An article featured in the current issue of Weed Science offers results from a greenhouse experiment focused on how resistance might affect the continued fitness of Palmer amaranth plants by comparing glyphosate-resistant plants to glyphosate-susceptible plants. Palmer amaranth is a weed native to the southwestern U.S. that has developed resistance to various herbicides since the late 1980s. Its resistance to … Read More
Top Agronomy Apps Provide Practical Solutions
The word “app” has become regularly used in the vocabulary of farmers and ranchers across the country. Apps are designed to help users perform useful tasks. Growers can find agronomy-related apps to help them with just about any chore, and app development is being driven by grower use of these high-tech tools. “Rapid adoption of mobile devices among farmers is … Read More
Farm Progress Show Will Reap International Business
The nation’s largest outdoor farm show, Farm Progress Show, has been selected to participate in the 2014 International Buyer Program (IBP). This year’s event takes place in Boone, IA, August 26-28. The IBP is an export program led by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It brings thousands of international buyers to the U.S. for business-to-business matchmaking with U.S. companies exhibiting … Read More
National Resources Inventory Report Summary
Findings in the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) 2010 National Resources Inventory (NRI) Report shows a boom in growing certain specialty crops, in agricultural land, stable erosion rates and notable land use changes. The report is designed to show a summary on the status, condition and trends of land, soil, water and related resources on the nation’s private lands … Read More
Results are in on “Polar Vortex”
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How did the ‘Polar Vortex’ affect you?” Old man winter hasn’t left and chances are won’t anytime soon. This winter’s buzz word has been polar vortex. Has your winter been different then others? If so, has it been caused by this new buzz word. Or has winter at your house been about normal? Well, … Read More
Salford Group Expands Iowa Facility
Salford Group has expanded their U.S. manufacturing operations in Osceola, IA by 36% to keep up with growing demand for their tillage and fertilizer application products. The Iowa expansion brings Salford’s total manufacturing space to over 200,000 square feet in its U.S., Canadian and Russian production facilities combined. The expansion will allow for increased production of Salford’s patented Independent Series … Read More
Precision Planting’s Multi-Hybrid Metering System
Initial research has shown solid yield improvement when the right hybrid is placed in the right yield environment. In any field, there are multiple yield environments that are determined by soil type, slope, drainage plus dozens of other attributes. In order to place the right hybrid in the right area of the field, each row of the planter will need … Read More
Trimble Adds UAS to Ag Portfolio
Today Trimble announced the addition of its Trimble UX5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to their agriculture products portfolio for aerial imaging and mapping. The system provides farmers’ trusted advisors—such as agronomists, Trimble resellers, and other Ag service providers—with a powerful data collection tool that can aid with recommendations to improve farming operations. The new product can to easily capture aerial … Read More
Precision Planting Introduces New SpeedTube™
A new seed delivery system now in development by Precision Planting promises to allow growers to plant corn and soybeans much faster than is possible with seed tubes. Jason Stoller, Precision Planting Engineering Product Manager for the new SpeedTube™, says, “Available time for optimum spring planting is both limited and critical, and larger planters are not the answer to growing … Read More
Kinze Debuts 1st Electric Multi-Hybrid Concept Planter
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. would like to introduce the world’s first electric multi-hybrid concept planter to help famers optimize their seed hybrids and increase yields. This technology provides farmers with the ability to change the seed hybrid they are planting automatically as the planter moves through the field. Now seeds can be selected to suit the different field management zones. “The … Read More