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Compact corn hybrids appear to take winds 50 mph in stride with little greensnap or lodging resulting. However, yield performance hasn’t been as consistent, and technology providers are working to change that.

No step is too big for Top Producer finalist, PJ Haynie. Deep family roots are the foundation of his farming legacy. 

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

The AF11 brings together runtime advancements to maximize in-field productivity in a 775 hp machine.

CropX Technologies announced the launch of Reinke Direct ET™ by CropX, a sensor-based innovation that provides Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) measurements on a Reinke center pivot irrigation system.

This roundup of almost two dozen product combinations gives details on dry formulations meant for use in corn or soybeans that replace or layer with the same company’s traditional seed fluency blends.

This is the first year a biological has been voted new product of the year by The Scoop's readers.

Ken Ferrie answers two additional questions: Was it allelopathic toxins in the cereal rye ahead of corn that caused such a yield ding last season? Will there be a cap to Carbon Initiative payments per farm operation?

One of the five things the "retailer of the future" would do is “offer new inputs.” Maybe your future is now.  

“We can move so much faster. By our estimates, less than 2% of farmers are participating in these programs industry wide,” Truterra president Jamie Leifker says.

The partnership will allow readings from Spornado’s device, Spornado Sampler, to be integrated into Agtrinsic’s Broad Scale Disease Model.

The System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I compliance certification is a set of security standards outlining how organizations should protect customer information from security incidents such as data breaches.

As grain bins grow larger and more farmers store on-farm, one of agriculture’s most useful tech applications is making headwinds.

With recent turnover in company leadership, a divestment in its insurance business, and a growing list of partnerships, FBN is re-focusing its business. 

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

“Our goal is simple: use traits to help plants grow deeper roots,” says Cquesta CEO Michael Ott.

The study’s team has found inputting excessive heat and cold data into their model slowed plant growth, though the heat proved to be a larger issue for the plant. 

The partnership combines the digital and onboard capabilities of John Deere with agronomic analysis from Corteva.

You break, you pay. Fighting to save his farmland, Marvin Houin proved the government destroyed his yields.

While a consultant knows the history and the little details of a field, the computer may only have an opportunity to pick up on the data entered into it.

ARA shares opportunities for ag retailers to save on credit card processing, foster their knowledge network and improve employee retention with professional development programs and resources.

ISO outlines the transformative potential of smart farming in addressing the complex challenges that our world faces today.

Steve Cubbage provides insights on the five areas expected to have the biggest impact on agriculture this year.

Myron Stine says Stine Seed is celebrating its 45-year history with a keen eye on the future.

Deere & Company announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.

Wendy Mosher, CEO at New West Genetics and vice president of Hemp Feed Coalition, says this is something that has been in the works for at least four years

The weeklong, virtual event hosted by AgroLiquid offers free learning opportunities from agronomists and crop nutrition experts.

David Heublein won the conventional, non-irrigated category of the 2023 NCGA yield contest for the state. The amazing yield was grown with only one-third of the total rainfall his fields usually get in a growing season.

In 2024, the company, which started in Australia in crops such as barley and canola, is offering its product for use on soybean acres in six states: MN, SD, ND, WI, NE and IA. 

Users completing transactions in the Growers platform will be able to select their Bushel Wallet as an option to digitally pay and send money to their trusted partners.

“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.

A farm kid from Kansas is bringing a new robotic weeding concept to market and he’s got big dreams for the future of crop protection.

Climate FieldView announces new capabilities in FieldView Plus for 2024, including more personalized features available through the new FieldView Premium subscription tier, improvements to FieldView’s in-cab experience.

Through this partnership, AgVision will integrate their grain accounting software solutions into Barchart's elevator-branded marketplace mobile apps and online grower portals.

What was once known as FBN Insurance will now be known as Momentum Ag and part of Patriot Growth Services.

Deere drew them in with practical yet cutting edge displays – like an iPhone controlled 8R tractor running field tillage – driving the conversation forward with a fun spin on its tech stack and cotton production.

The startups will be featured in a pitch event at Farm Journal’s Top Producer Summit Feb. 5-7 in Kansas City

Utilizing the Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies.

“It’s a testament to our dedication to equipping crop insurance agents with the best tools to serve their clients effectively," said Mike Moore, EVP, Ever.Ag Agribusiness.

Despite nearly 24 inches of snow, below-zero temperatures and raging winds that some people are affectionately calling “Death Storm #2,” Illinois livestock producers are finding ways to overcome the horrific conditions.

Precision Planting introduces farmers to its new CornerStone Planting System; announces Panorama is now available for purchase as well as additional product updates.

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

The expansion of services into environmental and water management includes moisture sensors installation, water irrigation uniformity testing, and services Rebecca Schubert says are “beyond the typical retail ag co-op.”

The world’s largest technology showcase is welcoming more and more ag tech into the fold. Here’s a quick rundown of what was on display.

With $20/hour minimum wage and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Cory Broad shares how irrigation technologies can help farmers answer these challenges.

Nitricity is on a quest to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions via its innovative natural liquid fertilizer manufacturing process. The technology represents a major disruption to the global fertilizer market.

On the heels of launching the CR11 combine at Agritechnica 2023, Carlo Lambro gave Farm Journal a one-on-one interview to talk about the brand’s global footprint, its focus in North America and the future of New Holland

In two years, Truterra has paid farmers more than $9 million for more than 462,000 metric tons of carbon benefits.

Dean Banks will join Flagship Pioneering as CEO-Partner and CEO of Indigo Ag; most recently, Banks was the former President and CEO of Tyson Foods.

From improved telehealth services to reimagined small-town hospitals, the National Rural Health Association is working to help folks in farm country tap into more and better medical care options.