Monsanto Summer Learning Opportunities

Talia GoesAgribusiness, Education, Events, Monsanto

Farmers throughout the country will have many opportunities to attend learning events this summer as the industry pushes for more education on diversified weed management practices (DWMPs) and insight into the seed, trait and herbicide technologies expected to soon become available. A greater number of in-field, educational events in 2013 reflects the motivation of academics, farmers, manufacturers and retailers to … Read More

Preparing for InfoAg 2013

Talia GoesAgribusiness, Education, Events

InfoAg 2013 will be held July 16-18 in Springfield, Ill., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. InfoAg continues to be the premier precision agriculture event for producers, consultants, and the crop production industry. For 2013, we will feature four tracks of concurrent sessions with two tracks repeating to allow attendees to hear more of the presentations while offering a wide variety … Read More

ZimmComm Expands AgNewsWire.AgWired.com Content

Melissa SandfortAgribusiness, Audio, Events

ZimmComm New Media, LLC has expanded its AgNewsWire.AgWired.com website to serve as a new agricultural media content service for reporters, companies, organizations and individuals seeking high quality photos and audio from industry events and concerning current issues. “We generate so much content on our agricultural and renewable energy websites that we decided to create one place for all of it … Read More

Registration Open for AgGateway

Talia GoesAgribusiness, Events

Registration is now open for AgGateway’s 2013 Mid-Year Meeting, to be held June 17-20 at the John Deere Financial Facility in Johnston, Iowa. At the meeting, AgGateway councils, committees and working groups will move forward on valuable efforts to promote, enable and expand eBusiness in agriculture. These efforts are helping companies to implement supply chain efficiencies in such sectors as … Read More

Commodity Classic Launches App

Jamie JohansenApps, Commodity Classic, Corn, Events, Soybeans, wheat

The 18th Annual Commodity Classic has launched their first-ever mobile app for this year’s event in Kissimmee, Fl. The app will allow attendees to access information, receive messages and engage in social media from their smart phones and tablets. You can even make your own schedules, take notes, lookup session and event times and navigate with maps. Visit www.commondityclassic.com/app to … Read More

Where to Find Ag Leader This Winter

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Events, IA Power Farming Show, Insights Weekly

Are you interested in getting the latest information about precision ag equipment? If so, here are a few stops you might want to schedule this winter in order to talk with Ag Leader experts: • Dakota Farm Show in Vermillion, SD, January 8-10 Click here for the conference program. • Fort Wayne Farm Show in Ft Wayne, IN, January 15-17 … Read More

“More Power to You”

Melissa SandfortAgribusiness, Events, IA Power Farming Show

The Iowa Power Farming Show now has a powerful new look. Show organizers from the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association unveiled a new logo and newly redesigned website to complement the show’s new “More Power to You” theme. The look is also representative of a new, more powerful approach to how show organizers will promote the show and connect with exhibitors … Read More

Innovations in Your Own Backyard

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Agribusiness, Equipment, Events

Want to see the latest and greatest innovation in farm equipment? You don’t have to leave the Midwest. The Iowa Power Farming Show is the first and best opportunity to get the scoop on new products that can boost your operation to greater efficiency and profitability. More than 750 ag-related companies will be on hand to receive the expected 20,000 … Read More

Low-Cost, High Efficiency Irrigation Techniques

Melissa SandfortAgribusiness, Events, Irrigation

Hands-on training in proven strategies for maximizing ag water efficiency while minimizing cost will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Rio Grande Center for Ag Water Efficiency. The Center is located just south of Harlingen, Texas, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The workshop – designed specifically for agricultural producers – is offered by the Texas Project for … Read More

Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference

Melissa SandfortAgribusiness, Events

The Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference has announced its program for the 2013 event, which features a special presentation of the Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar, an industry trade show and tremendous fundraising auction. Sponsored by the Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Association (N.A.M.A.), the Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference will be held at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney, Neb., Feb. 5-6, … Read More