At the ASTA CSS 2013 and Seed Expo this week we had the opportunity to learn more about BASF’s Advanced Seed Enhancement platform which includes a number of important products that can accomplish increased emergence and help farmers get more from every acre. Those products include Vault HP plus Integral for soybeans, Stamina F3 for cereals, and Flo Rite Plantability …
Sonny Ramaswamy at ASTA CSS 2013
The Director of USDA’s National Institute of Food & Agriculture Sonny Ramaswamy gave a presentation on “Setting the Table for a Hotter, Flatter, More Crowded Earth” during the opening general session at the ASTA CSS 2013 on Thursday with a focus on how public sector research and private sector support need to work together to feed our growing population. Ramaswamy …
Attending Any Winter Events?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Do you plan to make any year-end equipment purchases?” Our poll results: · No. Not this year: 35% · Yes – Planting equipment: 18% · Yes – Sprayers: 12% · Yes – GPS/guidance: 12% · Yes – Hay equipment: 6% · Yes – Harvest equipment: 6% · Yes – Tillage: 6% · Yes – …
Bayer Showcases Innovation at ASTA CSS 2013
Corn and soybean growers in the Midwest face varying challenges every year, depending on weather, pests and diseases. Visitors to ASTA CSS 2013 and Seed Expo this year were able to see many of the tools offered by Bayer CropScience to address those challenges. According to Brad May, strategic business lead for seed growth, some of their highlights at the …
Nufarm Takes on Trees, Nuts, Vines and Veggies
During Nufarm’s recent farm media tour, Rob Schwehr, took time to highlight one of the newest expansion areas the company has taken on. Rob is the Marketing Manager for the tree, nut, vine and vegetable (TNVV) segment of Nufarm. He shares in an interview why the company pursued this new endeavor and what we can see coming down the pipeline. …
ASTA CSS Offers Grain Markets Outlook
Once again this year at the ASTA CSS 2013, for the third year in a row now, AgResource Company president Dan Basse looked at the year in review for grain markets and gave his outlook for the future. While there are bright spots, Dan’s overall outlook for the year ahead is pretty sobering, saying the good times may have come …
Happy Holidays from MGEX
It’s that time of year again. Happy Holidays time. It’s now an AgWired tradition to share some of the many wonderful messages we receive. So let’s start with the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. All the best to you, your family, and your organization, Mark G. Bagan Jesse …
PRRS Research At It’s Finest
The PRRS virus is nothing new to swine producers across the country and has been around for years. But that doesn’t mean research has ceased. During Boehringer Ingelheim’s PRRS Seminar in Chicago, Dr. Scott Dee, director of research at Pipestone Vet Clinic, shared with his peers the research he has conducted regarding the PRRS virus found in the air surrounding …
Pass the Turnips, Please!
This week Aunt Jeanette writes: Dan and I helped one of our hired farm hands move some cattle the other day. As we were driving home, I remembered that I had promised you an update on our cover crop that was planted after the corn and soybeans died. Even though the ground is frozen now, we were still able to …