What started 50 years ago in a small welding shop in Ladora, Iowa, has grown into a half-century of innovation, as Kinze Manufacturing celebrates how the company has grown into a recognized technology leader and innovator of planters for row-crop production and grain auger carts. Kinze Manufacturing recognized its milestone anniversary with an open-to-the-public exhibit of [founder] Jon Kinzenbaw’s collection … Read More
Farmers Who Grow Enogen Corn for Ethanol to Get Rebates
Growers of Syngenta‘s Enogen corn, especially designed for ethanol production, will get rebates on some of their agricultural equipment. Chief Agri/Industrial Division will provide Enogen corn growers rebates on grain bins and other equipment. A growing demand for high ethanol-yielding grain is creating the potential for corn growers to increase their income per acre. Earlier this year, Syngenta introduced the … Read More
Monsanto Opens Wheat Technology Center
A new center is promising to bring together people and processes to drive innovation in wheat breeding. This news release from Monsanto says the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Filer, Idaho, for the grand opening of Monsanto’s Wheat Technology Center, which will serve as the company’s core U.S. wheat breeding R&D facility. “The Wheat Technology Center gathers some of … Read More
Pinnacle Acquires NH3 Service Company
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has acquired California-based NH3 Service Company. This company news release says the new locations will be full-service agricultural input retailers providing sustainable crop protection products, crop nutrition, and precision agriculture services. Performance Agriculture’s newest locations will remain at 945 Johnson Avenue, Salinas, California 93901, with two Salinas satellite operations located at 1110 Harkins Road and 21915 Rosehart … Read More
ScoutPro Offers Enhanced Apps Free for a Year
ScoutPro has released some enhanced versions of the company’s grower applications. And this company news release says growers will have free access to those, including ScoutPro Grower – Corn and ScoutPro Grower – Soy, for one year. Since 2011, ScoutPro has dedicated its work to providing innovative agricultural apps that are designed to save agricultural professionals time while also providing … Read More
New Conservation Incentives Offered for Grass, Pastures
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering new conservation incentives for working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland. This news release says the areas will still be able to be maintained as livestock grazing lands. The CRP-Grasslands initiative will provide participants who establish long-term, resource-conserving covers with annual rental payments up to 75 percent of the grazing value of the land. … Read More
New Company Vivid Life Sciences to Add Value to Crops
A new company is promising to bring technologies that will add value to farmers’ crops. This news release from Vivid Life Sciences says the company will focus on advanced nutritionals, biologicals and enhancement technologies that increase crop yields and improve farmers’ economic returns. “With tighter constraints and escalating populations, producing enough food will continue to be the biggest challenge growers … Read More
Next Food Dialogues in Minneapolis
Consumer concerns about the impact food production practices might have on their long-term health or the health of the planet will be the topic of the next Food Dialogues. The Aug. 11 event will be held in Minneapolis and will bring together a panel of leaders in the food space, including food and retail executives and farmers for a conversation … Read More
Record Number of Producers Certify Conservation Compliance
More than 98 percent of the farmers and ranchers required to certify conservation compliance to qualify for crop insurance premium support payments have done so. This news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says the conservation provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill are expected to cover an additional 1.5 million acres of highly erodible lands and 1.1 million … Read More
Farm Foundation Forum to Talk Drought
The multi-year drought in the western United States has impacted that region’s farmers and ranchers,and government officials have had to take extensive measures to deal with water shortages. This coming Wednesday, July 15, Farm Foundation will host a free forum at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to discuss how lessons being learned in the West may help the … Read More