Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of 33 Conservation Innovation Grants to entities across the nation to develop and demonstrate cutting-edge ideas to accelerate private lands conservation. Grant recipients will demonstrate innovative approaches to improve soil health, conserve energy, manage nutrients and enhance wildlife habitat in balance with productive agricultural systems. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service administers this competitive … Read More
Register for AgGateway Annual Conference
Registration is now open for AgGateway’s 2013 Annual Meeting and Conference, “Collaboration for eConnectivity – Ensuring Success for the Future”, to be held November 11-14 at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Fla. AgGateway’s eighth annual conference is expected to draw record attendance again this year, as hundreds of business and IT professionals from across the … Read More
DuPont Sees Big Potential in Argentina Farmers
The country manager for DuPont in Argentina addressed the IFAJ 2013 Congress during the last day of activities for the event and he talked about the importance of the country for his company. “DuPont is a science company and we want to produce solutions for some of the biggest challenges in the world and one of those is feeding the … Read More
New John Deere Liquid Fertilizer Applicator
On display at the Farm Progress Show in the John Deere exhibit was the new 2014 2510L Liquid Fertilizer Applicator, making sidedressing easier. “Precision nutrient application technology has grown in importance as our customers continue to address environmental concerns while improving fertilizer use efficiency for the plant,” says Travis Harrison, product specialist from John Deere. “The 2510L enables customers … Read More
Ag Leader Hydraulic Down Force at FPS
The Ag Leader Technology Hydraulic Down Force system display was very popular among farmers visiting the 2013 Farm Progress Show. Chad Huedepohl gave us a demonstration of how the system is able to adjust pressure instantaneously based on field topography and soil conditions. Watch and see – 2013 Farm Progress Show Photo Album
Ag-MAC Grain Moisture Tester Now Available
AgraTronix, known as the leader in hand held moisture testers has introduced the Ag-MAC grain moisture tester with test weight. The non-compaction Ag-MAC unit features a direct readout for 20 different grains without pre-weighing, at the touch of a button. Within seconds, the unit provides the moisture level and test weight. The unit also features a backlit LCD display, no-spill … Read More
Conservation Work Minimizes Nutrient Runoff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that shows farmers have significantly reduced the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through voluntary conservation work in the lower Mississippi River basin. Secretary Vilsack highlighted the value of conservation programs to these efforts, and called on Congress to pass a comprehensive Food, Farm and … Read More
Managing for Delayed Corn Crop Development
Corn planting was delayed until early to mid-June in areas across the Corn Belt. As a result, corn pollination occurred two to three weeks later than normal, and crop maturity is lagging by a similar time span. This presents the question as to whether freezing temperatures could occur before crop maturity. Although detrimental, the first freeze may have limited yield … Read More
Argentina is Big on No Till
The latest available data for the United States shows about 35-40% of cropland is no till, but in Argentina it’s 80% and growing. The Argentinean No Till Farmers Association – Aapresid – was created in 1989 with the goal of helping farmers in the country adopt no-tillage practices on their farming operations and Martin Descalzo Souto with the organization says … Read More
Cast Your Vote in FMC Singing Contest
Four agricultural students will win scholarship prizes in this year’s FMC “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest.” Alexandra Carpenter, Noelle Goodson, Hayley Hall and Alexander Raun (pictured here with FMC’s Paul Redhage) were recently selected by a panel of judges and then traveled to Nashville to take part in a professional Music City recording experience. “The quality of this … Read More