- More than 500 growers and retailers were at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Sept. 3 to learn about innovations in agriculture. The day’s theme was “Race to Innovation.” After a lunch break, growers and retailers participated in informational sessions that reviewed the current agribusiness landscape, as well as specific innovations in the Bayer CropScience pipeline.
- WATT Poultry announces the release of the 2008-09 Executive Guide to World Poultry Trends. The comprehensive guide, updated each year, takes current economic trends into account for predicting poultry companies’ challenges over the next year, including oil prices, cost of feed and industrial demand.
- Cantaloupe grower Steve Sumner, Georgia, Attributes Improved Yield and Quality
to StollerUSA’s Flower Power. A cursory count in one field indicated a harvest of 13,500 to 14,000 premium quality melons per acre. Sumner estimates a 15-20% yield increase over last year’s crop and attributes much of that to Flower Power. - Asoyia Inc. will receive a $300,000 grant from the USDA. Iowa City-based Asoyia was one of 144 recipients in 37 states to receive USDA Rural Development assistance under the Value-Added Producer Grant program.
