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The Scoop Podcast: How To Gear Up For Carbon And Sustainability Programs
The Scoop Podcast: How To Gear Up For Carbon And Sustainability Programs

Tim Hushon, sustainability and technology director at The Mill, details how sustainability factors into their ag retail business and how to partner with farmers on the technology adoption required.

Smartwyre Launches New Data Insight Tool
Smartwyre Launches New Data Insight Tool

Grower Compass is a web interface that uses past data to help retailers better understand their customers and business opportunities.

Telus Explains Proagrica Acquisition, The Future of Digital Ag Platforms
Telus Explains Proagrica Acquisition, The Future of Digital Ag Platforms

As Chris Terris, VP and Global Head, Animal Agriculture & M&A Growth at Telus Agriculture & Consumer Goods, explains, this acquisition’s complexity led to how the integration unfolded. 

Ag Tech and Connectivity: It Matters More Than Ever Before
Ag Tech and Connectivity: It Matters More Than Ever Before

As farmers embrace Smart Farming and digital agriculture solutions in greater numbers, machine connectivity is the uniting force that enables all of the potential to pay off in the end.

CeraMax Receives WinField United BioVerified Designation
CeraMax Receives WinField United BioVerified Designation

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

How To Earn Passive Income With Sustainability Programs
How To Earn Passive Income With Sustainability Programs

There are a number of practices that can create passive income on your operation, but the level of effort and investment to implement them varies.

Quickshot: Helena’s New Dual-Purpose Planter Box Treatment
Quickshot: Helena’s New Dual-Purpose Planter Box Treatment

Quickshot is Helena’s newest entrant in the field, which provides seed fluency in addition to crop nutrient package. For 2024, it’s available in limited quantities.

John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration, Settle Litigation
John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration, Settle Litigation

John Deere, Kinze Manufacturing, and Ag Leader Technology announced a collaboration agreement that the companies say will make it easier to integrate each company’s equipment and technology solutions.

The Pros And Cons Of Being An Early Adopter
The Pros And Cons Of Being An Early Adopter

Sarah Beth Aubrey explores the advantages and disadvantages of early adoption in the ag industry.

The Scoop Podcast: Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover In Agronomy
The Scoop Podcast: Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover In Agronomy

Tyler Mitchell, agronomy account manager at River Valley Cooperative in Davenport, Iowa, details the daily complexities he and his team unravel for farmers as they serve as boots on the ground.

New Technology To Increase Carbon And Sunlight Capture In Corn
New Technology To Increase Carbon And Sunlight Capture In Corn

According to the company, the use of PhotoSeed technology has the potential to lower a crop’s carbon intensity score.

Certis Biologicals Acquires Two New Fungicides From AgBiome
Certis Biologicals Acquires Two New Fungicides From AgBiome

These will add to the current Certis portfolio of more than 40 pest, disease and weed control products.

Gaining Traction: What Farmers Need to Know Now About Carbon Intensity
Gaining Traction: What Farmers Need to Know Now About Carbon Intensity

“We are talking about fuel produced in 2025, but that is going to use the crop we are growing this year,” Mitchell Hora says.

ARA Members Lock In Policy Priorities
ARA Members Lock In Policy Priorities

The disruption caused by the dicamba vacatur is unlikely to be the only hurdle ag retailers face this year. ARA has identified this year’s public policy priorities that will steer its grassroots advocacy efforts.

Novozymes And Chr. Hansen Complete Merger
Novozymes And Chr. Hansen Complete Merger

The new company will be called Novonesis, which means "a new beginning" - something they say is offered through their biology-based products.

Three’s A Crowd: Hylio Secures FAA Drone Swarm, Night Flight Exemptions
Three’s A Crowd: Hylio Secures FAA Drone Swarm, Night Flight Exemptions

Spray drones are growing more ubiquitous and more scalable across agriculture. One company has unlocked the ability to deploy three at once and it’s a Smart Farming game changer.

3 Biggest Management Opportunities For Farmers With Technology
3 Biggest Management Opportunities For Farmers With Technology

“We are really in a second phase of ag tech,” says Ryan Raguse, co-founder of Bushel. “We aren’t in an overly mature state—we’re still somewhere in the middle ground."

The 4 Rs of Fertility
Farmer Asks How To Improve P and K On Rental Ground

A Minnesota grower asks Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, how to improve upon the soil fertility on 90 acres he is renting for the first time this year.

Ever.Ag Acquires Adapt-N
Ever.Ag Acquires Adapt-N

This acquisition provides wider market access for Adapt-N, the premier in-season nitrogen recommendation tool.

There's a New Way to Cash in on Your CI Score on the Farm, Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act
There's a New Way to Cash in on Your CI Score on the Farm, Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act

The new 45Z tax credit passed in the Inflation Reduction Act, slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2025, means a farmer's carbon intensity score will soon be worth more, especially if your corn goes to an ethanol plant.

Technical Debt: Self Scout to Avoid Tech Pitfalls
Technical Debt: Self Scout to Avoid Tech Pitfalls

Take a reasoned, purposeful, and proactive approach to adding new technology.

7 Ways to Make Data Pay
7 Ways to Make Data Pay

Here’s how to get the biggest ROI from your layers of data — and use the information to spot issues in time to improve this year's crop.

Smart Seed Selection Tool Pledges to Close Yield Gap
Smart Seed Selection Tool Pledges to Close Yield Gap

Yield Optimizer is a digital tool that uses independent seed trial data to help farmers make seed selections with guaranteed yield performance. CEO Billy Rose tells how it gives farmers peace of mind.

Data Opens Up New Solutions At The Farm Gate
Data Opens Up New Solutions At The Farm Gate

Whether it's planting, spraying, soil sampling or harvesting, new tools are turning the information you collect into actionable insights.

Seed Technology and Evolving Farming Practices Win Against Drought's Grip
Seed Technology and Evolving Farming Practices Win Against Drought's Grip

It’s been said high-yielding corn needs 25" of moisture per acre per year. In 2023, when Mother Nature didn't cooperate, management strategies to retain moisture coupled with new traits made a difference at harvest.

 4 Point Checklist To Bridge The Data Gap With Farmers
4 Point Checklist To Bridge The Data Gap With Farmers

Being prepared will further instill you as a trusted advisor and someone ready to outfit a customer's farm for the future with its complete digital dataset.

You Can't Afford to Be Complacent About Tar Spot
You Can't Afford to Be Complacent About Tar Spot

Just because tar spot was mostly a no-show in 2022 and 2023 doesn't mean that will be the case in 2024. Charting humidity levels can help predict if the disease will strike.

10 Easy Ways to Take Your Crop-Scouting Practices to the Next Level
10 Easy Ways to Take Your Crop-Scouting Practices to the Next Level

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.

Autonomy In Ag Is Firing On All Cylinders Right Now, And It Looks Different Depending On Where You Live
Autonomy In Ag Is Firing On All Cylinders Right Now, And It Looks Different Depending On Where You Live

In the West, automation is geared toward smaller, driverless equipment. In the Midwest, major manufacturers have introduced their largest horsepower combines and tractors yet, all with autonomous capabilities.

4 Tips To Identify The Best Aerial Applicator
4 Tips To Identify The Best Aerial Applicator

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

7 Technology Trends Ag Retailers Need To Know
7 Technology Trends Ag Retailers Need To Know

These smart farming trends and example products highlight greater efficiency, maximum yields and environmental stewardship.

Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage
Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage

Minor space weather events have temporarily knocked out corrections signals over Canada and The Dakotas in the past. Would your farm be ready for a more severe outage?

Break Down The Barriers In The Biological Space
Break Down The Barriers In The Biological Space

The NewLeaf Symbiotics team says reluctance to try biologicals is often a result of feeling overwhelmed by the options available, making education key as the space continues to grow.

A Kick-Start For Corn: When to Use Plant Growth Regulators
A Kick-Start For Corn: When to Use Plant Growth Regulators

If weather stresses have you looking for ways to give your crop a stronger start this spring, consider whether a plant growth regulator could be part of the solution, especially in high-yield environments.

8 Field Activity Data Types You Need to Collect Now
8 Field Activity Data Types You Need to Collect Now

Data — a word that packs a punch but can be hard to define. From planting to irrigation, it's necessary to have a digital record of these field activities to participate in sustainability and crop traceability programs.

Gripp Garners Top Honor at Top Producer Summit 2024
Gripp Garners Top Honor at Top Producer Summit 2024

The 2024 AgLaunch startups bravely pitched straight to the farmer masses at the event. While truly an impressive class, only one would be chosen for the coveted top honor.

Certis Biologicals and SDS Biotech To Collaborate On New Products
Certis Biologicals and SDS Biotech To Collaborate On New Products

Both companies have existing initiatives to grow the biologicals market.

How Technology Can Unite Farmers And Their Trusted Advisors
How Technology Can Unite Farmers And Their Trusted Advisors

The influence of one ag retailer propels multiple farms’ success, and the opportunity is further highlighted with this season’s growing challenges.

Soil Genomics Company Catalogs More Than 24 Million Microorganisms
Soil Genomics Company Catalogs More Than 24 Million Microorganisms

Biome Makers said it pairs artificial intelligence with its soil database to decode soil biology and provide growers with more actionable information.

Data From New Trials Boasts Yield Boosts With Biologicals
Data From New Trials Boasts Yield Boosts With Biologicals

Two new studies from Locus Ag and Pivot Bio found the use of biological products consistently increased yields in a variety of crops across a range of growing conditions.

Telus Formally Announces Acquisition of Proagrica
Telus Formally Announces Acquisition of Proagrica

The industry had been buzzing of the news since late November 2023. 

NewLeaf Launches New Corn Rootworm Technology
NewLeaf Launches New Corn Rootworm Technology

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

Farmers Share Biological Experiences Through New Mosaic Initiative
Farmers Share Biological Experiences Through New Mosaic Initiative

Through the Frontier Fields program, a select group of farmers will document their experiences with a biological product over the course of a year.

2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment
2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment

Four-dollar corn dominated discussions, but farmers remain open to new innovations and machinery as spring planting and the promise of a new production season beckons.

Lavie Bio Launches New Bio-Inoculant for Cereal Crops
Lavie Bio Launches New Bio-Inoculant for Cereal Crops

Yalos is formulated with two microbes intended to improve nutrient availability and uptake by enhancing early plant growth and branching, as well as microbe establishment in the root zone.

Intelinair Introduces Postseason Data Analytics Suite
Intelinair Introduces Postseason Data Analytics Suite

The company says AGMRI Analyze will help growers narrow down what might be limiting their crops’ yield and help them make more informed decisions for next year. 

Bolt-On At-Plant Micronutrients
Bolt-On At-Plant Micronutrients

This is a new seed lubricity agent applied at plant as a talc/graphite replacement which also provides a micronutrient package (5% phosphate, 1% iron, 3% mnagenses, 2.5% molybendum, 10.5% zinc.)

New Water-Use Management Tool For Commercial Crops
New Water-Use Management Tool For Commercial Crops

Helena introduces Resgenix to help farmers manage the water available to crops and optimize its use.

Inside AMVAC's Strategy To Widen Precision Agriculture Adoption
Inside AMVAC's Strategy To Widen Precision Agriculture Adoption

Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren't meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.

DPH Biologicals Expands Research to Quantify Potential of Biologicals
DPH Biologicals Expands Research to Quantify Potential of Biologicals

The company’s BioAgonomics project will focus on the connection between agronomic practices in crop production and the value provided by biologicals.