- Ag Leader Technology, Inc., announced the addition of two new features to its popular application control system, DirectCommand. DirectCommand now interfaces to the Raven Sidekick chemical injection pump for complete control over chemical injection applications. The InSight™ display and CAN module will replace the Sidekick Console, directly connecting to the injection pump. DirectCommand now has three channels of granular product control within the spreader module. Operators have the ability to apply up to three products simultaneously at varying rates either manually or using a prescription.
- A new education component for America’s Heartland is now available online. A series of 42 student study guides with answer keys for teachers have been developed to accompany 42 segments from season one of the program. The lessons focus on career exploration and are targeted to secondary- and collegiate-age students. Subject categories for study guides and lessons include career profiles, food science, agri-tourism, animals, aquaculture, environmental stewardship, fruits, vegetables, specialty products and technology. Educational materials are available free of charge online.
- John Crouch, chief executive officer, has announced his intention to retire from the American Angus Association later in the year. He made his intention known Feb. 20, 2008, during a regularly scheduled Board of Directors Meeting in Saint Joseph, Mo.
- Nippon Soda Company has received EPA approval of Assail® insecticide for use on cucurbits, stone fruit, tree nuts, legume vegetables, bulb vegetables, strawberries, blueberries and other cane and bush berries. Marketed and distributed by United Phosphorus, Inc., Assail insecticide offers broad-spectrum control on a wide variety of chewing and sucking insects and has long been relied upon by growers to protect the quality and yields of many crops including pome fruit and fruiting and leafy vegetables, as well as potatoes.
