Pfister Seeds is expanding its current Vector internship program. The program was created to help young farmers get back to the family farm. The new expiation will also provide students with paid internships, college credits, and practical experience managing a seed business. Dow AgroSciences is added a new option for above-ground insect control. The new new trait, named PowerCore, provides … Read More
Mycogen Seeds Move Beyond Drought Tolerance
Mycogen Seeds is unveiling a new portfolio of hybrids, bred to handle the challenges of the western Corn Belt. Designed to help growers manage multiple variables with one solution, the new hybrids feature a strong agronomic foundation of disease and insect control, lack of available water, and extreme heat. “Raising corn in the High Plains is not easy, and growers … Read More
Dow’s New Herbicide to Help Control Resistant Weeds
Registration for Dow AgroSciences new herbicide is expected in 2016. The company recently announced they’ve named the previously known GF-3471; it will now be referred to as Resicore herbicide. “Resicore is designed to control weeds throughout the season,” says Luke Peters, corn herbicides product manager, Dow AgroSciences. “It will provide trusted residual control, resistance management and resounding yield potential as the … Read More
Hagie Mfg Joins AirScout for Custom Applicator
Hagie Mfg. is known for its innovative crop protection solutions, so it makes sense they’d be looking for a partnership in AirScout, a company that combines ground scouting with ariel photography. Together the companies are please to provide customers state-of-the-art field prescription services with capability for timely applications management. Disease pressure can create crop demise and result in significant financial impact. … Read More
Salford Group Bolsters Line-Up
New products are being added to Salford Group‘s fertilizer application line. Two new spreaders and the largest pull-type pneumatic boom applicators on the market are being included as the result of the recent acquisition of BBI Spreaders and Valmar Airflo. New to the Canadian market are two Salford BBI spreaders, the MagnaSpread Ultra and Javelin. This equipment has previously been … Read More
AFBF Wants Your Summer Pics
Don’t forget! AFBF is reminding you of the opportunity to take summer photographs in preparation for the 2015 Farm Bureau Photo Contest. Any Farm Bureau member 18 years and older at the time of entry is eligible to submit pics, including state/county staff and professional photographers. “Now is a great time to get pictures of farmers and ranchers working safely during harvest, … Read More
New Air Carts and Tillage Models from Salford Group
Salford Group, a global ag equipment manufacturer, is introducing several new products this summer. Newly launched is a giant air cart, the AC4000L dry/liquid hybrid quad tank, and two new additions to its Independent Series line of tillage equipment, the vertical tillage I-2200 and a hybrid tillage specialist, the I-4200. The AC4000 is the company’s largest implement to date in … Read More
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Wins World Food Prize
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh has been awarded the 2015 winner of the World Food Prize, the most prominent award for individuals whose achievements alleviate hunger and promote global food security. The announcement was by Tom Vilsack who made remarks at an event by the U.S. State Department. “I offer my sincerest congratulations to Sir Fazle and appreciation for the progress … Read More
Precision Ag Bytes
The Arizona Drone Expo is coming to the Phoenix Convention Center November 28, 29th 2015 with dozens of sellers and thousands of drone enthusiasts. Valley Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation, has appointed Joshua Dixon as the vice president of global operations.
Land O’Lakes to Merge Inputs with United Suppliers
Land O’Lakes, Inc. and United Suppliers, Inc. are announcing a merger of their crop inputs businesses. The organizations will provide expanded product offerings, enhanced precision agriculture services, tools and technologies, improved product insights, and consulting services among others. “This move comes at a time when scale is increasingly important in addressing changing industry dynamics, including rapid consolidation on the supplier, retailer and … Read More