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“This is the next step in our journey to create the first direct-to-farm business channel connecting the latest R&D to 20 million acres and beyond,” says Mitch Eviston, Meristem Founder and CEO.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to enhance our soybean expertise, and to be able to share that with our growers.”
Suppliers say programs aim to reinforce customer engagement, not replace the retailer.
“ARA is pleased that the Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as USTR today. The 98-0 vote underscores her demonstrated ability to build bipartisan support for trade policies,” says Daren Coppock.
Indigo Ag launches a new initiative, Indigo Carbon.
The companies say the current market for carbon credits is $15 for every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestered and farmers that are enrolled in the program before March 15 will be guaranteed that price.
What if farmers could get paid for practices that promote ecosystem services?
Jason Weller, Vice President of Truterra at Land O’Lakes, testified in late June to the Senate committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry regarding The Growing Climate Solutions Act.
A Bayer AG initiative will compensate growers who keep carbon in their soils and out of the environment.
“Over time, our vision is to expand the carbon program to include partnerships across the value chain and into other industries that have interest in the carbon economy,” said Chuck Magro.
The goal of the pilot is to explore the scalability of an ecosystem services marketplace and provide farmers a view for what they could gain in a carbon market.
This summer, farmers will start receiving the first tranche of payments via TruCarbon, the new carbon program launched by Truterra, LLC.
With a $2 billion euro investment every year in R&D, Bob Reiter provides these updates in key areas of Bayer’s pipeline and strategy:
Shannon Huff of Bell Buckle has been selected to succeed Bart Krisle as chief executive officer of TFC.
5th generation farmer Will Glazik was named the inaugural recipient of the Glen “GB” Brandt Prize for Ag Entrepreneurism presented at the 2021 AgTech Innovation Summit at the University of Illinois Research Park.
Issues we are currently following are Worker Protection Standard, Endangered Species Act, IR-4 funding and Organophosphate (OP’s) reregistration.
ARA’s Coppock: “He has a proven record of listening to all stakeholders, including the agricultural industry, and making decisions based on sound science and and risk-based, peer-reviewed data.”
If you’re procrastinating, delegate it. If you don’t like it, delegate it. If it’s not your talent, delegate it.
“It was hard to get the settlements process right, for example, but we did it,” CEO Jeff Schreiner says. “We can say we provide a seamless integration. It’s all baked in.”
Yuma, Ariz., based Gowan Group has announced its acquisition of Isagro—an Italian product development company with a focus in crop protection and biopesticides.
The company says this product is built with its patent-pending combination of a co-polymer and solvent blend with time-tested active ingredients NBPT and DCD.
After 45 years in the industry and 18 years with Brandt as COO and general manager of the ag retail and wholesale businesses, Tim McArdle is retiring in 2021.
“For us whether it’s fertilizer or transportation or safety being good stewards is truly the key,” Payne says.
“If you can manage these moments, the world is yours,” says Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry.
Sam Taylor and Stephen Nicholson, both RaboResearch analysts, say while many would call these emerging technologies ‘disruptive,’ they prefer to think of them as evolutionary elements to agriculture.
Impact Herbicide has received federal EPA approval to apply up to 2 fl oz/A in either single or sequential applications in corn.
Swieter will lead business and customer relations across important territory for ServiTech
Dr. Jacqueline Applegate and Dr. Jeremy Williams to Accelerate Growth and Digital Convergence
Corteva Agriscience has announced its “business decision” to discontinue sales of FeXapan herbicide in the U.S. and Canada.