and finding a fit for biological.
It’s a double-header with the Agricultural Retailers Association policy team.
CHS and West Central Ag Services have signed a nonbinding letter of intent for acquisition. After due diligence and necessary approvals, West Central Ag would join the CHS business
Mason Bennett succeeds Scott Hendrix.
Today, FarmQA’s suite of digital tools are being used to manage over 20 million global acres.
This adds 14,000 acres under Peoples Company’s management. Atkins’ leaders Jim Goss and Sophia Hortin will also transition to lead a newly established Peoples Company office in Urbana, Illinois.
Deep in southwest Louisiana, GreenPoint Ag is officially celebrating the grand opening of its state-of-the-art fertilizer warehouse in Roanoke, LA.
ARA is concerned with the continuous removal of organophosphate pesticide products will eliminate important tools for the ag industry’s use.
Brandt has restructured its Discovery & Innovation, LLC operating company to give it a broader, global mandate.
“We’re eager to welcome our new class of interns and provide them with a unique, hands-on experience to learn about agriculture and what it means to be a cooperative,” said Student Recruiting Manager, Madison Kimpling.
“ExtensionBot will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public inquiries into Extension topics. It combines the best of our human expertise and research with AI technology to inform a national audience.”
Steeves, a financial services veteran with more than thirty years of experience, will relocate from Edmonton, Canada, to Rabo AgriFinance’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
” ... so the bill that I’m going to sign today is going to say basically take your fake, lab-grown meat elsewhere. We’re not doing that in the state of Florida,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In his 15-year career Travis Fuller says it’s been amazing to watch the technology develop for the ag retail industry.
“ARA is pleased to hear the announcement from the Biden Administration firmly establishing a role for agriculture in the future of sustainable fuels,” says Daren Coppock.