The InfoAg Conference is only four weeks away and companies like iCropTrak are getting excited to showcase their products to a record setting crowd in St. Louis. iCropTrak has been a supporter of ours for several years now and I look forward to visiting with them in the trade show and during a session I will be moderating that includes … Read More
Land O’Lakes to Merge Inputs with United Suppliers
Land O’Lakes, Inc. and United Suppliers, Inc. are announcing a merger of their crop inputs businesses. The organizations will provide expanded product offerings, enhanced precision agriculture services, tools and technologies, improved product insights, and consulting services among others. “This move comes at a time when scale is increasingly important in addressing changing industry dynamics, including rapid consolidation on the supplier, retailer and … Read More
AgMag Fertilizer Approved for Organic Farming
Innovative Surface Solutions has a new option for farmers striving to meet the demand for organic crops. Ag, Mag has become the first magnesium chloride-based fertilizer approved for organic farming in North America. Magnesium chloride has been shown to improve quality and yields for crops including corn, wheat and small grains, soybeans, and potatoes. “The demand for organic foods continues to … Read More
AGree Report Calls for Food & Ag Research Reform
A new report calls for reforms in food and ag research. AGree, a group that’s supported by leading foundations that fund food and agriculture, international development, and health and well-being, unveiled its comprehensive report on food and ag research, “Research & Innovation: Strengthening Agricultural Research,” which includes nine recommendations to strengthen the impact of public research dollars by reforming the … Read More
Crop Health Labs Offers Sap Analysis Webinars
Growers looking to reduce crop inputs and increase profits now have access to a program to achieve both – Plant Sap Analysis. The technology is offered by Crop Health Labs, in partnership with NovaCropControl Laboratories, and upcoming webinars can provide more information for interested farmers and crop consultants. Crop Health Labs Executive Director Michelle Gregg says growers have seen significant … Read More
New Precision Air 5 Air Cart Offered from CIH
Case IH is introducing a new Precision Air 5 series air cart to seed with the highest level of confidence. The air cart is designed to provide highly accurate seed and fertilizer placement and boasts next-gen boost capacity and AccuSection section control. The modular metering system is appropriately named AccuSection, since the 5 series’ uses individual electronic meter drives, giving primary … Read More
EPA Rejects Glyphosate Limits, Seeks Butterfly Comments
After more than a year of review, the Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition to limit the use of the herbicide glyphosate claiming that it causes harm to monarch butterflies. EPA responded to the petition filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council saying the agency “has not determined that glyphosate causes unreasonable adverse effects to the monarch butterfly.” At … Read More
Farmers Union Backs Declaration on Food & Sustainability
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is backing a declaration on feeding the growing world population in a sustainable way. This NFU news release says the group backs the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) General Assembly’s pronouncement on the need to produce a food supply sufficient for the 9.2 billion people who will inhabit our planet in 2050 in a sustainable and … Read More
New Holland T9 Goes BIG
Looking for a big boy tractor for those large acre row crop applications? Take a look at this New Holland T9 Series tractor that was on display for ag media on La Belotta Sustainable Farm near Turin, Italy. Darragh Mullin, CNH Industrial, APAC Product Marketing Tractors gave us a walk around tour of the machine. New T9 4WD tractors give … Read More
New Holland Honors Heroes with True Blue Salute
New Holland has expanded the True Blue Salute program in honor of the bravery, service, and sacrifice of America and Canada’s military and first responders. This program provides equipment incentives to all current and retired United States and Canadian military and first responders. “New Holland is honored to show our appreciation and support of our military and first responders through … Read More