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Ethan Noll shares the future of digital ag is about scaling down with sensors and autonomy. Such as an irrigation tech saving $29/acre on crop nutrition inputs.
Bill Northey will be succeeding Joel Brinkmeyer, who will be retiring on May 1, 2022.
Canada’s Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr, who mediated the talks, said normal operations will continue at CP during the arbitration period.
The Scoop podcast is featuring interviews with our 40 Under 40 awardees.
On Wednesday, Nutrien said it plans to increase potash output by nearly 1 million tonnes this year to about 15 million tonnes.
The company said: “More than two weeks have passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From the outset, we have utterly condemned this brutal aggression against a sovereign country.”
“MBI and Bioceres have a shared culture of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. With complementary R&D capabilities, the combination unlocks many additional possibilities.”
In 2021, the agency reported it received 3,500 dicamba-related incident reports, including approximately 711 incidents in Minnesota and 528 incidents in Iowa.
On March 10, the membership of Progressive Ag Cooperative approved its unification with MKC by a majority of 85%. Progressive Ag Cooperative and MKC will officially unite on May 16, 2022.
It is clear the current administration sees the USDA and its influence over domestic agriculture as critical to fight climate change. What is not so clear is the definition of a “climate-smart” commodity.
Patrick Ligon, a crop advisor in Good Hope, Illinois, with Simplot Grower Solutions, shares his favorite part of his job is when a farmer reaches their yield goals, and how others have served as great mentors.
Barrett Rowsey, a sales agronomist at Mid-South Farmers Co-Op, joins the podcast to talk about the year ahead and how he says it is “crucial to stay in front of the people you want to sell to.”
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) monitors any updates as they come out of Congress and the Biden administration, and it takes action to mitigate any negative impact on the ag retail industry.
IFCA shares that Ron’s lifelong passion and commitment to the industry will be remembered.
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its annual conference virtually in February and Jay Mirsky, Avalon Associates, received the President’s Award from Kimberly Gilbert.
For retailers looking to be on the forefront as trusted advisers, this leading-edge technology adoption will exhibit your commitment to the future. Even at lower product volumes perhaps.
Via a member alert, ARA shared that USDA announced on Friday it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs and spur competition.
With the Energy Business Unit, ag retailers can provide all energy customers (agriculture, commercial, and residential) with centralized, on-demand, account management.
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
Founded in 2000, the organization includes governmental agencies, educational and research institutions, public organizations, private corporations and individuals actively involved in pesticide stewardship.
“Agriculture is one of the key solutions in a more carbon positive future,” says Mitchell Hora.
With Randy Wright’s retirement, the Marcus Construction team welcomes Jeff Speckman to fill the Business Development position and take over Randy’s territory.
OreGro’s proprietary cool-season forage grass, forage legume, turfgrass, cover crop, and small grain varieties are now offered exclusively through DLF and its distribution partners in the U.S. and abroad.
The 2022 ARA public policy priorities were drafted with the input from members and recently confirmed by the Board of Directors.
When closed, the transaction will establish a 50/50 joint venture. JFC III’s production will be marketed by OCP and Koch Fertilizer, LLC.
March 1 marked the official date for two mergers in ag retail.
One note by report author, Kingsly Ambrose, highlights that in 2021 there was one fatality and five injuries.
The merger unites supply chain, agronomy, and risk management solutions for dairy, livestock, crops, and agribusiness into one unparalleled portfolio.
Valent BioSciences LLC announced a new operating unit to expand its biostimulant line with new internally and externally developed products for the U.S. and global markets
Tad’s previous experience includes Novasource, Van Diest Supply, AMVAC Chemical and Centennial Ag Supply.