After hearing debate on National Ag Day, the Senate is set to vote today on legislation proposed by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) to provide a voluntary national standard for foods containing genetically modified ingredients as well as an incentive to provide more information on biotechnology to consumers. During his floor speech on the Biotechnology Labeling Solutions bill, … Read More
New Holland Releases Results of Combine Study
One out of every five combines built in the world is made by New Holland, and the recently announced results of a report on combine productivity should make customers even more confident in their decision to choose New Holland. The report was a benchmark study conducted by the independent research agency Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). The project sought to … Read More
John Deere Offers New Prescription Creator
The John Deere Operation Center has seen many new developments recently so we were excited to hear from Jake Flanders at the 2016 Commodity Classic about what’s been happening. Just this February Deere released an update for their software bundle with its online set of tools that allow you to access all your farm information when and where you want it. Now they’re … Read More
AEM Talks Issues At #Classic16
The Association of Equipment Managers (AEM) gave a press conference on several issues facing the industry during their inaugural year as an official affiliate of the 2016 Commodity Classic A major concern highlighted in the press conference was infrastructure deterioration occurring across the nation, which impacts the transportation of commodities and food to market. Senior Vice President Charlie O’Brien called … Read More
FarmLogs Unveils New Offer at #Classic16
FarmLogs had a big announcement to make last week at the 2016 Commodity Conference. The upcoming growing season will bring many changes to the company’s offerings, all designed to help them fulfill their mission of helping growers be more profitable. Nitrogen monitoring and variable rate prescriptions top the list of things growers can look forward to from Farmlogs. In the … Read More
Wheat Insight System Introduced at #Classic16
Innovation and insight were the topics at the forefront of a press conference held by Monsanto and WestBred Wheat during the 2016 Commodity Classic. The companies announced the introduction of the Wheat Insight System, an innovative way for wheat growers to purchase and plant wheat seed to optimize yield and profit potential. The system calculates how many seeds are in … Read More
FFA Chapters Win With #LibertyLink #RealYield Game
The biggest winners in the 2015 Bayer LibertyLink® Real Yield game were state FFA chapters around the country who get to share $50,000. Twenty-eight state FFA organizations participated in the challenge to promote the online Real Yield Game to growers within their states. The donation value was determined by the number of growers from respective states who played the game … Read More
The Great Grain Marketing Debate
Grain marketing was at the center of many educational sessions during the 2016 Commodity Classic, as the stressful state of the economy has made it imperative for farmers to have a clear understanding of grain marketing. One session at this year’s event, the Great Grain Marketing Debate, offered attendees a valuable panel discussion on grain marketing strategies for 2016. One … Read More
Big Winner in Bayer #LibertyLink #RealYield Game
Congratulations to Rick Juchems, Iowa farmer, who is the big winner in the Bayer LibertyLink Real Yield Game. Rick has won a year’s lease on a John Deere 8320R tractor. He’s a corn and soybean farmer doing mostly no-till with 100% cover crops. Rick also custom feeds hogs too. To say that he was excited about winning this tractor for … Read More
Farm Different With StollerUSA
One of the most popular learning sessions at the 2016 Commodity Classic was StollerUSA’s “Farm Different to Break Through Yield Barriers” roundtable discussion, where a panel of growers who have seen continually increasing yields discussed specific cultural and management practices they use to increase yields. “The session is set up to have some of our growers themselves speak, instead of … Read More