A new product from Acadian Seaplants is offering growers some help in mitigating stress on corn and soybeans. The company’s Toggle is increasing yields by 7.6 percent and 9.9 percent in corn and soybeans, respectively. Toggle™, manufactured by Acadian Seaplants Limited, enhances root development, nutrient uptake, and increases stress resistance allowing crops to reach their full genetic yield potential. Through … Read More
Bayer’s Ayers to Head CTIC’s New Board of Directors
Bayer CropScience‘s Alan Ayers will head the new board of directors for the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). CTIC made the announcement, along with announcing Lara Moody of The Fertilizer Institute as vice-chair and Terry Tindall of the J.R. Simplot Company being named treasurer. “It’s exciting to work with such a dedicated board to continue building CTIC as a preferred … Read More
BASF Xanthion In-Furrow Info at #Classic15
BASF Technical Marketing Manager Caren Schmidt had 10 minutes to tell the Commodity Classic attendees at a Mini WIN session last week about Xanthion™ In-furrow fungicide, which received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration in October in time for use on corn this season. “Xanthion is our newest in-furrow fungicide for corn, and it’s the first in-furrow fungicide to combine a … Read More
Corn Growers Offer Free Webinar on Risk Coverage
Farmers trying to pick the right risk coverage under the new Farm Bill can be a daunting task. But the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is offering some help. The group is co-sponsoring a free webinar on March 12 from 10-11 am CDT that will help producers pick which coverage package is right for them. Farmers and ranchers will have … Read More
Superior Manufacturing Now Offering Heavy Bins
Superior Manufacturing is now offering heavy bins in its lineup of grain storage, handling and conditioning systems. The North Dakota-based company says the new bins have the same roofs, floors and unload systems as Superior farm bins, but the heavy bins’ sidewalls are formed with thicker steel for added strength and range from 15 to 48 feet in diameter with … Read More
Analyst Talks Risk at BASF #ScienceBehind15
As it does every year, the weather will play a major role in the price for corn and soybeans in the future. Market analyst Arlan Suderman of Water Street Solutions gave some of his thoughts on price points for the grains in the coming year during the BASF Science Behind media event last week in Phoenix. His models show favorable, … Read More
Precision Ag Helps Save Soils, Makes Them Work Better
Precision agriculture techniques are helping farmers get the most out of their soils, while preserving them for the future. In that same vein and in honor of the 2015 International Year of Soil (IYS), the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is coordinating a series of activities to educate the public about the importance of soil, with March’s theme of … Read More
CTIC Talks Soil Health at #Classic15
Good crops start from healthy soils, so it only makes sense that the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), a national, public-private partnership that promotes environmentally beneficial soil practices, was a part of this year’s Commodity Classic in Phoenix, Arizona. Cindy caught up with Karen Scanlon, CTIC executive director, who said her organization is celebrating 2015 as the International Year of … Read More
Public Comments Open on USDA Conservation Easements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened up the public comment period for proposed rules designed to help producers protect working agricultural lands and wetlands. This agency news release says USDA is now accepting comments on its interim final rule for the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), a consolidation of three previous conservation easement programs into one to make … Read More
Productivity, Environment Focus of International Conference
There’s a lot of different ideas on how agriculture can be done sustainably. That’s why our friends at Farm Foundation are teaming up with Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) and USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) to hold an international conference on productivity and the environment, March 11-12, 2015, in Washington, D.C. It has long been recognized that technology-based tools that help … Read More