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USDA, this week, will release new rules around industrial hemp.
“Aaron will significantly strengthen our crop protection business by driving improvements already underway,” says Dave Schumacher, President and CEO of Helm Agro US.
Price discovery has changed materially. This has given rise to questioning even the CME and the futures industry.
Both with regional responsibilities in growing the SIpcam Agro business, Matthew Seibel and Zane Griffin have been added to the company’s account manager team.
Chile’s biggest social unrest in a generation forced the government to cancel next month’s APEC summit in Santiago where President Donald Trump was expected to sign a preliminary trade accord with China.
Ron Farrell, co-founder of Farrell Growth Group announces that his brother, Jim Farrell, will join the company as President, effective January 1, 2020.
On May 8, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his administration planned to ban chlorpyrifos.
On May 8, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his administration planned to ban chlorpyrifos.
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.
“As opposed to outcome-based grower programs that have recently hit the market, BASF’s 2020 Agronomic Advantage offers flexibility and the ability to earn rewards based on agronomic needs,” Scott Kay said.
Chinese-owned Syngenta will contribute $2 billion over the next five years to create innovations specifically targeted to address climate change.
Sam Wineinger has been with the company for three years and has had roles in sales and marketing in the company’s turf and ornamental division.
If you have yield or monetary damages you want covered by the applicator at fault, you have to take the battle to court or work out a recovery payment with the applicator yourself.
Utility vehicles won’t replace pickup trucks anytime soon, but they have certainly earned their place on farms and ranches as valuable, dependable workhorses.
The deadline to submit comments on changes to the hours of service (HOS) rules is Oct. 21, and ARA is calling on its members to take action.
California’s Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) will end virtually all use of chlorpyrifos following an agreement between pesticide manufacturers and the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will provide additional label restrictions for dicamba in 2020—these are restrictions in addition to the federal EPA label.
In 2018, the trucking industry was short 60,800 drivers — up nearly 20% from 2017’s figure of 50,700.
In what the company says is a first of its kind application for the agricultural industry, Corteva Agriscience will use MicroMGx’s metabologenomics platform to develop naturally derived crop protection solutions.
“We need a system that we can trust—one that doesn’t just slap a cheap “sticker” on the side of a box of food.”
Yes, folks, you can trust this ol’ Tennessee woodsman’s wisdom. Simple little things like this can make a difference in just 15 minutes a week.
BASF is now one of the four largest agricultural companies in the world and its planning to introduce more than 30 new products in the next decade.
The Granular Insights Directed Scouting tool helps farmers wade through massive amounts of data to help keep crop health top-of-mind.
“Seed buying programs are getting more complex,” says Conrad Smith. “And taking product performance out of consideration—I want to know what parts of these programs are influencing seed decisions.”
“We are trying to make it as easy of a decision as possible for farmers to use new technologies and try new products,” says Lance Ruppert director of agronomy marketing & technology for Growmark.
Purdue University’s Food Science program has a state-of-the art classroom with appliances and features. Purdue says the cooking space is where ideas become reality.
Summer-like temperatures could taper off in some growing areas this week. Cindi Clawson has your week-long forecast.
“This announcement deploys the capability of the Insights engine across 1.5 million acres of US grown corn. That’s equivalent of Tate& Lyle’s global corn purchases,” says Matt Carstens.
Farmer approval for President Donald Trump rose to 76% in September, according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse Poll.
W2 Fuel, a southeast Iowa biodiesel plant, has shut down in response to the unclear future for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The Crawfordsville, Iowa plant produced 10 million gallons of biodiesel annually.