Monsanto Company held a special meeting of shareowners earlier this week to vote on the merger of Monsanto with Bayer Aktiengesellschaft. The agreement states that Monsanto shareowners receive $128 per share in cash. “We are pleased we received such strong support from our shareowners,” said Hugh Grant, Monsanto Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This is an important milestone as we … Read More
Syngenta Finds Unexpected Use for Enogen Corn
Duane Martin manages the Agrisure portfolio for Syngenta corn and soybeans. “We’re very proud of the technology we’ve brought to the corn and soybean market over the last several years- launching more new technology, more new traits, to especially the corn business one the last five years than any other company in the industry,” he told me at the NAFB … Read More
Ag Groups Join with NRCS
Agribusiness and agricultural associations from across the nation, including the Agricultural Retailers Association, have joined together to promote and expand federal conservation programs. Members of the group signed a memorandum of understanding with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to expand the reach of technical and financial assistance to extend conservation adoption and increase the overall sustainability of farming, ranching … Read More
Nitrogen Management Solutions from Agrium
Temperatures across the U.S. have discovered winter, prompting growers to start thinking about next year, particularly when it comes to applying nitrogen. That’s where Scott Russell and Doug Akromas come in. They represented Agrium at the Trade Talk event at NAFB, a company that produces, markets and sells fertilizers. Nitrogen management is a big deal for a lot of reasons, … Read More
AEM Offers Tips to Protect Tier 4 Engines
Tier 4 engines are helping make farms more fuel efficient, but the fuel used in those engines is critical. That’s why the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has created a free, downloadable infographic offering 5 tips to help owners keep their machines working optimally. The AEM “Get CLEAN on Fuel” infographic outlines five key actions that help protect Tier … Read More
USDA Seeks Census Information
The U. S. Department of Agriculture is seeking assistance to find all active farms and ranches in the United States. To do this they are sending nearly one million potential farmers and ranchers a National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) during the month of December to find any place that produces and sells or could sell $1,000 or more of agriculture products in … Read More
Always Something New at Verdesian
As Technical Development Manager at Verdesian Life Sciences, Todd Carpenter is responsible for phosphorous and potassium products, which is an exciting place to be, he says. “There’s new coming everyday!” Verdesian focuses on improving plant nutrition. “We do that through seed treatment inoculant products, through products that enhance nutrient usage efficiency in nitrogen and phosphorus and we’re working on potassium … Read More
Another Successful #ASTACSS
President and CEO of ASTA, Andy LaVigne, breathed a big sigh of relief at the success of this year’s conference. After planning and scheduling the largest seed conference of it’s kind in the world, all you can do is hope people show up– and show up they did. “We had to bring in tables and chairs,” LaVigne told Cindy Zimmerman. … Read More
Moore Assumes ASA Presidency
Ron Moore has moved into the position of president of the American Soybean Association (ASA). As vice president in 2016, Moore assumed his new position during the annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri earlier this week. “The industry faces many challenges and many opportunities in the year to come, and I am excited to tackle all of them,” Moore said. “As … Read More
AFBF Approves of Trump EPA Appointment
President-elect Trump has selected Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President, Zippy Duvall, responded positively to the announcement that the Oklahoma Attorney General who challenged the California caged hen law, investigated the Humane Society of the United States, and sued the EPA on more than one occasion, will now be in a … Read More