Some upcoming meetings for the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its sister regional organizations will address a wide range of topics vital to the future of weed science. This WSSA news release says they’ll look at subjects ranging from how to manage herbicide-resistant weeds to new developments in weed research and expect to draw hundreds of scientists, students, … Read More
Corn Growers’ Soil Health Partnership Fosters Conversations
Farmers in the Midwest are talking about more than just the weather these past few weeks. The National Corn Growers Associaton’s Soil Health Partnership (SHP) has been busy lately holding field days in Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana, the Soil Health Partnership was busy holding field days, encouraging some real farmer-to-farmer conversations on how to best take care of soil health … Read More
DICKEY-john’s Hy Rate Plus Wins Innovation Award
Revolutionary ag technology maker DICKEY-john is being recognized for innovative design. This company news release says DICKEY-john’s Hy Rate Plus™ LED Seed Sensor won the award from American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The Hy Rate Plus LED Seed Sensor is a highly accurate and intelligent seed-tube-mounted sensor for detecting row-crop planting populations at high rates on a … Read More
Old, New Tech Policies Spur Ag Innovations
A report from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) says a mix of old and new technologies policies are spurring agricultural innovations. This news release from the group says its FutureFood 2050 publishing initiative explores the expanding array of agricultural innovations that will help feed the world’s projected 9 billion-plus people in 2050, making researchers and policy makers look far … Read More
The Andersons Combining Turf, Plant Nutrient Groups
An Ohio-based company working in the grain, ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors will combine some of its groups into a yet-to-be-named company. The Andersons, Inc. plans to combine its Turf & Specialty and Plant Nutrient groups into a single entity. “The Turf & Specialty and Plant Nutrient groups have become closely aligned in the customers they serve, the products and … Read More
Big Data Part of Big Debate at Farm Futures Summit
Farm Futures will foster a conversation on the pros and cons of Big Data, one of the hottest topics in agriculture. The Big Data debate is one of 21 sessions that will take place during the 2015 Farm Futures Business Summit, being held Jan. 7-8 at the Hilton at the Ballpark Hotel in St. Louis. “While companies have collected and … Read More
Farm Foundation Promotes Soil Renaissance
All agriculture starts with the ground we stand on, and the folks at Farm Foundation are doing their part to promote conversations about healthy soils. At the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention Taylor Truckey caught up with Farm Foundation’s Mary Thompson and talked a bit about Soil Renaissance, an initiative by her group and the Samuel Roberts Noble … Read More
Report: Cover Crops Boost Yield, Benefit Soil
A new report shows that cover crops boost yields while benefiting the soil and other pluses. The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) funded research, carried out by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), surveyed nearly 2,000 users and non-users of cover crops and showed the challenges and benefits farmers expect from cover crops. [Respondents] noted an … Read More
USDA Announces Grasslands Carbon Credits Sale
In a first, Chevrolet has bought carbon credits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This USDA news release says the sale of nearly 40,000 carbon dioxide reduction tons are from working ranch grasslands in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota. “This announcement is the first-of-its-kind. The amount of carbon dioxide removed from our atmosphere by Chevrolet’s purchase of … Read More
Flagship VentureLabs Starts Microbe Solution Company
Flagship VentureLabs is introducing a new company that will produce microbial solutions that naturally promote plant health and improve agricultural production by harnessing the beneficial microbes that reside within plants. This company news release from Symbiota says the company built a substantial platform and advanced multiple products into greenhouse and field trials in globally important crops including corn, soy, wheat, … Read More