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With the goal of updating and enhancing the farmer, retailer and manufacturer relationship, Growers unveils its latest apps.

Ever.Ag CEO Scott Sexton said, "By acquiring Austin Data Labs, we've taken a revolutionary step towards redefining the agricultural data landscape globally."

Two years after Ever.Ag acquired EFC Systems, leaders share the vision for the future of digitization.

In a statement, the company said: "We are continuing ongoing discussions with potential partners and investors that would push forward the company’s products, platform, and science."

Poncho Votivo Precise from BASF offers a combination of protection to address nematodes and early-season insects in soybeans. The product contains a biological and insecticide.

Three roadblocks rural America faces on the path to electric machinery adoption.

Revline Hopper Throttle Cotton's Bio-Capsule are charged with a newly added, crop-specific strain of Terrasym for cotton in conjunction with a powerful consortium of 10 bio-fertility and N-fixing microbes.

Each agribusiness with a MyGrower platform can activate the relevant data for their facilities.

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

Company leaders say this “solidifies CNH’s in-house precision, automation and autonomy technology, enabling us to continue Breaking New Ground for the agriculture and construction industries."

Aerial Rug and Boundri use satellite imagery to create custom farm products - the most popular being rugs.

Could new incentives be the tipping point to adoption?

The online tool from the SCN Coalition is free and easy to use. It’s backed by research done on more than 25,000 university soybean research plots across the U.S.

Its first harvester was for strawberries, and last year it launched the apple harvester for use in Washington.

The rate of groundwater withdrawal from aquifers is increasing in many parts of the country, and agricultural use in irrigation is accounting for much of that change. Climate change may be accelerating this trend.

Dave Swain draws on his experience from application equipment, ag retail and technology roles with his consulting business: Vision Technology Management.

“This is the largest ag tech deal ever,” says Eric Hansotia, chairman, president and chief executive officer at AGCO.

Lack of genetic diversity in crops may lead to an outcome worse than COVID-19.

Here are examples of how Star of The West has built connections and expanded opportunities for farmers. 

Rural areas are slowly gaining access to decent broadband speeds, and small towns are adding fiber-optic lines. However, the decline of the population in areas with fewer than 10,000 people is not improving much.

The White City, Oregon facility will produce Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) utilized in agriculture, horticulture, turf and ornamental markets.

“No other company can offer such integrated testing to predict what risks farmers face in the coming growing season,” Danielle Watts, vice president of data, said.

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

Todd Westerfeld says five technologies, from pocketknife to section control, are invaluable across his farm on a day-to-day basis.

Today, they announced a $250 million capital funding round. “We are shifting into the next phase of maturity as a company – a trusted partner that is delivering critical sustainability solutions,” says Ron Hovsepian.

The SCN Coalition’s new SCN Profit Checker tool allows growers and their crop advisors to estimate the financial toll of soybean cyst nematode in each field.

As detailed in the new report, Enterprising Business Builders and Independent Elites now represent 62% of U.S. farmers.

Smart Apply is based in Indianapolis and focused its product development on precision air-blast spraying. Its Intelligent Spray Control System can be used in orchards, vineyards or tree nurseries.

Company research shows rates could be 25% to 50% less than other phosphate fertilizers given Crystal Green’s high efficiency and 10% Mg.

While farmers find the technology useful, especially for spot spraying and targeting fields in less-than-ideal conditions, weed scientists are buzzing with more caution.

Drone application has a lot of advantages for farmers and ag retailers, but it may not be the right choice for everyone.

Via the partnership, farmers who participate in RegenConnect can easily synchronize their in-field practices and data record keeping via John Deere’s Operations Center.

This fall, the company has unveiled three products that meet farmers where they are on their path and help them with the next level of adoption.

Here are the FAQs for farmers who are exploring carbon’s next chapter on the farm.

Meet the key members of HGS BioScience's sales and product development organization.

Products from John Deere, Soiltech and EarthOptics can help growers learn more about their fields while reducing input and operating costs.

One idea that has gained traction is USDA surveys may not be as accurate as current technology, especially satellite imagery, especially since the number of satellites has ballooned and the price has dropped.

If India returns to our legacy of agricultural achievement, imagine what we will do in the future, on earth and among the stars.

Georgia farmer Alex Harrell just grew the highest yielding soybeans in agriculture history — 206.7997 bushels per acre.

Solinftec has been partnering with retailers in the Corn Belt to deploy 20 Solix robots in 2023.

The newly formed Mosaic Biosciences will be the focused division of The Mosaic Company to bring more biological technologies to market and will complement its traditional crop nutrient lineup. 

If this test voyage is successful, Cargill aims to add 10 more vessels to be wind-powered.

For growers in Western Canada, Ronin Agronomy provides services for variable-rate technology and applications, textural soil mapping, nutrient management, crop scouting and sustainability solutions.

The licensing agreement comes after two years of the companies conducting independent field trials. 

“Mexico’s decree, which runs counter to scientific findings and is in direct violation of USMCA, is negatively impacting American corn growers,” said Tom Haag, NCGA president.

In high-nematode-stress trials, biotrinsic Z15 increased corn yields by 2.8 bu/acre and soybean yields by more than 1.0 bu/acre.

Some of the research now underway at the facility is focused on improving germplasm performance, launching stacked, next-generation differentiated traits and demonstrating  regenerative agriculture cropping systems.

In early 2022, a possible trucker shortage grabbed headlines, but John Phipps says even today, there isn't much hard data to substantiate that alarm.

Introduced as a premium foliar applied blend for 2024, Max-In Ultra ZMB Plus delivers high loads of zinc, manganese and boron. 

“Parameters measured by this meter are essential for proper irrigation management which requires control of soil water content while avoiding buildup of salts within the root zone” said Bill Hughes, Innoquest President