FMC Corporation has launched a new fungicide premix called Topguard® EQ that provides long-lasting disease control and plant health benefits in over two dozen crops. At the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk last week, FMC Technical Manager Tom Quade explained that Topguard EQ fungicide is the only premix of azoxystrobin, a strobilurin fungicide, and flutriafol, a triazole fungicide … Read More
Latest Updates from Kinze at #NAFB16
Kinze had big things happening in 2016. They recently introduced the new seed meter test stand, a tech-based support system that gives feedback on the performance of seed meters. Phillip Jennings took the time to give me an update on the product at last week’s National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk event. “Bring your meters into your local Kine … Read More
AFBF President Visits #NAFB16
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) president Zippy Duvall experienced his first National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention last week where he talked about his first year at the helm of the nation’s largest farm organization. “It’s been very busy and exciting and a big education for me as far as agriculture in different parts of the country,” said Duvall. … Read More
John Deere Operations Center Adds New Functions
The John Deere Operations Center is getting an upgrade. A new software release for the cloud-based platform will offer more user-friendly tools and features, allowing growers to collect and access their farm information and collaborate with their advisors more easily than ever. At the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk last week, Jake Flanders with John Deere Intelligent Solutions … Read More
Farmers Edge Tackles Data Start to Finish
Jon Labine of Farmers Edge is in the business of making big data a small job for growers. Farmers Edge takes farmers from start to finish, tackling soil sampling, zone sampling, data analytics, yield applications and yield mapping. From all that data the company then provides growers with a profit map, proving their own worth. “[Precision] takes the guess work out of … Read More
Agri-Pulse’s Sara Wyant Honored at #NAFB16
During the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Night of Honors, Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse, was given the 2016 Dix Harper Meritorious Service Award. As member of the NAFB Foundation Board of Directors, Sara has brought her leadership, knowledge of industry, and willingness to work. She has single-handedly added funds for additional scholarships, raised new money for the Foundation, and has … Read More
FMC Chats with Farm Broadcasters
FMC Corporation was once again a major sponsor at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention this year. The annual event held in KC brings in farm broadcasters from around the country and one of the major parts of it is a trade show with over 100 industry partners who are interviewed by the reparters about what’s new in agriculture. … Read More
Dealers Gain Insight At Develop With Deere
Members of John Deere’s dealer network were invited to participate in the Develop with Deere Conference for the first time this year, providing dealers with a valuable opportunity to gain and insight and understanding of the upcoming developments they will soon be marketing to their customers. Justin Blanchette is the VP of Integrated Solutions at Arends Hogan Walker, a dealer … Read More
NACD Talks Conservation Efforts at #NAFB16
Brent Van Dyke is incoming President for the National Association of Conservation Districts. He traveled from the southwest corner of the country to the midwest for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention to share the message of conservation. “We represent over 3,000 soil and water districts in America. There is a soil and water district in almost every county … Read More
Sentera and Deere Bring Drone Data To The Field
The industry is increasingly looking to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) as tools for precision crop management solutions, and thanks to the UAV software developers at Sentera, producers can send their drone data directly into the field through the ability to integrate their UAV imagery with John Deere Operation Center. Kris Poulson, VP of Agriculture for Sentera, sat down with Chuck … Read More