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Instead of an in-person event, this year’s conference will be completely virtual. Because of the new format, its organizers have expanded the agenda to three days and to be of a national scope.
“This is about guiding the grower in the right direction,” says Worker Safety Lead, Lilly Reyes with GAR Bennett, LLC. “We want to reassure the grower and the employees that we will get through this together.”
Guilette describes farmers as the “ultimate problem solvers and solution finders.”
This is your opportunity to join the more than 13,500 Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs.)
The goal is to improve the long-term success of the agency’s Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements. The Agricultural Retailers Association supports these targeted revisions.
Defining sustainable agronomy includes three facets: economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially acceptable.
In defining agronomic practices: “There’s classic rock, soft rock, and then there’s hard rock. People like to associate with different parts. But overall, it’s still rock music,” says Lee Briese.
JW Lemons says sustainability isn’t defined by just one practice or concept.
The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield’s knees inside a tall grain bin on his Ohio farm.
“We strive to meet all three parts of what it means to be using sustainable agronomy,” says Orvin Bontrager, crop consultant with Servi-Tech.
Here are five tips in using technology to make scouting easier and more effective.
The approach to sustainable agronomy requires crop advisers and farmers use a systems approach, according to Lee Briese, a crop consultant in North Dakota.
Mike Wilson, Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) and Specialty Products Coordinator, Wabash Valley FS says sustainability applies to environmental and economic factors.
With the 2019 spring season just beginning, seven ammonia releases have already occurred in the state of Illinois.
As interest in sustainable farming practices grows among farmers, consumers, and policymakers, CTIC’s role is expanding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a quick and easy checklist tool to aide in the H-2A Agricultural Guest Worker Visa Program process.
Targeted training for paraquat users is required, and the changes restrict the use of all paraquat products to only certified applicators
Bottom line – make sure you have a tank vent installed in any tank you use.
Farm Journal and Indigo are hosting two events next week for cotton farmers.
Matt Wehmeyer with AgriMaxx Wheat is encouraging farmers and their retailers to push for 100 bushel dryland wheat.
A focused one-day workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the Marriott Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa.
Join us for Farm Journal Hemp College Sept.17 in Altoona, Iowa.
Greg Martinelli with Ag Sales Professionals shares the top trend in ag sales is solidifying your position as a trusted adviser to your farmer customers.
The Ogallala Aquifer is the largest groundwater system in North America. It spans nine states and covers 175,000 square miles.
The SPARC launch will take place on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the ARA Conference & Expo
You have to learn to frame your decisions and proceed through the process to reduce the chances and consequences of a wrong choice. You also need to know how to turn failure into success.
If successful pest control constitutes a run scored, then the four bases you have to touch are time, equipment, people and products.
Rutherford Farmers Cooperative in Smithville, Tenn., is the the 1,000th ResponsibleAg Certified facility.