The winner of a brand new Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Convention last week was Brent Klein, Simplot Grower Solutions, who beat out 4 finalists for the AGCO Application Equipment Operator of the Year Award. This is the ninth consecutive year the company has recognized North America’s top custom applicators who consistently bring outstanding skill, dedication and … Read More
Pinnacle Announces Investment in Meridian Ag
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC announces its investment in a new Midwestern wholesale business, Meridian Agriculture Distribution. Pinnacle is pleased to announce that Tom Hart, a veteran in the agriculture wholesale business with over 30 years of experience, will lead the development and day-to-day operation of the brand. “I am excited about the process of building Meridian. When retailers see the … Read More
Update on Alltech Crop Science
Alltech Crop Science provides growers worldwide with natural solutions to reduce harmful effects of abiotic stress in plants. Their soil health products offer root support development and contribute to a healthy soil agribiome. Danielle Palmer, North American PR Coordinator talked Alltech’s crop science program at NAFB’s recent Trade Talk with Chuck. “Crop science is a huge part of the business. … Read More
Alta Seeds Expands Sorghum Product Line
Alta Seeds, the U.S. brand for exclusive genetics and forage and grain sorghum hybrids from Advanta, was present during NAFB’s Trade Talk in Kansas City, MO. Barry Lubbers is with Alta Seeds and shared more about the sorghum industry and the new products we will see from them in the coming year in an interview with Chuck. “In the sorghum … Read More
NCGA Offers Online Seminar on Bt Corn Resistance
Bt corn is still one of the most important technologies for controlling insect pests, but the western corn rootworm’s increasing resistance to Bt corn has caused some alarm. That’s why the folks at the National Corn Growers Association are sponsoring a five webcast seminar focusing on the many new and changing aspects of western corn rootworm management in the transgenic … Read More
Ag Retailers Kick Off Convention
The 2014 Agricultural Retailers Association Convention & Expo is being held in New Orleans this week and CEO Daren Coppock, pictured here with some young attendees, says attendance is at a record this year. Keynote speakers include Mike Vande Logt of Winfield and Kenny Cordell with Pinnacle Ag Holdings, but Daren says the key reason ag retailers and agribusinesses attend … Read More
Sumitomo Acquires DuPont Asana Insecticide
Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. is acquiring the DuPont™ Asana® Insecticide business in the United States. The company announced Asana® will be distributed through Valent U.S.A. Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical in the United States. Asana® Insecticide, active ingredient esfenvalerate, is a proven control tool for a wide range of insect pests in major field crops, vegetables, … Read More
Kinze Adds Features to Autonomous Harvest System
Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc. continues progress on the world’s first large-scale, truly autonomous row-crop solution, with three farmers successfully using the system and testing new functionality in fields throughout Illinois this fall. Based on feedback from farmers testing the system since 2012, Kinze added new functionality this year, including the ability to run multiple combines and autonomous carts in the field … Read More
Alltech’s 2014 Harvest Analysis Results
Alltech will be unveiling the 2014 Harvest Analysis Results from their 37+ Mycotoxin Analysis program and during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Trade Talk, Chuck spoke with Ann Hess, North American Field PR Manager for Alltech about their discoveries. “A few years ago we started the Alltech 37+ Mycotoxin Analysis program that analyzes up to 38 toxins in feed … Read More
Verdesian Life Sciences Offers New Biological Herbicide
A new herbicide offered by Verdesian Life Sciences will soon give growers of cereal crops, grass seed and alfalfa, and managers of rangeland and non-cropland a new biological tool for fighting downy brome. The company says D7 was discovered by researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and commercially developed by Verdesian. An invasive species, downy brome infests millions of … Read More