From all of us at the Daugherty Water for Food Institute, have a wonderful holiday season.
A Merry & Bright Christmas from GROWMARK
Merry Christmas from GROWMARK. From our smiling faces to Mistle-TOES… Your friends at GROWMARK wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas from FarmTime
FarmTime in the Classroom and all of our employees with you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas. We’ve been pinning some fun winter classroom activities. Follow our Christmas board.
Farm Aid Grants to Empower Family Farmers
At this time of giving, it’s nice to hear about giving back to those who feed the world. Farm Aid has given $585,700 in grants to 83 family farm, rural service and urban agriculture organizations in 36 states and the District of Columbia with the hope of strengthening family farm agriculture. “Thanks to the generosity of supporters from across the …
Future of Ag Apps
In my last program the focus was on ag gadgets. This week’s the focus is more on apps. This isn’t about all different kinds of specific apps. It’s more about where we’re at with apps and what we can expect in 2015. I had a conversation with ag app man, Aaron Hutchinson, iCropTrak. His company has been a long time …
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DuPont Pioneer and S&W Seed Company today announced an agreement for S&W Seed Company to acquire DuPont Pioneer alfalfa germplasm, as well as alfalfa production and research facility assets for a purchase price of up to $49 million over a period of several years. Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC (“Pinnacle”) has successfully acquired the agronomy assets of Gerken’s Feed and Grain …
Season’s Greetings from The Produce Mom
The Produce Mom shares how to Deck the Halls with a Strawberry Tree. What you need: 9-12″ craft foam cone 1 starfruit, sliced 5 lbs. strawberries, cleaned and trimmed 1 box toothpicks 1 – Push a toothpick into the cleaned top of the strawberry, leaving half of the toothpick exposed. 2 – Starting at the bottom, affix the strawberries to …
Happy Holidays from MGEX
Happy Holidays from our friends at MGEX. Wishing all a healthy and happy holiday season and a prosperous New year. All the best to you, your family and your company, Mark G. Bagan Jesse Marie Green Layne Carlson James Facente Blake Tiedeman
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The American Farm Bureau Federation has appointed new members to its national Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee for the 2015-2017 term beginning in March. Case IH recently garnered six industry awards, a testament to its commitment to innovation and deep understanding of producers’ needs. Mitas is planning to test the first agriculture tire made from agricultural cultivated crops. Cargill executives …
Jon Doggett Named NCGA Executive Vice President
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today announced the promotion of Jon Doggett to Executive Vice President, effective January 1. Doggett has served as Vice President of Public Policy since July 2002, where he directs all aspects of NCGA efforts involving the federal government. He was also named one of Washington’s Most Influential Lobbyists by The Hill newspaper. In his …