Precision Laboratories Welcomes New Marketing Coordinator

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Company Announcement, Precision Labs

Precision Laboratories, LLC is pleased to welcome Jennifer Okray as its new marketing coordinator. Okray brings years of experience in the marketing and communications field, specializing in digital web content, social media campaigns and market analysis. “I am thrilled to be working with Jennifer as our marketing coordinator,” said Rick Wohlner, president, Precision Laboratories. “Along with her education and experience, … Read More

Kinze & Raven Partner on Next Generation Planter Solutions

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Kinze, Planting, Raven

Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc. announces a partnership with Raven Industries to develop a standalone monitor solution for the Kinze 4900 series planter. With this new monitor, Kinze and Raven have partnered to develop the software and its integration with the planter, with the goal of eliminating reliance on ISOBUS and other manufacturers’ software. “Offering our own monitor will make for a … Read More

Customer Service Is A Way of Life For MapShots

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, MapShots

Good customer service is a rare commodity these days. You read countless articles touting the “no-customer service” from cable tv companies or large banks. That’s not the case with MapShots, Inc. a leading agricultural data management software company. MapShots boasts a customer service department staffed with trained professionals with agricultural backgrounds that will solve your problems as fast as they … Read More

Valley® Water Management Partners with Yaskawa™

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Irrigation, water, Water Management

Valley® Water Management (VWM) and Yaskawa™ America are partnering to provide variable frequency drives for VWM pump stations. Variable frequency drives ensure that pump motors function at optimal efficiency. They can dramatically boost efficiency and energy savings by preventing over pumping and over pressurizing of irrigation equipment. “Yaskawa is the market leader in water pumping and agriculture applications for variable … Read More

How Will the EPA Water Rule Will Impact You?

Jamie JohansenZimmPoll

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What will be on your Independence Day grill?” It looks like most people stuck with the traditional 4th of July grillers. Hamburgers and hot dogs topped the list and I can’t say I am surprised. Maybe everyone was saving their creative genius for the fireworks display. Our poll results: steak – 14% hamburgers – … Read More

Protection from Effects of Lesser Prairie Chicken

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Conservation, Government

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced an amendment to the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2014 to prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior from altering any land management practices based on the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species. “Just as we thought, in Kansas, the … Read More

MapShots AgStudio Expo on July 28th

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Data, Events, MapShots

MapShots will cover various topics at its upcoming AgStudio Expo held July 28 at the Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. MapShots holds this meeting yearly to highlight their AgStudio line of products to new customers and discuss updates with existing customers. This is held the day before the InfoAg Conference which is the preeminent conference for agricultural technology applications … Read More

ABM Announces New Patent to Improve Plant Growth

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, agronomy, seed

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,716,001 for a Trichoderma strain that induces resistance to plant diseases and increases plant growth. The patent was issued to Cornell University and ABM has exclusive worldwide rights. The patent covers the technology that induces gene expression triggers for healthier and more productive plants. The Trichoderma works by first … Read More

MapShots Holds 2014 Ag Studio Expo

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Data, Events, MapShots

MapShots, Inc. will hold its 2014 AgStudio Expo on July 28, 2014, at the Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. MapShots holds this meeting yearly to highlight their AgStudio line of products to new customers and discuss updates with existing customers. This is held the day before the InfoAg Conference which is the preeminent conference for agricultural technology applications and … Read More

Aurora Agronomy Expands in Texas

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, agronomy

The Aurora Cooperative, a leading agricultural supplier and grain marketer based in Nebraska and serving America’s farmers in multiple states, this week announced an Aurora Agronomy® expansion in Texas with the acquisition of Perryton Aviation, Inc., located in Perryton, TX and Hansford Aviation, Inc., located in Gruver, TX. The Texas multi-site expansion was previously owned and operated by Jason Schickedanz … Read More