Thursday afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction against the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, postponing implementation of the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. Chip Bowling, president of the National Corn Growers Association and a farmer from Newburg, Maryland, issued the following statement: “We support the … Read More
Senate Yet to Deal with WOTUS & GMO Labeling
Two hot button issues Senate has yet to tackle include GMO labeling bill and the final ruling on Water of the United States (WOTUS). At the Missouri State Fair’s legislator day policy makers spoke on these issues that have a huge impact on agriculture across the country. Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says we really need to look at science enhancement … Read More
How Are Farm Equipment Sales?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Who’s your pick now for GOP candidate?” When you have nearly 20 GOP candidates, you are bound to have many opinions. Our latest ZimmPoll proves that, but one opinion was clear. Donald Trump took the majority of the votes. The rest were scattered. Candidates from both sides had the opportunity to speak at the … Read More
MO Farm Bureau Speaks Out Against WOTUS
The Missouri Farm Bureau has put together interactive maps to give a feel of how the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that goes into effect this weekend will impact the state. Well over 95% of the state of Missouri will qualify as a water of the U.S. under this rule. I spoke with Blake Hurst, president of the … Read More
GOP Ticket Full – Who’s Your Pick Today?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What brings you to the county, regional or state fair?” People all across the country are flocking to their local, regional and/or state fairs. It looks like tradition topped out lasted poll as to why many attend. But exhibiting livestock and a fair corn dog were runners up. Whatever your reasoning for going, we … Read More
Managing Acres with SATSHOT
There is no question that the precision agriculture industry is on a steady incline when it comes to growth. While at the 2015 InfoAg Conference precision ag companies were present to share how they can aid farmers in the competitive growing season. Lanny Faleide, president of SATSHOT, sat down with me to explain why all farmers need to get on … Read More
Contract Importance in Precision Ag Data
Dr. Joan Archer is an attorney for Husch Blackwell and a member of their Food and Agribusiness Business Unit. Her entire practice is focused on precision agriculture and animal health. So it was no surprise her expertise was utilized during the 2015 InfoAg Conference in St. Louis. Joan, alongside her colleagues, spoke on a few emerging legal issues that have … Read More
Agrian: A Crop Compliance Company
Co-founder and CEO of Agrian, Nishan Majarian, and his team was out in full force during the recent InfoAg Conference in St. Louis, MO. “We started out as a specialty crops compliance company ensuring that crop protection nutrient applications on hundreds of specialty crops are safe and in compliance with the label and the law.” Over the past 12 years … Read More
Learn More About New Holland Sprayers
Sprayers at New Holland Agriculture fall under the specialty products division along with grape harvesters. During New Holland’s Media Days, members of the trade media received a hands-on learning experience to grasp all the specs on their line of sprayers. The advantages of a front mount boom are many. With a front boom, you get the best of all views … Read More
Precision Ag Connection Results In
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How are you connecting your precision equipment and data?” It looks like many of our readers haven’t quite adopted the wireless capabilities when it come to connecting precision equipment. It looks like the majority of you are utilizing memory cards and USB sticks. However, after attending the 2015 InfoAg Conference the Cloud is here … Read More