Conklin Pro Grower Day events have been scheduled for various locations across the country this spring and summer. Key speakers include Kip Cullers, world-record holder for soybean yield, along with Jerry Cox, 24-time National Corn Growers Association winner. Cullers and Cox will provide attendees insights on new ag technologies and recommendations for the current growing year. Conklin AgroVantage is one … Read More
Forbes AgTech Summit Announced
The first-ever “Forbes Reinventing America: The AgTech Summit” will be held July 8-9 in Salinas Valley, California. Forbes, in partnership with SVG Partners and The Steinbeck Innovation Cluster, has announced that Dr. Robert Fraley of Monsanto and Neal Gutterson of DuPont will be among the speakers at the invitation-only event to examine issues such as biotech and big data’s role … Read More
Hick Chick Chat: IDEAg Innovate Conference and Trade Show
Innovation and technology will be in the spotlight at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th annual convention, which begins this weekend in San Diego. Cindy will be there to handle all of the coverage next week, and she talked with AFBF’s Dan Durheim to get a preview of what’s new this year. What is brand new is the IDEAg Innovate … Read More
Precision is Focus of IDEAg Innovate Conference
Innovation and technology will be in the spotlight at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th annual convention, which begins this weekend in San Diego. Brand new this year is the IDEAg Innovate Conference and Trade Show that will feature topics such as managing agricultural big data, the use of drones for farming purposes, precision agriculture and Internet strategies for farmers … Read More
PrecisionAg Big Data Conference Program
Why should you attend the PrecisionAg Big Data Conference in Columbus February 16? Leading experts are preparing to share information vital to your success, as experienced farmers share insights to help you adopt best practices as they relate to data collection and application. See the complete program. Here are a few program highlights: • Data Ownership and Privacy – Dr. … Read More
ASTA CSS & Seed Expo Returns to Chicago
I had a chance to catch up with American Seed Trade Association president and CEO Andy LaVigne at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention last week and talk about the upcoming CSS 2014 & Seed Expo coming up just around the corner. The event, being held December 8-12 in Chicago, is America’s largest seed industry conference. Over 2,600 attendees … Read More
Save the Date for 2015 NeATA
Mark your calendar now for the 2015 Nebraska Agriculture Technology Association (NeATA) conference held on February 4 and 5 in Grand Island. This year’s conference will feature a variable rate and UAV symposium as well as numerous other topics. You won’t want to miss. NeATA is Nebraska’s a grassroots agricultural-based non-profit associations. The association was founded by innovative Nebraska farmers … Read More
Next Steps in eBusiness for Agriculture
AgGateway has released details of extensive educational programming that will be offered at its 2014 Annual Conference, “Cultivating eBusiness for Global Success”, November 10-13 in Phoenix, Ariz. “This year we’ve put an even greater focus on making sure the agricultural industry is aware of the many resources available – and the path forward – to getting your company better connected … Read More
MapShots Announces 2015 Customer Conference
MapShots, Inc. will hold its 2015 Customer Conference on Feb. 11 – 14, 2015 at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Ga., the company recently announced. Participants who register before December 19th will receive a $100 discount on registration fees. Conference attendees will learn about new MapShots software and additional features and enhancements to existing products, … Read More
2015 National No-Tillage Conference
Behind the theme of “Building Better No-Till Practices,” the 2015 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) from Jan. 14-17 lands on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the fifth time in the conference’s 23-year history. The just-completed conference program offers cutting-edge farmers 45 presentations over 4 highly valuable days of learning. Sharing the best no-till management practices and … Read More