The Weed Technology journal recently published results showing that herbicide spray drift from 2,4-D and dicamba can severely damage wine grapes near agronomic crops. With the increased use of these products on glyphosate-resistant broadleaf weeds like Palmar amaranth and horseweed, grape growers are becoming more and more concerned about crop loss from drift. Researchers from Ohio State University ran test … Read More
TerrAvion Launches New Rangeland Imaging Solution
TerrAvion has announced their first aerial imaging solution for ranchers. Their new service includes images and data that help spot early-warning signs for invasive species, plant/vegetation health issues, irrigation problems, and overgrazing. With weekly, low-altitude flights, producers can spot emerging problems before they become big ones. The subscription includes detailed, up-to-date satellite imagery and images uploaded to the cloud within … Read More
EPA Atrazine Deadline Looms Large
The deadline for the EPA Atrazine comment period is fast approaching. For growers who haven’t done it yet, groups like the National Corn Grower Association and the Agriculture Retailers Association are encouraging farmers to express support for atrazine before October 5, 2016. To make the process easy, both the NCGA website and the ARA website offer help sending an e-mail. “Atrazine is a safe and effective crop management … Read More
DuPont Pioneer and CIMMYT Form Alliance
DuPont Pioneer and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) will be working together to advance the CRISPR-Cas technology. A new Master Alliance Agreement details their cooperation in finding characteristics that address the needs of smallholder famers across the globe. “Working together with CIMMYT will enable smallholder farmers to benefit from technology like CRISPR-Cas, helping them solve their challenges,” … Read More
AFBF Selects Teachers to Pilot Classroom Resource
Four teachers will have the opportunity to pilot the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and the International Food Information Council Foundation‘s new educational resources. “Bringing Biotechnology to Life” is a set of free lessons that teach students about agriculture biotechnology and how it affects food production. The four educators are: Amy Dawson of Paragould, Arkansas; Ginger Reimer of Claremore, Oklahoma; … Read More
Soil Microbiology is the Key to Yield
Formerly growers have focused on chemicals for crop health, production and yield. Then focus shifted to mechanical technology and then biological considerations. Ben Elliot of Brookside Agra says the trend is set to shift again, this time focusing on understanding soil biology and structure. “We are learning about a whole new dynamic to agronomy today in growing crops and it is … Read More
USDA Implements Restoration Strategy for Gulf-area
Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for the USDA‘s Natural Resources and Environment, announced a new restoration strategy following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The program is a three-year, $328 million project that will focus on improving water quality and healing ecosystems in the lands around the Gulf of Mexico. This strategy will be the guide for the USDA’s efforts on private land. … Read More
Agworld Launches CFS Management Platform
All the precision tech in the world isn’t going to do much good unless a grower can get them to work together. That’s were Agworld comes in. The global provider of farm management software and applications has introduced Collaborative Farming Solution (CFS), a cloud-based platform that allows growers and retailers to work together. Most farm systems were developed for specific … Read More
FMC Offers New Episodes of The Minute
FMC is bringing growers 12 new episodes of The Minute. The series was created to offer timely information about current agronomic issues to growers and retailers. This new set of shows will help prepare members of the ag community for the 2017 growing season. “Our host, Jake Turner, is back traveling the country, talking with industry experts and growers about … Read More
Proagrica Launches Agility Crops for Analytics
Growers know you can collect a lot of data, but the real question is can you do anything with it? Proagrica, a company dedicated to providing decision support for the ag industry, believes they may have a solution to getting actual answers from all that information. The company feels food production is a prime beneficiary of their technology and software … Read More