The American Farm Bureau Federation and many other organizations and businesses have asked a federal court to overrule the EPA and Army Corps of Engineer’s “Waters of the United States”. The submitted brief outlines many allegations in detail and describes a year’s worth of litigation involving the rule’s overreach. The coalition’s brief explains how EPA flouted important procedural safeguards designed … Read More
Develop with Deere Is More than Daydreams
Develop with Deere has typically been a conference for software developers to come and learn how they can make programs that integrate with the John Deere system. Not so this year. This time around the conference took a new approach when Kevin Krieg and the team putting on the event decided to focus on helping dealers understand what is already at … Read More
Celebrate Fall with Bayer Bee Care
Fall is a time of pumpkin pie and hot apple cider, but neither of these would be possible without the hard work of pollinators. To honor the efforts of these busy creatures, Bayer is celebrating fall with their Feed a Bee program and the planting of wildflowers and dedicated forage areas. Feed a Bee and The Wildlife Society (TWS) are … Read More
AgTech Accelerator Gains Investor Syndicate
AgTech Accelerator is a unique startup accelerator vehicle with a goal of developing emerging agricultural technology companies. Today they’ve announced they’ll be able to further their goal with the addition of $8.5 million in financing. This funding brings the company’s total capital to $20 million, thanks to Elanco, a leader in animal health and food production. Other investors include Bayer, … Read More
Enroll Now for ARC or PLC in 2017
If your farm is covered by the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC), now is the time to visit you local FSA office to sign contracts and enroll for 2017. Starting this month, the enrollment period will continue until August 1, 2017, says FSA Administrator, Val Dolcini. “FSA issued more than $7 billion in payments in October … Read More
Soil Health Roadmap Could Deliver Billions
The Nature Conservancy has been working with General Mills on a project called the Soil Health Roadmap. With funding from General Mills, the organizations have put together a group of Conservancy scientists, economists and agriculture experts to create a Roadmap to sustainable, healthy soil. The project builds a case for economic benefits for U.S. farmers and businesses and outlines the environmental advantages for future … Read More
ASA Refutes New York Times Article
This past Saturday, the New York Times published an article that compared the use of pesticides and yield data from North America to Western Europe. The article featured several inaccuracies, as well as omissions, and the American Soybean Association has responded. ASA President, Richard Wilkins made a statement concerning the issue: “We appreciate a continued dialogue on the issue of GMOs and … Read More
IntelinAir Connects to John Deere Operations Center
Farmers find value in the integration of platforms, which is why IntelinAir‘s Ag-MRI Intelligence System has connected with the John Deere Operation Center. Using John Deere’s API services the Ag-MRI’s aerial imagery analytics can now be used with operational and in-field data to provide a comprehensive look at a grower’s fields. Ag-MRI offers sophisticated computer vision and machine learning logarithms to … Read More
Danforth Center Develops Field Phenotyping
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center uses research, education and outreach to impact food security and improve the human condition through plant science. Now researchers are announcing the development of the PheNode, a “smart”, farm-ready, solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops. “With a suite of diverse sensors on the PheNode, we can continuously monitor field crops for growth rate, … Read More
#ExEx16 Hears La Nina Weather Forecast
No matter where on the supply chain you are, members of the agriculture industry are always interested in the weather. Kyle Tamely, a senior ag meteorologist with MDA Weather Services, recently spoke at the Export Exchange 2016 conference, presenting on weather trends and the global grain market to international buyers and domestic suppliers of corn, ethanol co-products, sorghum and barley. La … Read More