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Mike joined UPL in early 2022 as President and Chief Operating Officer of UPL’s Crop Protection business.

U.S. farmers have long been the envy of the world when it comes to their technological advancements. However, since 2000 other countries have surpassed the U.S. in agricultural research and development spending.

No-till and cover crops provide safety and habitat for a common field pest known as the vole. Farmers are trying some simple, natural solutions to fight back before resorting to tillage.

Pivot Bio announced an industry first for farmers this week – the development and introduction of on-seed microbial nitrogen for crops including corn, grain sorghum and spring wheat.

“Verification is no longer about binders full of documentation,” said Dane Braun, Vice President of Farm Strategy at Bushel.

Protivate is formulated with a proprietary blends of nutrients that can be applied directly to the seed for corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, canola, and alfalfa crops.

B&B Farm Store defaulted on an estimated $1.3 million of grain they bought from 60 Jesup, Iowa area farmers. But that may not make farmers whole and points to a bigger problem.

Tentative deals have been reached with three of the 12 rail unions and large U.S. freight railroads. However, there’s more work to do to avert a strike.

University of Missouri, South Dakota University and Iowa Soybean Association were named winners at the Farm Progress show in Boone, Ia. on Tuesday. Vilsack noted requests from over 1,000 applications topped $20 billion.