Bayer CropScience announces the 2015 approval and registration of DiFlexx™ herbicide by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The strength of dicamba is evident, as is the need for a reliable crop safener. In 2013 trials, dicamba controlled 97 percent of broadleaf weeds in corn. That’s why corn growers will appreciate DiFlexx, which brings together dicamba and the highly effective CSI … Read More
Vital Force Technology Study on Infusion
A new study from Vital Force Technology shows that infusion can significantly increase both seed germination and plant development. The company says that while old seeds tend to lose vitality and have declining germination rates, this process can be reversed using the Vital Force Technology infusion process, potentially benefiting various agricultural markets with healthier plants that have stronger root systems, … Read More
Cover Crops in the Midwest Can Cut Nitrate Runoff
Cover crops between corn and soybeans in the Midwest could significantly cut nitrate load runoff through subsurface drains. This article from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says this reduction would support national efforts to reduce nitrate loads and protect water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. Excess water laden with nitrates in many Midwestern crop fields drains into subsurface … Read More
Iteris Makes Precision Ag Weather Agreement with BASF
Iteris and BASF have entered into an agreement to leverage Iteris’ ClearAg high-resolution field level weather information. Under this agreement, Iteris’ ClearAg™ high-resolution, precision hail information will be integrated into BASF’s suite of precision agronomy sales and customer support tools. BASF sales and customer support staff will have access to Iteris’ field-level hail information, including descriptions of hail events by … Read More
Iteris & F4F Agriculture Sign MOU
Iteris, Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with F4F Agriculture to provide differentiated precision ag technology for the worldwide agriculture market. The partnership strategy will integrate Iteris’ ClearAg with F4F’s Cirrus Cloud platform. The Cirrus platform facilitates rapid and efficient integration between ERP systems, web/mobile applications, farm systems and third-party cloud services. The companies will deliver a working … Read More
Koch Aquires Mendel Biologicals Business
A subsidiary of Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) has purchased the biological research and development business of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. “As global population increases so does food demand, and growers are challenged to produce more crops to meet the need,” said Bill Boycott, KAS vice president of biologicals. “The Mendel team has expertise in understanding how plant processes, such as photosynthesis, … Read More
Iteris ClearAg Prime
Intelligence. It’s vitally important to national security and your crop’s security. Iteris has just released ClearAg Prime, which they call “Next Level of Intelligent Agriculture Decision Support.” To learn more about it I visited by phone with Tom Blair, Senior Vice President, Iteris. He says that ClearAg Prime is the latest in a series of API’s that customers can readily … Read More
GROWMARK Advocates for Nitrogen Management
A farmer’s work is never done so now that the harvest is complete, it’s time to prepare for next season. “We’re getting done getting the ammonia on because of the cold weather,” said GROWMARK Regional Agronomy Business Director Nate Pierce during an interview at the NAFB convention last month. “We need to start making our plans and working with the … Read More
Farm Foundation Promotes Soil Renaissance
All agriculture starts with the ground we stand on, and the folks at Farm Foundation are doing their part to promote conversations about healthy soils. At the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention Taylor Truckey caught up with Farm Foundation’s Mary Thompson and talked a bit about Soil Renaissance, an initiative by her group and the Samuel Roberts Noble … Read More
Report: Cover Crops Boost Yield, Benefit Soil
A new report shows that cover crops boost yields while benefiting the soil and other pluses. The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) funded research, carried out by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), surveyed nearly 2,000 users and non-users of cover crops and showed the challenges and benefits farmers expect from cover crops. [Respondents] noted an … Read More