Hemp Farming is Getting Real

AgWired Precision, Audio, Farming, hemp

The seeds planted in the 2018 farm bill legalizing the production of hemp as an agricultural commodity are starting to grow. Florida has officially entered the field with the governor just signing a measure allowing an agricultural hemp program to be developed. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried believes hemp could be the boost the state’s farm sector and rural areas … Read More

ZimmCast 615 – Interviews From #Water4Food

AgWired Precision, Audio, Farming, water, Water for Food, ZimmCast

My first Water for Food Global Conference was a learning experience which included meeting some interesting people from around the world. This is the third time we’ve worked with The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska to create a virtual newsroom on AgNewsWire. This episode of the ZimmCast features interviews from the conference that provide … Read More

Presidion Ag Announces Another Patent Allowance

AgWired Precision, Farming, Nitrogen, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Presidion Ag is pleased to announce that the technology supporting their product Phosgain has received notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark office. Phosgain makes phosphate more available to the plant through a high level of ion exchange capacity and is a highly concentrated formula with a more powerful solvent-based polymer solution than the traditional water-based products … Read More

Bayer Defends Glyphosate at Future of Farming

Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, Audio, Bayer, Crop Protection, Farming, Herbicide

The $289 million glyphosate jury verdict just before the Bayer-Monsanto deal was finalized last month was a big topic of discussion this week at the Bayer Future of Farming Dialogue at the company’s global headquarters in Monheim, Germany. In fact, a last minute panel scheduled at the very end of a full day of presentations was standing room only – … Read More

God Bless America and the American Farmer

AgWired Animal, AgWired Energy, AgWired Precision, Farming, ZimmComm Announcement

Food for thought this Independence Day from former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: “America has to understand and appreciate what it has in agriculture. American consumers walk out of the grocery store with still more money in their pocket and their paychecks and their incomes than virtually anybody else in the world. That creates great flexibility in our economy directly … Read More

Nebraska Congressman Praises Water for Food Forum

AgWired Precision, Audio, Farming, Food, International, water, Water for Food

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) is very proud of the work that the Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska has been doing for the future of sustainable agriculture by encouraging the involvement of young people in the industry. “Agriculture has become cool! I never thought I would see that,” said Fortenberry at the recent Water for Food … Read More

Agrilyst’s 2017 State of Indoor Farming Report

Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, Alltech, Farming, Precision Agriculture

We first met Allison Kopf, founder and CEO of Agrilyst, at Alltech’s 2017 ONE. There she took part in the first Pearse Lyons Accelerator program. As a reminder, Agrilyst is a “web-based software platform that helps indoor farms manage their crops and gain data-driven insights to make more profitable production decisions.” Allison and her team have now released a 2017 … Read More

FarmLead Adds Price Discovery to Online Grain Marketplace

AgWired Energy, AgWired Precision, Farming, Markets

Online grain marketplace FarmLead has announced the launch of its newest feature, Price Discovery, which provides a comprehensive view of historical and future grain price trends specific to the user’s geography, helping farmers make better decisions when selling their grain. “This isn’t just a simple price transparency tool. It is a price education tool,” says FarmLead CEO and President Brennan … Read More

Alltech Talks Farm of the Future LIVE

Agribusiness, AgWired Animal, AgWired Precision, Alltech, Audio, Consumers, Farming, Food, technology, Video

Alltech hosted a live video event on the future of agriculture and technology with a panel of agribusiness experts discussing and debating their thoughts on the future of the agricultural industry, new consumer demographics and demands, ag technology, big data, nutrigenomics and precision nutrition. Continue to follow the discussion on Twitter with the hashtag #FarmingTheFuture. Great questions were posed, thought-provoking … Read More