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“When we can figure something out, come up with a solution, and then see it works with real yield data to show our decision made us money and we fixed an issue—that’s when it’s fun," says Jeff Kloucek.

Without careful planning and placement of these structures, farmers risk losing the option for aerial spraying.

Once a niche tool used by agronomists and consultants, farmers are starting to take notice of drones and consider the technology more often. Here's the latest on swarms, service providers and security concerns.

The agreement took effect on April 1 and will make Acadian and Acadian Organic products available to retail customers throughout 14 U.S. states.

This partnership is the largest retail agreement for Aqua-Yield in the continental United States and helps lend credibility to the company's wide range of nanotechnology products.

Tymirium and Adepidyn are both fungicides, while Plinazolin is an insecticide and Syngenta’s fastest-growing technology to date. 

In the study, Iowa farmers, custom operators and farm managers shared their average pricing for common agricultural services such as tillage, spraying and fertilizer application.

WinField introduced the BioVerified program earlier this year to help bring clarity to the biological marketplace.

In a year with razor-thin margins, at best, corn and soybean growers can use a variety of new technology and tried-and-true agronomic tools to score higher yields this season.

The National Agricultural Aviation Association shares what indicates a professional aerial applicator.

During testing, the company found only 4% of CRW larvae chose roots treated with TS201 when given a choice between treated and untreated roots.

Minerva is formulated to control Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), powdery mildew and Ramularia on sugar beets.

The company sees this new formulation as a potential replacement for liquid seed treatment. 

The product has an active ingredient of Tymirium to protect plants against nematodes, sudden death syndrome and cotton root rot.

To date, tens of thousands of acres have been planted with SIMPAS-Applied Solutions (SaS) through the SIMPAS application system.

“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.

Dynamic Shared Ownership reduces the layers and brings the business management closer to the customer.

AMVAC reports on-farm trials found corn treated with BioWake Prime had an increase of 8 bu./acre win advantage over grower standard practice.

After the EPA update on the Existing Stocks Order for dicamba product registrations, Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) president and CEO Daren Coppock applauded their fast response to the issue.

Agtrinsic has expanded for the 2024 growing season to create a contiguous disease monitoring network from border to border in Illinois and Iowa as well as in parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and Wisconsin.

“When the court issued the order, it vacated the registrations for those Dicamba products nationwide,” Richard Gupton says.

The company wants the designation to help bring clarity to the biological product space.

Agricultural aviation is a key component of precision agriculture - treating about 28% of U.S. cropland each year.

The goal of “Dynamic Shared Ownership” is four-fold: reduce hierarchies, eliminate bureaucracy, streamline structures and accelerate decision-making processes.

A ruling this week in Arkansas showed U.S. states' heightened ability to control the battleground for antitrust lawsuits, invoking a federal law that creates new headaches for corporate defendants. 

“These microbes are naturally occurring. They are on every plant that you would ever see, on the salad you eat, on the grass that you grow, on the trees that you look at, and everything in between,” Smith says.

Mosaic shares the purpose of the website is to help users make informed decisions about products to use in their fields based on what others in their area have experienced.

Johnnie Roberts, CPDA director of application – adjuvant chemistry, shares a solution to many of the common issues spray drone applicators face.

What this means or could amount to is being left as fairly ambiguous.

Convergence can be used in corn, soybeans and peanuts.

By connecting farmers, agronomists, ag retailers and carbon buyers in one marketplace, the Connected Climate Exchange enables participation in carbon markets and sustainability programs, according to a press release.

On November 2, 2023 the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals' released its decision to vacate the EPA 2021 final rule effectively prohibiting the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. This week EPA gave an update.

"All those things that play into how do you get your herbicide to go from 80 to 90 or 95% it's a very fine margin of error, but it's an art and when you do it correctly," says Kyle Gustafson.

Gualdoni will play a key role in the implementation of AVG’s three-pronged plan to improve operating leverage and align people and processes with enhanced profit.

Under the agreement, Loveland Products will commercialize two new crop protection products containing Ascribe’s biofungicide, Phytalix.

CoBank has released their 2024 outlook report, which takes a look at the key themes the organization expects to shape agricultural and the rural economy in the coming year.

The transaction will give Sipcam Agro USA full integration along the value chain, with its own formulation and logistic assets. 

The company, with sales of $94 billion last year, will create legally separate entities for the three units, trade union IGBCE said in a statement on Thursday, which was confirmed by a company spokesperson.

The practice can be useful in some scenarios but not all. Farmers need to evaluate the potential impact on 2024 yield outcomes. Perhaps a bigger concern is how the practice impacts weed management, especially waterhemp.

BioWake Prime is an EPA-registered bioinsecticide with technology that is designed to protect against the effects of corn rootworm.

Four main factors led Gowan to this new facility, which will be known as Gowan Milling Blytheville.

With this new alliance, Hefty Seed will gain access to Meristem’s patented Bio-Capsule for the delivery of its proprietary blend of microbes and micronutrients.

For the sixth year, Farm Journal has conducted a survey to gauge farmer use of online crop input purchasing tools. Here's what we found.

As farmers have grown more aware of expanded options for buying inputs, retailers have invested in how they are part of the party.

“If we don’t engage well digitally, we’re just another white pickup,” says K.C. Graner, CFS senior vice president.

Samuel Taylor, senior analyst for farm inputs at Rabobank, shares what to watch for the fertilizer, seed and crop protection price outlook.

Helena says the product provides an 8:1 return on investment. 

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Jeff Rowe will be CEO of Syngenta Group.

The company says it has three-fold benefits: long-lasting yield protection, premium disease control, and effective resistance management. 

FMC's At-Plant product platform provides a way for growers to get the most out of every acre.