The Feed the Bee campaign has received pledges to plant 50 million flowers in 2015. The initiative, sponsored by Bayer CropScience just 12 weeks ago, strives to to increase forage for honeybees by working with organizations and indificuals to provide the pollinators with their food source. Almost 200,000 people supported the campaign by visiting www.FeedABe.com and requesting seeds to plant. … Read More
California approves BASF’s Nealta Miticide
BASF‘s latest product, Nealta® miticide, has received registration for use in California. The product has been shown to control spider mites in all life stages through a unique mode of action. It is labeled for use on tree nut (including almonds and pistachios), grape, strawberry, citrus, tomato, apple and pear crops. “Mites infest California crops each year, causing growers to … Read More
Jeff Pritchard Joins SynTelus as President/COO
SynTelus, a CSE Life Science Company focusing on end-use fungicides, insecticides and herbicides, as brought on Jeffery Pritchard as President and Chief Operating Officer. Pritchard will be responsible for strategic direction, sales and marketing, and managing operational and supply chain endeavors. Pritchard has a long history of leadership roles within both post-patent and R&D based crop-protection companies, most recently as President, North … Read More
Mahindra Boosts Urban Ag for Detroit’s Future
Detroit, MI will be the recipient of $100,000 to grow urban farming initiatives in the city. The benefactors of the gift are Mahindra USA, the world’s number one-selling tractor brand based on volume, and Mahindra North American Technical Center based in Troy, MI. The money is expanding on the current Urban Ag Scholarship Initiative and will be split between five … Read More
Ag Genotyping Center Closer to Completion
A new National Agricultural Genotyping Center is scheduled to be completed by late this summer, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). The center aims to aid farmers with new technologies and is a non-profit initiative founded by NCGA and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Primary areas of study will include production agriculture, food safety, functional foods, bioenergy and national … Read More
St. Louis Attracts Israeli Agtech Company- Again
Forrest Innovations has selected St. Louis, MO to be the site for its U.S. headquarters. The Israeli agtech company focuses on two main issues- reducing mosquito-carried disease and overcoming a bacteria threatening the citrus industry. This is the third Israeli company to choose St. Louis in the past seven months. St. Louis’ success in cultivating bioscience and innovation ecosystem businesses … Read More
Innovative New Campus for Novozymes
Novozymes, a world leader in biological solutions, is expanding it’s business by an estimated 800 employees. A new research center is to be built in Lyngby, a site 13 kilometers north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The goal of the new station is to create a global hub for biotech research and business development. “This is an investment in the future, where … Read More
Apply Now for ASA DuPont Young Leader Program
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and DuPont are seeking applicants for the 2016 ASA DuPont Young Leader Program. The program is currently in its 30th year and has helped grow developing leaders in the field of agriculture. There are two parts to the training program; the first at DuPont headquarters in Johnston, IA Dec. 1-4, 2015, and the second in … Read More
Paul Ryan Visits CNH Plant
U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan toured CNH Industrial‘s plant in Racine, WI last week. He met with management, toured the plant, and attended a town hall forum. Congressman Ryan chairs the Ways and Means Committee in the US House. He met with chief officers and members of CNH Industrial’s North American management team to discuss manufacturing and trade issues. “Our employees around the … Read More
The Farmers Business Network Mission
In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has … Read More