Now founder and CEO of KickStart International, Martin Fisher went to Africa for one year. Seventeen years later he was still in Kenya, finding ways for technology and engineering to make a difference. Martin presented what he’s learned at the 2017 Water for Food Global Conference where Jamie was able to sit down with him to hear his story of the … Read More
BASF Issues Monarch Challenge
BASF is partnering with farmers to help save the monarch butterfly. The company has issued the Living Acres Monarch Challenge, offering the first 500 farmers to join the Monarch Challenge the materials needed to plant vital milkweed plant. Since milkweeds are difficult to grow from seedlings, BASF will send participants 18 butterfly milkweed seedlings, a hose, gloves and a guide … Read More
Bayer Insecticide Provides Application Flexibility
Altus insecticide will be available for purchase beginning May 1 from Environmental Science, a business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer. The product offers insect management solutions for greenhouse growers that is flexible, with applications before, during, and after bloom. It is compatible with honey bees, bumble bees and other beneficial arthropods and is classified as a Reduced … Read More
California Approves FMC’s Rhyme for Chemigation
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation as granted approval for growers of strawberries, tomatoes, cucurbits, and other fruiting vegetables to use FMC’s Rhyme fungicide through a chemigation application. Rhyme is registered for a variety of specialty crops across the U.S. for use against diseases like charcoal rot. Its active ingredient, flutriafol, moves quickly through the plant to provide protection against … Read More
ASTA Weighs in on New Phytosanitary Measures
Last week the seed industry announced good news in the form of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM), a world wide attempt to put seed regulations on the same page. Ric Dunkle, Senior Director of Seed Health and Trade for the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) was at the International Plant Protection Convention in Korea when the standards were … Read More
Swift Navigation, Carnegie Robotics Form Partnership
Swift Navigation is a San Francisco-based startup building centimeter-accurate GPS technology for autonomous vehicles. Their RTK technology offers 100 times more accuracy than traditional GPS solutions and at a more affordable price point. Carnegie Robotics supplies rugged, reliable robotics systems, transitioning the latest innovations to real-world working situations for agriculture and other industries such as the military. Recently the two … Read More
Non-GMO High Oleic Soybeans Expand to Missouri
The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council has signed an agreement to bring non-GMO high oleic soybean technology to growers in the state. Schillinger Genetics, Inc. (SGI) is now licensed to commercialize high oleic soybean traits and to breed soybean varieties that combine high oleic with low linolenic beans. The partnership is the first of its kind. “We believe strongly in the … Read More
Expanding Ag Technology in Africa
The “Upscaling Solutions: Expanding access to irrigation for smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa” session at the 2017 Water for Food Global Conference explored how public and private sector investors can support smallholder-irrigated agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. The presentation included a whitepaper synthesis of case studies relevant to this topic. One case study was from International Development Enterprise (iDE), a global effort that spans … Read More
Planet, FarmShots Offer Free Trial to Deere Center Users
Planet and FarmShots are working together with John Deere to provide their products to users of the Operations Center. Planet offers global imaging with the largest constellation of Earth-imaging satellites. FarmShots analyzes drone and satellite date for growers, reducing field scouting by up to 90 percent. Now anyone with a free MyJohnDeere account can use the FarmShot’s software to access … Read More
Bertram Presents On Global Food Security
One of the plenary speakers at the 2017 Water for Food Conference was Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development. Bertram has served as a key adviser on a range of technical and programmatic issues to advance global food security and nutrition. He leads U.S. Agency for International Development’s evidence-based efforts to advance research, … Read More