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“We are excited about the partnership with WinField United which is an important milestone in commercializing CeraMax in the U.S.,” says Jan Stechmann, Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
In 13 months, all three crop protection label databases have been acquired by ag software and tech companies
Mosaic announces two bio-based and microbe based projects with AgBiome and Sound Agriculture.
As the industry tries to get the scope of damage in Iowa, Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete takes you into a damaged corn field to show viewers why measuring the derecho damage was so difficult this year.
If approved by the Surface Transportation Board, the railroads predict any final merger could happen in mid-2022.
A farmer just won the lottery—what do they buy first? In February, the Farm Journal Pulse Poll asked that question specifically about technology purchases.
Winfield United Canada and Farrell Growth Group announce a partnership to provide further business insights to independent ag retailers with financial planning and benchmarking services
“Since 2005, citrus growers have been plagued by citrus greening—a yield- and quality-robbing disease complex that has devastated the industry—causing farm gate losses of more than $8 billion,” says Ryan Bond.
Since 1986, ASFMRA, The Scoop magazine and Syngenta have teamed up to present the Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award.
Lyra provides both nutrient management and biostimulant benefits.
“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.”
The one common thread—suppliers say they still rely on and appreciate ag retailers as the local trusted adviser.
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.
The factors are converging to make this coming year a springboard for how agriculture is involved in carbon sequestration and climate policies.
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.”
