For the first time in history – income will have a greater influence on food security than population. During the Taming Agricultural Risks meeting at the Chicago Federal Reserve, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Dr. Mike Boehlje said growth in terms of incomes is critical to the long-term growth of agriculture. In this Precision.AgWired.com Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll take … Read More
Tis the Season to be Thankful!
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”What is your opinion on the EPA lowering biofuels requirements?” Our poll results: · Bad for the country – 26% · Guts the RFS and hurts ag – 26% · Windfall for oil industry – 19% · Other – 13% · Industry can overcome – 7% · Doesn’t go far enough – 5% · … Read More
Fall Insights Magazine Now Available
Ag Leader Technology is pleased to announce the Fall 2013 issue of Insights magazine. The quarterly magazine helps growers and precision farming industry professionals get more out of their precision farming tools and to learn about the latest technologies. This issue highlights articles about SMS software, vegetable production, drainage tile, a Michigan grower highlight and reports from the field. Those … Read More
Fed Conservation Programs Topic for Forum
The Farm Bill is still up in the air on Capitol Hill, and that’s why the folks at Farm Foundation have set up another of their free forums not too far from where Congress will be discussing the legislation’s future. In this next forum on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, D.C., the group has … Read More
Looking Ahead to ASFMRA Agronomics Vision 2015
With the conclusion of the recent Agronomics Vision 2014 conference and American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers annual meeting in Reno, the group was already looking forward to next year. In the video below, President-Elect Fred Hepler of Cottonwood Management in Oklahoma talks about plans for next year’s conference in Tucson, AZ, October 27 – November 1, 2014. … Read More
Hick Chick Chat for Thanksgiving
Welcome to the second installment of the Hick Chick Chat for the week of Thanksgiving, that glorious time of year we give #FoodThanks for another bountiful harvest. There was a lot of conversation this year about the unfavorable growing conditions experienced in many areas and just a few months ago there were some pretty major concerns about whether the harvest … Read More
Rabo AgriFinance Report From NAFB
Rabo AgriFinance was present for the recent Trade Talk during the 2013 NAFB Convention. The company is the leading U.S. ag lender and specializes in protein to produce and inputs to oilseeds. Their expert team monitors and evaluates the global market that influences agriculture around the world. I spoke with one of the team’s analysts at the event and he … Read More
ASFMRA Award Winner
The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) recognized Gary Thien, AFM, ARA, Thien Farm Management, Inc., with the 2013 D. Howard Doane Award during the 2013 ASFMRA Annual Meeting in Reno, NV. The D. Howard Doane Award is held in great esteem in the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. It is given annually to … Read More
Climate Corporation’s Growth by Tracking Weather
Another ag based company who attended this year’s Trade Talk at the recent NAFB Convention was the Climate Corporation. They are focused on applying data science to production agriculture and take all the environmental data, weather, soil conditions and current and seasonal projections and apply it to the production agricultural decisions growers make on a daily basis. Greg Smirin, CEO … Read More