Farm Bureau: Fourth of July Still a Bargain

John Davis

While prices at the grocery store might have gone up a bit, our friends at the American Farm Bureau Federation say a Fourth of July picnic is still a bargain. The group’s latest marketbasket survey shows a party for 10 people with all the Independence Day favorites, such as hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade …

AFBF, Food, Markets

Updated John Deere 5E Series Utility Tractors

Chuck Zimmerman

The John Deere 5E Series of Utility Tractors have received a major update. Here are some of the details. John Deere has updated its entire lineup of 5E Series Utility Tractors (45-100 horsepower) with new Interim Tier 4 engine models and more cab / open operator station and transmission options. This new 5E Series Tractor line now includes the new …

Agribusiness, Audio, John Deere, Tractor

GROWMARK Sees Demand for New Grain Dryers

Cindy Zimmerman

Almost a year ago, GROWMARK’s Total Grain Marketing (TGM) location at Neoga, Illinois completed installation of a groundbreaking mixed airflow grain dryer. with the help of Chief Industries, United Kingdom. Now, GROWMARK Commercial Grain Systems Project Manager Paul Brooks says they are working on constructing another one in Kearney, Nebraska where it will be used for drying organic grains such …

Audio, Grains, GROWMARK

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Talia Goes

Purina Animal Nutrition introduces the Heat Stress Manager for Sows app for smart phones. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announces the issuance of a patent by the United States Patent & Trademark Office for sarmentine, the active ingredient in its new bioherbicide, currently identified as MBI-011. Since its public launch in 2011, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance has gained significant …

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Great American What Harvest Makes Progress

Chuck Zimmerman

The Great American Wheat Harvest documentary is making good progress. You’re invited to visit them on July 4th in Colby, KS. Here’s a report: Filming for the Great American Wheat Harvest documentary is in full swing…and you’re invited to follow our filmmaker and meet Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011 on July 4th in Colby, Kansas! As Conrad Weaver of ConjoStudios …

Agribusiness, Harvest, Wheat

Replace Google Reader – Subscribe to AgWired

Chuck Zimmerman

Google Reader goes bye bye today. So what do you do now? I shouldn’t assume you use Google Reader or even know what a news feed reader is I guess so let’s step back a moment. Services like Google Reader allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds. That would be a distribution mechanism for all kinds of information. It’s used …

Internet, Technology

Farm Foundation to Talk US-EU Issues

John Davis

The U.S. and the European Union has a nearly $4 trillion trade relationship, and food and agriculture make up a good portion of that. That’s why Farm Foundation is sponsoring a forum to discuss the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on Wednesday, July 17 at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C. In early July, the United States …

Farm Foundation, International