Technology - General
Steve Coulter, Senior Vice President at Koch Agronomic Services, gives his first interview since the completion of the company’s acquisition of the North American micronutrient portfolio from Compass Minerals.
China has breached the inner walls of the U.S. agriculture industry in what has arguably been the most expansive heist in farming history.
“Soil Tech is a leader in manufacturing superior products for organic agriculture, and we are thrilled to now offer their products to our farming customers,” said John Demerly, CEO, CommoditAg.
Agrian founder and CEO Nishan Majarian shares an update on the company since it was acquired as part of the group to form Telus Agriculture.
“Our mission is to provide a single platform for accessing data and analytics to create more profitable and sustainable crop plans,” says Jay McEntire, Arva’s CEO.
The digital ag company says it aims to create millions of carbon offsets in Canada and the U.S.
Several challenges prevent farmers from collecting and sharing data on their production practices, but there is ample opportunity to empower farmer’s digital transition.
“You can’t afford to go cheap,” says Brian Sorbe, VP and GM Americas for Topcon. “The data derived from these systems is becoming more critical and more valuable. The data has got to be geo spatially accurate.”
Nutrien leadership shares five areas for growth in its retail business.
With higher commodity prices, you may be in the market to make an upgrade or new investment on your farm. Whether that’s iron, software or land, the first step is to calculate the payback.
The team at Ag Partners is joining the Rantizo network which includes 40 contractors across 18 states using the technology to apply via drones.
Chris Brooks, president of Heartland Tank Services, says the technology introduction is an extension of how “we are the best in the business in the fertilizer industry.”
August 3, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of an experiment in Ohio when lead arsenate dust was spread over catalpa trees to kill sphinx moth larvae
If farmers are going to save the planet…you’ve got to make it less risky to do so
The past five years have been transformational for AMVAC, says Scott Hendrix, Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology.
Registration is open for the upcoming symposium, scheduled for Feb. 23-25.
Farmer involvement, out of the gate and all the way to market, is a blueprint of success for startup companies in agriculture technology.
Dr. Jacqueline Applegate and Dr. Jeremy Williams to Accelerate Growth and Digital Convergence
“We will produce 400,000 tons over the course of this year,” says CEO Amy Yoder. “We can produce on three different lines with a total of 1.2 million tons... I hope we are getting ready to start our second.”
In just the past decade billions of dollars have been spent on closing the digital divide. Despite the outlay, 2020 showcased the size and scope of the problem.
As of January 1, 2021 Sam Eathington, Ph.D., has stepped into the role of chief technology officer and senior vice president at Corteva.
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After acquiring Smart Ag in the fall of 2019, Raven has opened pre-orders AutoCart, the autonomous grain cart technology initially developed by the startup.
That’s billion with a b as Nutrien reports the company sold more than $1 billion in products via its Digital Hub in the first three quarters of 2020–double their goal for the entire year.
CommoditAg has added Topcon as its newest supplier offering precision management tools to bring efficiency and productivity to nearly every phase of the farming operation.
“I’ve never been more confident about our current and future position within our selected markets,” said Raven President & CEO Dan Rykhus.
The technology exists to make such products a reality, and we’re already seeing some early sprouts coming to market. But are the market and producers ready for such change?
“We had to make sure it worked for farmers first,” says Christophe Jospe, whose company is a marketplace for farmers to sell carbon credits. “If it doesn’t work for them, we weren’t going to succeed.”
New research aimed to learn the steps farmers expect from input suppliers and other sales and service representatives before they allow them back onto their operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nutrien Ag Solutions PCAs and scouts will be actively monitoring insect traps throughout the Salinas Valley while FMC Arc farm intelligence will visualize that data as detailed maps on a proprietary mobile app.