Precision Ag News 7/7

Carrie Muehling

  • The 6th Soil Health Institute Annual Meeting is an engaging virtual event bringing together the leading voices in soil science and the agriculture industry to share research and insights for advancing the adoption of soil health systems that are the foundation for regenerative agriculture. Registration is free but required to attend. The virtual annual meeting is scheduled for August 11-12.
  • Cibus, a leader in precision gene editing in agriculture, and GDM, a leading global soybean research company, announced a strategic collaboration focused on developing and delivering new solutions for challenges faced by soybean farmers.
  • DataConnect, the global initiative to enable viewing mixed-brand fleets in a single platform, is now live with an expanded line of six major digital platforms and available to farm operations around the world. Case IH, STEYR and New Holland now join John Deere, CLAAS and the European farm management platform 365FarmNet, which launched the feature late last fall.
  • Sakata Seed America recently announced the further expansion of its robust tomato breeding team to include accomplished industry veteran, Jeremy Sisson, in a new, specialized role. Jeremy joins Sakata as Senior Tomato Breeder with an emphasis on the saladette tomato segment.
  • The regenerative agriculture consulting firm, Understanding Ag (UA), LLC, announced that Eric Fuchs, a Missouri farmer and water quality expert, has become its newest on-farm consultant.
  • Nufarm Americas Inc. announced the EPA registration of Precinct™ Seed Treatment, for control of downy mildew, Pythium spp., and Phytopthora spp on more than 50 labeled crops, including corn, cotton, and soybeans.
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