The winner of the prestigious SITEVI Innovation Award has been announced. New Holland’s self-propelled grape harvester has received this recognition with a gold medal for the Blue Cab 4 and honorable mention for PLMTM Connect telematics system. The Blue Cab 4 is an innovative cab concept designed around the safety and well-being of the operator. It features the industry’s most … Read More
Four Named to ARS Science Hall of Fame
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, has named four scientists to the Science Hall of Fame. Their accomplishments are in the fields of sustainable farming, fruit tree breeding, air quality, climate change, crop mineral nutrition and discoveries in genomics. They were honored for outstanding, lifelong achievements in agricultural science and technology at a … Read More
Michelin Receives CNH Supplier Award
According to Michelin Agriculture has earned the 2015 Best Supplier Award, a prestigious recognition from CNH Industrial, a global leader in the areas of agricultural machinery, construction equipment, commercial vehicles and powertrain technology. Michelin is the first tire manufacturer to receive the award. CNH Industrial evaluates its major suppliers through key performance criteria such as relationship, quality, supply chain and … Read More
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Wins World Food Prize
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh has been awarded the 2015 winner of the World Food Prize, the most prominent award for individuals whose achievements alleviate hunger and promote global food security. The announcement was by Tom Vilsack who made remarks at an event by the U.S. State Department. “I offer my sincerest congratulations to Sir Fazle and appreciation for the progress … Read More
Polenske Named Crop Adviser of the Year
Jeff Polenske of Tilth Agronomy Group in Appleton, Wisconsin, has been picked as the International Certified Crop Adviser’s (ICCA) Adviser of the Year. Polenske began work with a bachelors’ degree in Agronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and experience as an intern in a county extension office, scouting fields and providing reports. Crop consulting was just starting as a profession, … Read More
MF Tractor Awarded to Honor South Pole Expedition
Massey Ferguson has awarded the use of MF 5610 tractor for a season to Nancie Clanachan from Scotland. The award came from a competition run on the Antarctica2 Expedition website in December 2014. The site followed the adventures of a team that drove an MF 5610 tractor to the Geographic South Pole and back. The feat has given the MF … Read More
Georgia Beekeeper Honored with Bayer Bee Care Award
Georgia beekeeper Paul Vonk has won the third annual Bayer CropScience Bee Care Community Leadership Award. Paul has worked to improve pollinator health by educating the beekeeping community using HiveTool™. His open source software provides a noninvasive way to analyze colony health. The system motors bees and allows keepers to manage hives with real time feedback on conditions. The data is also … Read More
CNH Awarded Silver Status
The plant in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is CNH‘s first North American Industrial facility to be awarded silver status for implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM). The designation is one of the highest standards for management of manufacturing plants in the world. The Saskatoon plant produces CNH’s ag equipment brands, Case IH and New Holland, and manufactures planters, headers, air carts, and other equipment. … Read More
Seed Hawk Wins AE50 Award For Innovations in Ag
Growers have a new ally in the pursuit of higher yields, controlled inputs and overall increased efficiency with Seed Hawk’s award-winning new Precision Meter and iCon™ Wireless Control System. The new technologies – which won the prestigious AE50 2015 Award for innovative new products produced in 2014 – take precision seeding to a whole new level. “We’re extremely proud of … Read More
Root Demand Irrigation Accepts Awards
Root Demand Irrigation® recently accepted one of 50 awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for ground-breaking industry innovation for the development of its subsurface irrigation product. ASABE President Lalit Verma and ASABE Executive Director Darrin Drolinger further honored RDI by naming it one of five innovations that will change the nature of the crop farming … Read More