I did a whole lot of PT on my recovering shoulder today out in a field west of Minot, ND today. It was a Bayer Showcase Plot Tour and a beautifully sunny day, with lots of wind. Glad I brought my wind screen for the Golden ZimmComm Microphone! The focus was on cereal crops as well as products for soybeans, … Read More
Precision Ag Bytes 7/11
Hortau Irrigation Management Systems was recently named a CogX Award finalist in the Best Artificial Intelligence Product in Agriculture category at the recent awards event in London. InfoAg 2017 is coming July 25-27, Union Station, St. Louis, MO and it’s not too late to register. This year’s keynote speaker will be Steve Sonka, the Emeritus Chaired Professor of Agricultural Strategy at the … Read More
Dicamba Concerns Prompt State Actions
On the heels of Arkansas, Missouri has issued a pause on sale, use, and removal of all products labeled for agricultural use that contain dicamba. As of today, Monday, July 10th, the Missouri Department of Agriculture has had 145 pesticide drift complaints. Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn said, “We want to protect farmers and their livelihoods. At the same … Read More
Precision Bytes 7/7
Agri-Inject has announced the newest of their fluid injection check valves, the Mister Mist’r. The new versatile and durable designs brings consistent product injection to a wide variety of applications. Benson Hill Biosystems will be working with GDM Seeds to improve and enhance their soybean research program globally. GDM will be using Benson Hill’s cognitive platform, Crop OS, to achieve accelerated … Read More
AEM Names Curt Blades as Senior VP AG Services
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named Curt Blades as senior vice president, AG services, replacing Charlie O’Brien, who announced his retirement from AEM earlier this year. Blades will be responsible for strategic direction of agriculture programs and services for the AEM membership, and will serve as primary liaison with ag-specific industry organizations, customer groups and government agencies, both … Read More
Adapt-N Brings Big Data Value to Farmers a Million Times a Day
Agronomic Technology Corp – a leader in agricultural field modeling for soil, water, crops, and fertilizer – has just surpassed over one million daily nitrogen recommendations and is nearing one billion cumulative platform recommendations. The company provides Adapt-N and N-Insight and is adding additional crop, nutrient, soil, and yield solutions to its platform. “We’ve gained traction because the value to … Read More
“Peanut Program Works” Website and Video Launched
As preparations for the 2018 Farm Bill begin, the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation (SPFF) has launched a website and video to showcase the benefits of the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program in the 2014 Farm Bill. Through the website, SPFF aims to educate policymakers, farmers and the agriculture community about why the Peanut Program must be retained in the upcoming … Read More
Adapt-N® Integrates with John Deere API
Agronomic Technology Corp announces the integration between Adapt-N® and the John Deere Operations Center, which will make it even easier for farmers and agronomists to get Adapt-N’s leading nitrogen diagnostics and recommendations, and then apply them in the field using John Deere equipment. “This integration expands our growing presence in the Precision Agriculture space and, more importantly, makes it easier … Read More
Precision Bytes 6/30
Jeff Morris is stepping into the role of vice president and chief marketing officer for AgJunction Inc., a leader in automated steering and machine control technology for precision agriculture. Morris will now be responsible for leading all marketing initiatives, developing go-to-market strategies and driving the product road map for AgJunction. Isagro USA, Inc. has signed an agreement to market Vestaron … Read More