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Nutrien Ag Solutions’ specialty business unit saw great advantages to adopting AgGateway standards.
Calcium Products’ pelletized gypsum, SO4, can be applied after planting and provides flexibility in terms of application timing since it can be spread through corn growth stage V7 and beyond (if necessary).
The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield’s knees inside a tall grain bin on his Ohio farm.
In the annals of agriculture fraud, one scam may rule them all. Pulled from the pages of a Hollywood script, agriculture’s most outlandish Ponzi scheme is a cauldron of greed, loss and lingering questions.
“We strive to meet all three parts of what it means to be using sustainable agronomy,” says Orvin Bontrager, crop consultant with Servi-Tech.
DHS will send out notices to CFATS facilities on a monthly basis, which will be randomly selected.
Since Pinnacle Agriculture was founded in 2012, the company has launched more than 40 of these startup locations to build its national footprint.
The historic corn rally continued to show its head this week. A bullish breakout technically proved the market may not have been in highs just yet.
The sixth largest commercial greenhouse in the U.S. is merging with a company specializing in cannabis to grow hemp on a large scale in Kentucky.
U.K.'s Thirst for Coffee Shows No Sign of Stopping as Cafes Grow
“Made in the USA” and the American farmer just got a big boost from Wrangler. In an effort to highlight the sustainability of the cotton industry, Wrangler is purchasing 40,000 lb. of Newby Farms cotton to feature in a line of denim jeans.
While you can’t prevent natural disasters, a little preparation can go along way in coping with the stress.
Scott Harris is responsible for the direction and the leadership of the Case IH brand in North America.
The research division of USDA will soon call Kansas City its new home. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made the announcement this week. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City weighs in on the move.
Employment sources are numerous and varied enough for a town to survive certain business shocks. John Phipps isn’t sure we can revitalize all or even most of rural America in the way we seem to envision its past.
Crop conditions are so variable this year, analysts say we won’t have an accurate grasp of the impact on both yield and abandonment until later this summer.
Since announcing it in July 2018 and closing on the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience in February 2019, UPL has created a new brand for the unified company—OpenAg.
“It’s all about helping the grower meet his goals, be better off economically and manage inputs for the maximum economic return,” says Dave Green, who is a territory manager for Servi-Tech.
President Donald Trump has once again turned to tariffs to try to get his way with a U.S. trading partner.
Founder of Channel Bio Corp, which later sold to Monsanto, Funk is re-launching the NC+ brand for western corn, soybean and grain sorghum growers.
“When springs like this come along, I don’t get down. I get motivated, motivated to show myself that I can overcome this, that I can get it done.”
In 2016, corn and soybean farmer Jim Backes learned he held the keys to unearthing a legend that had haunted his town since its founding.
“For us, the biggest benefit will be getting an early look at these emerging products. For the startup, we are able to give them real-world testing and farmer feedback.”
Wilbur-Ellis helps growers with almost two dozen crops in the Coachella Valley and already has a retail location in Coachella, Ca. offering crop scouting, crop protection products and custom application.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue cleared up some of the cloudiness on Friday in an interview with AgriTalk host Chip Flory.
Following the trade aid announcement earlier this week, farmers were left with more questions than answers.
Here are five tips in using technology to make scouting easier and more effective.
While the program has been expanded to include several crops not included in the 2018 aid, farmers will only be paid on crops planted, which makes already fraught prevent plan insurance decisions all that more difficult.
One submerged within 10 seconds and the other broke apart after making contact and also sank.
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