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The members of MaxYield Cooperative, headquartered in West Bend, Iowa, have approved the merger proposal with Fort Dodge, Iowa-based NEW Cooperative, Inc. The merger will become effective August 1, 2021.
NPP will act as a stand-alone brand, consolidating UPL’s existing biosolutions portfolio, network of R&D laboratories and facilities worldwide, which currently accounts for 7% of UPL’s total revenues.
ACC occurs naturally in plants. Once applied to the crop, the active ingredient in Accede is quickly converted to ethylene using the plant’s natural biochemical pathways.
Chuck Anderson has been promoted to vice president and general manager, specialty liquids, of the Plant Nutrient business.
Grand Farm will provide spaces and opportunities for agricultural technology companies and researchers to test ideas and find solutions for existing or emerging farm and ag industry challenges.
“One thing that all the high-priced land has in common … is that they were all Sold at Auction!” Colton Lacina, a professional farm manager with Farmers National Company in Hudson, Iowa.
Bushel Co-Founder and CEO Jake Joraanstad says this will provide an integrated farmer experience and a “grain passport.”
Greg Page, Chairman of Corteva: “Over the past several years, Jim guided the creation and launch of Corteva as a leading, independent global agriculture company and he will leave the company on a very strong footing”
The program uses key outcomes and provides side by side quality comparisons in order to comprehensively understand how regenerative agriculture affects the quality of wheat.
Scott Wine, CEO CNH Industrial “Precision agriculture and autonomy are critical components of our strategy to help our agricultural customers reach the next level of productivity...”
President and CEO Daren Coppock: “ARA is pleased that this important piece of legislation was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, and we urge the U.S. House of Representatives to follow suit.”
Michael Swanson says it’ll take fleet turnover to bring great change to gasoline consumption, and he says two factors will drive that adoption—federal policy and battery technologies.
Benson Hill was founded in 2012. CEO Matt Crisp will retain his role with the new company.
With increasing resistance to pyrethroids, this bioinsecticide provides a new mode of action (Group 31) to control earworms. Its application timing is to target corn earworms at first appearance.
June 29, 2021, will be the official 100th anniversary of Wilbur-Ellis.
Steve Coulter, Senior Vice President at Koch Agronomic Services, gives his first interview since the completion of the company’s acquisition of the North American micronutrient portfolio from Compass Minerals.
Lesaffre has a 160+ year history and is a key global player in fermentation. Since 2014, Agrauxine has been the business unit of Lesaffre focused on biosolutions for crops production and has built sales in 35 countries.
Mayo Schmidt, Nutrien CEO says, “Our plans are certainty ambitious and plan to execute is solid. ESG is engrained in our governance and capital framework. We are uniquely positioned to lead and drive this change.”
The Smart Carbon program is just one example of how data will unlock new opportunities for farmers.
Anastasia Pavlovic, Managing Director of the Agoro Carbon Alliance in the U.S. says there are three things that set Agoro apart from other programs...
“It’s about managing two tough weeds---Palmer amaranth and waterhemp,” Joe Short says. “They are top of mind. No one can cut corners on that piece even if things are tight.”
Steve Turetsky, Director of Agriculture Solutions at AgEagle, sees many different avenues for drone use and unique applications.
For more than 25 years, InfoAg has remained the premier conference on the practical application of precision agriculture.
Utilizing Halo, sponsors post areas of interest for research collaborations through requests for proposals (RFPs), and scientists respond with simple, standardized proposals.
Learn crucial methods to effectively manage any crisis at the ARA Crisis Preparedness workshop, held Aug. 23-25 in Philadelphia.
Invest in your company’s emerging leaders by nominating one or more top-performers to participate in the 2021 ARA Rising Stars program.
HELM Agro will market, sell and distribute the Alltech Crop Science line of products in the U.S.
The partnership provides CommoditAg with a new product line – tarp systems and replacement parts – to round out its extensive product offerings to farmers and ranchers.
The pilot program in 2021 aims to help the company solidify its approach with that strategy at delivering the right recommendation and measurement for carbon.
“Ideally, a new CEO will be named in the fall and benefit from working alongside Jim into early 2022,” said GROWMARK Chairman of the Board John Reifsteck.