The exhibitor lineup for the Nebraska Power Farming Show keeps getting stronger. This year 121 new exhibitors will showcase products and services in Lincoln, bringing the grand total to more than 870 farm equipment and services companies and 2,150 total booths. Appearing at the Nebraska Power Farming Show for the first time are organizations like ADM Crop Risk Services, Azland, … Read More
New ‘Extreme Beans’ App
Ever wonder whether it’s worth it to apply a fungicide? How about the most cost-effective seeding rate? The national soy checkoff has put that information in the palm of your hand. A new app developed by the United Soybean Board includes two calculators that help farmers plan for their next crop. One helps users determine whether the yield benefits of … Read More
New Insecticide Spraying App
USDA scientists have released two mobile phone applications, or “apps,” to make things easier for anyone who needs to adjust insecticide spray equipment. The apps are designed to ensure that aerial and ground-based crews can hit targets and minimize pesticide drift by keying in specifics on the type of equipment and pesticide they are using. The apps are designed to … Read More
“Repurposing” Materials
“Repurposing” makes sense both economically and environmentally. Our company is focused on the creative reuse side of the famous three-sided reduce, reuse, recycle arrowed triangle. repurposedMATERIALS is the only company in America whose entire product line is made of “repurposed” items. What is “repurposing”? Re•pur•posed Ma•te•ri•als (noun) Used assets that have value “as is” to a second, unrelated industry. Repurposing … Read More
5th Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture
The organizing committee of the conference and Korean Society of Precision Agriculture invites you to the 5th Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture (ACPA). The Organizing Committee of the 5th ACPA is honored to host this event in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, June 25-28, 2013. Please visit www.precisionag.or.kr and submit your paper abstracts by Nov. 30, 2012. The 5th ACPA … Read More
AgGateway Annual Conference Draws Record Attendance
AgGateway’s seventh annual conference this week drew a record 230 professionals from more than 75 agricultural companies to discuss ongoing successes in implementing eBusiness within the agriculture industry. Attendance at the conference has doubled in just three years. In addition to educational sessions, networking events and working sessions, the meeting featured the election of the new board, announcement of 2013 … Read More
Rabobank’s Gilligan Tapped to Lead Ag Consultants
Paige Gilligan, CAC, a senior vice president with Rabobank, NA, Fresno, Calif., was elected president of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Gilligan holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business management from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She received her Certified Agricultural Consultant designation in 2007. She is currently … Read More
How Does the Re-Election Make You Feel?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Should foods containing GMO crops be labeled?” The Prop 37 ballot initiative in California prompted us to ask the question. Well, the initiative failed while our poll showed that most answered yes to our question by a very narrow margin. Interesting. Your thoughts? Feel free to chime in with a comment. Our poll results: … Read More
More Cutting-Edge Plant Biology Research
DuPont and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced the renewal for another five years of a research collaboration that began in 2007. This multi-million dollar collaboration supports cutting-edge plant biology research focused on meeting growing food demands worldwide. With the world’s population expected to grow by more than 2 billion by 2050, this collaboration will help make possible crucial improvements … Read More
Connecting Precision Ag Data with Crop Reporting Requirements
A new cloud-based online service designed to bridge the gap between popular farm management software and reporting requirements for crop insurance, USDA and other government entities has been introduced by Independent Data Management, LLC. The service, MyAgData, simplifies the time-consuming, labor-intensive process of identifying Common Land Unit (CLU) information – tracts of farmland defined by the government – and matching … Read More