Bayer Fluency Agency Advanced for Sustainability

AgWired Precision, Audio, Bayer, Farm Progress Show, Planting, seed

Bayer Fluency Agent Advanced, which was introduced in 2017, helped more farmers plant more sustainably this year than ever before. Bayer developed Fluency Agent Advanced to replace standard seed lubricants made of talc, graphite or a talc-graphite blend for corn and soybean seeds. In addition to improving planter performance, Fluency Agent Advanced helps reduce the amount of total dust released … Read More

GROWMARK Offers Advice to Protect Crops this Season

Kelly MarshallAgribusiness, Audio, Growmark, Herbicides, Insect Control, Insecticide, Planting, Scouting

It’s been a warmer, dryer winter than normal, says Tim Laatsch with the Agronomy Division at GROWMARK.  Combining that with the wet conditions many growers are experiencing this spring puts crops at risk.  The dry windows have provided opportunity to plant some early season corn, but corn isn’t the only thing growing in the field. Winter annuals are also thriving, which … Read More

Wet Weather Sends Planters to the Shed

Kelly MarshallCorn, Cotton, Planting, Sorghum, Soybeans, USDA

It’s discouraging when the writer in the family is busier than the farmer, but if your planter was in the shed this week take solace– so was ours.  And since misery loves company, here’s the latest USDA report showing national corn planting progress falling behind last year and the five year average. Texans are doing well, with more than 60 percent planted and … Read More

New Fluency Agent Advanced from Bayer

Kelly MarshallAudio, Bayer CropScience, Bees, Planting, pollinators

The Bayer CARE initiative has been encouraging growers to be good stewards of the land, but now Bayer is making that goal more attainable with Fluency Agent Advanced. The CARE acronym stands for: Communicate planting activities to neighboring beekeepers Be Aware of wind speed and direction during your planting Reduce the amount of dust potentially released during planting Ensure seed … Read More

#Plant17 is Well Underway

Kelly MarshallPlanting, USDA

And so it begins. The USDA report says #Plant17 is officially underway with three percent of corn planted nationwide as of April 9.  That’s one point down from last year, but right on trend with the five year average. Texas, where National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) president Wesley Spurlock farms, is well ahead of both last year and the five year … Read More

U.S. Farmers Expected to Plant Record-High Soybeans

Kelly MarshallCorn, Planting, Soybeans, USDA, wheat

Production surveys from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) show farmers across the nation are planning on approximately 89.5 million acres of soybeans this growing season. That’s seven percent more than last year’s record high of 83.4 million acres. The largest increase is expected in Kansas, with just under a million acres in increase. Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North … Read More

3RIVE 3D Means Farming Faster

Kelly MarshallAgribusiness, Audio, Commodity Classic, Corn, FMC, Planting, Video

Rick Ekins from FMC, and Chuck have talked about their 3RIVE 3D platform several times since it was introduced and Commodity Classic provided another opportunity.  With spring planting upon us, here’s a quick summation of what 3RIVE 3D can provide: 3RIVE 3D is a new way to deliver crop protection products for seedling defense and yield enhancement Easily mounts to … Read More

Find My Seed Updates In Time For #Plant17

Lizzy SchultzAgrible, Agribusiness, Company Announcement, Data, Planting, seed

Agrible has added a new batch of over 8000 corn and 3800 soybean independent seed trials into the Find My Seed database, including trials on dicamba/RR2Y ready soybeans and soybean varieties that were recently the focus on a new label approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The biggest benefit of these updates is making early seed choices to … Read More