If you were planning to do it just as soon as you have some free time, well, now’s the time to make time! The Conservation Legacy Awards program application deadline is just a few weeks away on September 2. The Conservation Legacy Awards program showcases farm management practices of U.S. soybean producers that are both environmentally friendly and profitable. Applications … Read More
Zeal Miticide Registered for Use on Soybeans
The EPA has registered Valent U.S.A. Corporation’s Zeal SC Miticide for soybeans. Zeal offers soy growers long-lasting control of spider mites. Zeal helps prevent the yield-loss potential caused by two-spotted spider mites and other spider mite species that could feed in soybeans. The mode of action of Zeal ensures at least three weeks or more of residual control, enabling growers … Read More
Demand Grows for Sustainability Certification
It won’t shock the agriculture community to know that the demand for sustainability certification is rapidly increasing. The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is the leading certification system for sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and they are an approved system by the third-party accrediting body, American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ISCC is growing quickly, with more than 45 US companies … Read More
Bayer Showcase Tours Offers Products + Education
Daren Bohannan is a Technical Development Representative for Bayer and he took some time to talk with AgWired’s Jamie Johansen about Bayer’s first annual Showcase Plot Tours in central Illinois. The tours allow growers and retailers to get out in the field and see Bayer’s products in action. They’ve got everything from seed treatments and herbicides, to the Liberty Link … Read More
Raven Goes Beyond Technology
Technology is important in today’s agriculture world, but using that technology, actually getting what you need for your farm, that can sometimes be a hold up. That’s why Tim Heins at Raven is excited about the products they offer. “At Raven we are just making sure we are doing a good job of helping you get a good application,” he … Read More
MapShots Rolls Out What’s New in 2016
Attendees at the InfoAg 2016 Conference were looking for a variety of things, but Clint Ingram of MapShots said mostly they just want to know what is new and what is changing. As product owner of the Ag Studio suite Ingram gets to decide what comes down the pipeline at MapShots. For 2016 that includes the first release of SP0, … Read More
CAPA Endorses PrecisionAg Conference
The Coalition to Advance Precision Agriculture (CAPA) is supporting the first-ever PrecisionAg Vision Conference. The event will be held in Pheonix, Arizona on October 18-20, 2016. “Precision is at the intersection of so many issues we’re facing in agriculture today – efficient use of nutrients and making sure those nutrients stay put, minimizing spray drift, helping farmers maximize efficiency, scouting … Read More
Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Earns $55,000
The United States Department of Agriculture has granted the Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator (GLATBI) $55,000 to further serve entrepreneurs, farmers and ag-tech businesses. GLATBI is located in Ottawa County, the third highest in the state for total farm receipts, making it a great location to encourage the development of new technologies. The grant is offered through the Rural Business … Read More
Enlist Cotton Has Full Export Approval
Enlist Cotton Traits have full export approval for 2017, meaning U.S. cotton growers can plant varieties with confidence in the coming year. The approval also means growers will have access to the most advanced weed control technology available. “This is a great step forward for cotton growers and the Enlist weed control system,” says John Chase, Dow AgroSciences, Enlist commercial … Read More
Michigan Students Study Bee Populations
August marks the month bees in Michigan will begin producing honey, and researchers at Grand Valley State University will take advantage of what they can learn from that with a $2.3 million grant from the USDA to study the decline in honeybee population. The four-year, $200,000 study at Grand Valley, led by Jonathan Engelsma, professor of computing, will focus on … Read More