Nutrient management and stewardship was a hot topic at the 2016 Farm Progress Show, and the team from GROWMARK and the FS System was on hand during this year’s event to speak with growers about a variety of innovative solutions to all of their nutrient management concerns. Tim Berkland, Strategic Agronomy Marketing Manager for GROWMARK, sat down with AgWired’s Cindy … Read More
Beck’s Knows #Seed
Beck’s Hybrids is the largest family owned, independent seed company in the U.S. and they recently celebrated their second season as part of the Farm Progress Show. AgWired took the opportunity to speak with Jim Gumpert, an area team leader in Iowa, to talk about what it is Beck’s offers. It seems the answer is- pretty much everything. The company … Read More
Raven Shows Off Integrated Solutions at FPS
One of the best parts of the Farm Progress Show is the opportunity to learn about all the new offerings in agriculture. Raven Industries agrees, taking the time to meet with growers and let them know what’s out there, as well as what’s coming. AgWired got the chance to talk to Nick Langerock at this year’s show and he told … Read More
Bayer Cares for Bees at #FarmProgressShow
Bayer is no stranger to Bee Care. Through the years they’ve offered a variety of programs to support these important pollinators and at the Farm Progress Show I had the opportunity to talk with Becky Langer about their newest initiatives. Healthy Hives was launched last year, with a focus on researching four key areas relating to bee health: pests and … Read More
Ag Leader Still Leading the Way
The Farm Progress Show is a great place to be, Jeff Dickens of Ag Leader told AgWired. Not only is it an opportunity to meet with current customers and talk to potential ones, it’s also about getting feedback to take back to the office, or maybe even getting that next big idea. Ag Leader is no stranger to big ideas. … Read More
NCGA Urges Comments on EPA Atrazine Findings
It’s ironic, reports the National Corn Growers Association, that the EPA would be critical of a product that helps reduce erosion and runoff and protects our soil and water. But the fact of the matter is that the EPA has released a risk assent for atrazine, effectively banning the product. NCGA First VP elect Kevin Skunes from North Dakota talked … Read More
Bayer Talks Fungicides at #FarmProgressShow
Thorsten Schwindt is the product manager for corn and soybean fungicides, representing Bayer‘s brands like Stratego. He knows farmers are facing more than just low commodity prices– both this year and last growers have been dealing with high disease pressure as well. At the Farm Progress Show I got to talk with Schwindt about what Bayer is doing on that … Read More
Agrible at #FarmProgressShow
Agrible was showcasing its “alien technology” at the 2016 Farm Progress Show. “It really is so far ahead and so foreign to a lot of people that it just seems alien,” said Agrible sales director Jason Little. Among Agrible’s alien technology products is the free Find My Seed™ tool which combines searchable data from over 300,000 third-party seed trial plots … Read More
Think Outside-the-Box with StollerUSA
Farmers need to start thinking differently about plant yields, says Larry Lintner of Stoller. The inside-the-box approach of managing NP&K and handling weed pressure isn’t enough to truly get that-high-end yield potential out of a plant. Instead he encourages growers to use plant science from germination to harvest to keep the plant healthy, balance hormones, and make yields align to … Read More
Kubota Honors Iowa Farmer, Midwest Veteran
Aaron White is now the owner of an L-Series compact Kubota tractor, thanks to the “Geared to Give” program. White was given the keys during a ceremony at the Farm Progress Show last week in honor of his years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and his dedication to farming. “Geared to Give” is a partnership between Kubota and … Read More