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Announcements from Sorghum, Wheat at #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 6, 2017Ag Group, Audio, Commodity Classic, NAWG, Sorghum

National Sorghum Checkoff Program opened Commodity Classic with a big announcement– their partnership with DuPont Pioneer has yielded results.

“Today I’m pleased to share with you that, as a result of that partnership, we’ve made a discovery that is the first step, the first hurdle cleared in accelerating the sorghum breeding process,” said Cleve Franks, sorghum research scientist at DuPont Pioneer. “We’ve discovered two sorghum haploid inducers, which could ultimately lead to double haploids in sorghum. From a breeding perspective this could be a game changing discovery.”

Revolutionary could also describe the effects a double haploid could have on breeding. Currently it takes about 5 years to develop a commercial hybrid; the new system could bring that down to 1 year.

Listen to the National Sorghum Checkoff Program’s press conference here to learn more: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/classic17-sorghum.mp3″ text=”National Sorghum Checkoff Program”]

Several members of the National Association of Wheat Growers addressed their top political priorities as well; issues like the upcoming Farm Bill, exports and trade with North American and Asia, and a national safety net in the form of crop insurance.

It’s a hard time for farmers across the country, says Vice President, Jimmie Musick. It’s very important that legislatures understand how critical these topics are to our country.

Listen to the full press release for the National Association of Wheat Growers here: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-nawg-pressconference.mp3″ text=”National Association of Wheat Growers”]

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Soybean Board Preserving Tech at #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 6, 2017Ag Group, Audio, Commodity Classic, Fungicides, USB

The United Soybean Board created Take Action as a program to fight against herbicide resistant weeds. The program has been successful, with positive collaborations and progress being made. Now they’re announcing an expansion to include not only resistant weeds, but fungicide resistance in soybeans as well.

“Now really is the time to take action and inform people and educate people about fungicide resistance because it’s one of those things we really need to be out on the front end of, before it becomes a really severe problem. So I’m very grateful that the United Soybean Board, along with all the other partners, are making fungicide resistance part of Take Action,” said Carl Bradley, plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky.

Being in front of the game rather than playing catch up is a much better place to be– especially when it comes to resistance. Checkoff farmer-leader Gregg Fujan offered four steps farmers can use to help preserve current technology and avoid resistance.

1. Scout fields regularly for diseases.
2. Understand disease thresholds.
3. Apply fungicides only when it makes economic sense.
4. Rotate fungicide modes of action.

Carroll Moseley from Syngenta and John Motter, Chair of USB also joined in the panel discussion. Listen to the full press conference here: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-usb.mp3″ text=”United Soybean Board Press Conference”]

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Farmers Edge Goes Big at #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 4, 2017Agribusiness, Commodity Classic, Data, Farmers Edge, Nutrient Management, technology

Farmers Edge™, a global leader in decision agriculture, today launched the next generation of its award-winning farm management platform, FarmCommand™.

Based on two years of feedback from its global network of growers, the new fully-integrated platform provides growers with easy access to crop, weather, equipment, soil, and other agronomic data all in one place. This announcement comes as Farmers Edge also introduces Corn Manager™ to growers at this year’s Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas. Corn Manager – the first corn management system that combines effective nitrogen management, high-frequency satellite imagery, and accurate crop staging into one easy-to-use tool – will also be available as an optional feature within FarmCommand./em>

We had the opportunity to learn more about this exciting new announcement and get a demo – watch the video below and listen to the interview here:
[wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/classic17-farmersedge-1.mp3″ text=”Interview with Jay Kinnaird, Farmers Edge, and farmer Trevor Scherman”]

View and download photos from the event here: 2017 Commodity Classic Photo Album

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FFA, AHA Partner with Bayer’s LibertyLink System

Kelly MarshallMarch 4, 2017Audio, Bayer CropScience, Commodity Classic, FFA

LibertyLink may not immediately make you think of the American Heart Association (AHA), but Bayer wants to change that.

“So our goal is to build awareness around heart disease– one of the major killers in the rural market,” explains Jody Wynia, soybean and cotton manager for Bayer. “It’s 39 percent more prevalent in rural communitites than it is in the urban market. So we wanted to do some outreach programs to help build that awareness and help address a healthy lifestyle moving forward.”

Bayer selected their LibertyLink product for their AHA partnerhsip because of it’s rapid growth. They saw a 70 percent increase in sales last year and expect another 50 percent increase this year. For each of the bags that fly off shelves in 2017, Bayer will donate 5 cents to the AHA’s Healthy for Good movement for a total donation of $500,000. They’ll also be raising awareness through educational activities in rural areas.

LibertyLink has another partner as well. The FFA has built a grassroots effort to spread the word about the benefits of using Liberty to address weed resistance through the RealYield Sweepstakes. State FFAs competed for their share of $50,000 Bayer designated to be split by the percentage of their involvement in the sweepstakes. Iowa FFA Foundation worked hard and was rewarded well with a generous check at Commodity Classic.

Learn more about Bayer’s partnership with the American Heart Association and the FFA in the full interview here: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-wynia.mp3″ text=”Interview with Jody Wynia, Bayer”]
Hear my interview with Joshua Remington, Executive Director of Iowa FFA Foundation and Erica Baier, Iowa State FFA officer here:[wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-iowa-ffa.mp3″ text=”Interview with Iowa State FFA “]
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Deere – Making Good Farms Better from #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 4, 2017Agribusiness, Commodity Classic, Equipment, John Deere, Video

John Deere’s passion for making good farms even better is evident with their commitment to Commodity Classic and the farmers from across the country who take in the event each year.

“Commodity Classic is one of the greatest trade show to be at because we have such great growers that attend. Corn growers, soybean growers, wheat and sorghum come and learn more about how they can take technology, whether it’s equipment technology or seed technology, to make things better on their farms. The conversations are really at that next level. Not just about features and benefits but about why someone might want to engage in our offerings,” said Deanna Kovar, Director, Production & Precision Ag Marketing at John Deere.

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#Classic17 Hears From House Ag Committee Chair

Kelly MarshallMarch 3, 2017Audio, Commodity Classic, Farm Bill, Government

Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Mike Conaway spoke to attendees of Commodity Classic in San Antonio, taking the traditional time slot of the as yet unconfirmed Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue. His remarks focuses on the upcoming Agriculture Bill.

“I am committed– driven, quite frankly– to get the farm bill done on time,” Conaway emphasized.

Having the rules of play locked down for the next five years is critical to growers and the creditors and bankers who help them do their job, so Conaway promised not to become bogged down by the process. He also reached out to farmers to work together and stand shoulder to shoulder when it comes time to get the new bill passed.

Listen to his remarks at the general session here:[wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-conaway-generalsession.mp3″ text=”Mike Conaway, Commodity Classic General Session”]
Hear his question and answer session with the press here: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-conaway-press.mp3″ text=”Mike Conaway, Press Conference”]
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Commodity Groups Address #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 3, 2017Ag Group, ASA, Audio, NCGA

ASA VP John Heisdorffer
A new farm bill, growing export markets, maintaining the Renewable Fuel Standard, taxes and regulatory reform are just a few of the top priorities for corn and soybean farmers in 2017.

American Soybean Association president Ron Moore of Illinois, vice president John Heisdorffer of Iowa, and chairman Richard Wilkins of Delaware discussed some of those big issues during a press conference at the Commodity Classic Thursday. Heisdorffer highlighted the importance of working with the Trump administration on expanding export markets, increasing bilateral trade agreements, and keeping a good relationship with China. “We cannot afford to get China trade wrong, there’s just too much at stake for soybean farmers,” he said. [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/classic17-asa.mp3″ text=”ASA press conference”]
National Corn Growers Association president Wesley Spurlock of Texas said their first priority will be to protect market gains made through previous trade agreements,” said Spurlock. “We understand the president has concerns with NAFTA, but we are hopeful that he will take a boarder look at the gains our country has enjoyed through reduced trade barriers.”

Spurlock was joined by NCGA CEO Chris Novak, chairman Chip Bowling of Maryland, and first vice president Kevin Skunes of North Dakota. [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/classic17-ncga.mp3″ text=”NCGA press conference”]
ASA and NCGA are two of the five groups who host the annual Commodity Classic. The others are the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), National Sorghum Producers (NSP), and Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). We will be posting press conferences from all of them.

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StollerUSA High-Yielders Impress #Classic17

Kelly MarshallMarch 3, 2017Agribusiness, Audio, Commodity Classic, StollerUSA, yields

Attendees of this year’s Commodity Classic are in San Antonio, Texas this week to learn – and who better to learn from than Stoller‘s panel of top yielding farmers. The Stoller “Break Through Yield Barriers” session not only asked panelists to share about their operations, it also invited the packed crowd to participate by texting answers to poll questions during the discussion.

Dan Arkels of Peru, Illinois, Casey Hook from Lake City, Arkansas, Zack Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma, and Perry Galloway hailing from Gregory, Arkansas got down into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to be a high yielding producer, covering management strategies from crop protection to planters, as well as what it takes to be a good farm wife– tractor included.

The top-notch panel was moderated by ag reporter Ken Root and grower Steven Albrecht, a combination that was well worth the price of admission. You can hear the whole thing right here though, without so much as a plastic name badge: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cc-17-stoller-learning-session.mp3″ text=”Stoller Break through Yield Barriers Session”]
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Growers and ADC to Launch National Ag Data Cooperative

Kelly MarshallMarch 2, 2017Ag Group, Data

Grower Information Services Cooperative (GiSC) and Agricultural Data Collation (ADC) have combined their technology platforms to create the AgXchange, an independent, secure and private data repository where producers control their data assets. The new platform sill utilize GiSC’s working data storage and visualization platform and ADC’s data storage and sharing pilot repository for increased functionality and value. From the platform growers will be able to share the data if they so choose.

“Growers not only need to be able to maximize the use of their data through capturing and sharing data, but they also need to be able to control the use of that data generated on their operations. When a grower gains complete control of his/her data, the grower will then be able to maintain complete control of his/her operation from the present to the future,” said Jason Ward, CEO of GiSC.

Growers interested in learning more about data collection should visit www.GiSC.coop, and organizations interested in joining ADC’s efforts, should visit www.AgDataCoalition.org.

Bayer’s Outlook on Industry, Monsanto Acquisition

Jamie JohansenMarch 2, 2017Agribusiness, Audio, Bayer CropScience, Crop Protection, Monsanto

When it comes to scientific innovation, Bayer has a longstanding reputation as a leader in the development of breakthrough technologies. New innovations, developments, and changes are always on the horizon for Bayer, and the company’s dynamic outlook was discussed during the 2017 Bayer AgVocacy Forum in a presentation from Dr. Adrian Percy, Bayer’s global head of research & development and an executive committee member of Bayer Crop Science, and David Hollinrake, vice president of North America Marketing, Bayer Crop Science.

The AgVocacy Forum was inspired by the simple but powerful conviction that the agriculture industry must strengthen the age-old bond between those who consume food and those who produce that food, and the presentation centered around Bayer’s ongoing efforts to use their innovations and developments to create a more inclusive, people-centered business model that will help bring together a disconnected society.

“The role of agriculture is more significant than ever before,” said Dr. Percy. “The exponential advances in technology that we have seen in recent years won’t solve our world’s food security and sustainability challenges by themselves, but they can go a long way in creating solutions to those challenges.”

Hollinrake discussed the global trends that will likely shape the future of the agriculture industry over the next fifteen years, the ongoing need for new innovation, the importance of Agvocacy, and Bayer’s mission to continue connecting consumers back to agriculture.

Both speakers also discussed how Bayer’s recent acquisition of Monsanto will play a key role in the creation of unprecedented, necessary technologies that will serve as solutions to the network of challenges facing the world today. “Technologically, I can’t think of a combination that could be better than what we are building, I am so excited about the possibilities of what we can create,” said Hollinrake.

Listen to the full presentation here:
[wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/agvocacy-forum-17-percy-hollinrake.mp3″ text=”Bayer Outlook Remarks at #AgVocate Forum”]
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