The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association recently appointed new officers to their Board of Directors. During the 2015 Fall Convention the group selected the executive team of president, treasurer and secretary. Ric Kirby (pictured left), president of Kirby Manufacturing Inc., will succeed Mike Kloster as President of the organization. He has served on the board since 2007. The new treasurer is Marc … Read More
Lancaster County Ag Week Sponsored by New Holland
New Holland is partnering with many community organizations to host a week-long celebration in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Ag Week will be showcasing the importance of the agriculture industry to Lancaster County and it’s citizens. “New Holland’s Lancaster County roots date back to the company’s founding in 1895,” said Chun Woytera, Senior Director of Marketing for New Holland North America. “We … Read More
Contributions Strengthen AgGlossary.org
Users can now search for more than 5,500 validated terms on AgGateway‘s AgGlossary.org. The free site was launched last year and was created in the hopes of improving communication throughout the industry, including government and academia. It is an online wiki platform for agriculture terms, definitions, acronyms, key words and synonyms. At this point the AgGlossary has received more than … Read More
Precision Ag Bytes
CropLife America Board of Directors has elected Diane Allemang, FMC Agricultural Solutions director of Global Portfolio Management & Strategic Marketing and North America Business Development, as the association’s 46th chair of the board for a two-year term. She is the first female chair for the board. Darren Wallis has joined Bayer as the new North American vice president and head … Read More
USB Brings Sustainability Tool to IL and IN
The United Soybean Board (USB) and Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) are beginning a new project to help soy growers in Illinois and Indiana improve sustainability. Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture’s Fieldprint® Calculator is a software tool that allows users to see where their operation needs changes and how their farm can improve sustainability and greater efficiency. … Read More
US Crop Protection Industry Experiences a Decrease
According to a report by market research firm, Kline, the U.S. crop protection chemical industry has deceased 3.5 percent among distributors. The report follows the 20 leading distributors, accounting for 95 percent of total crop protection sales. The total 2015 cost of goods sold at the distributor level are more than USD 10 billion. The 2015 crop protection industry began … Read More
Soil Science Society Educates on Preventing Desertificiation
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is celebrating the International Year of Soil 2015 (IYS) with a calendar of events designed to educate the public about the importance of the matter. The month of November has been named “Soils and Climate” by the group and their November blog post highlights the process of desertification and how to prevent it. … Read More
CNH’s Brazil Site Celebrates 40 Years
CNH Industrial first agricultural machinery plant in Curitiba, Brazil has reached the 40 year milestone. The plant was built in 1975, producing it’s first combine harvester in 1976. Now, 40 years later, it is considered to be one of the world’s most modern and versatile plants. The site produces components, tractors and combines that are exported throughout Latin America. “It … Read More
Leaders of In-Furrow Technology Hold Summit
Leaders of In-Furrow Technology (LIFT) hosted a media summit October 21-22. The event highlighted the latest advancements in yield and productions efficiency using in-forrow applications, nutrient management and crop protection technologies. Dr. Daniel Kaiser, the Extension Nutrient Management Specialists from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Fred Below, a professor of Plant Pysicology at the University of Illinois, along with … Read More
Ag Leader Launches InCommand Displays
Ag Leader Technology, known for their popular precision farming display, is now offering a new product. The InCommand 1200 and InCommand 800 provide a way for growers to take their precision maps and data with them on their iPad. Paired with the new AgFiniti Mobile app users can see real-time features, like row-by-row detail and split screen view, anywhere they … Read More