Precision Ag News 12/1

Carrie Muehling

  • Syngenta Crop Protection announces PLINAZOLIN® technology a new and innovative active ingredient with a novel Mode of Action (IRAC Group 30) for insect control that will help growers protect their crops from a wide range of pests.
  • The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council’s efforts to grow farmers’ return on their soybean checkoff investments have taken another leap forward. In a cutting-edge partnership, Missouri Soybeans has teamed up with Sipcam Oxon to release the first commercial license of the innovative SOYLEIC trait outside of the United States.
  • Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC and Bill Rutledge of Buckeye Ag Solutions of New Washington, Ohio announced a new dealership agreement to serve farmers in North Central Ohio.
  • Pursell Agri-Tech, LLC and Huntsman International, LLC announce the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 11,180,429 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This patent relates to the innovative PurActive® polyurethane-based coating technology used in the production of controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) for a broad range of markets including turf and ornamental, specialty agriculture, row crop agriculture, and consumer home and garden.
  • AgGateway recently announced its 2022 Board of Directors and regional Steering Committees as elected by AgGateway Members.
  • Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is a major contributor to climate change and environmental pollution. Modern day agriculture was not developed to be highly nitrogen efficient and growers apply 22 million pounds of nitrogen fertilizer to crops in the U.S. annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have established a new Subterranean Influences on Nitrogen and Carbon (SINC) Center of Excellence to address this global challenge.
  • CNH Industrial N.V. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Raven Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in precision agriculture technology. The acquisition builds upon a long partnership and is an important milestone in CNH Industrial’s digital transformation.
  • GROWERS, a North Carolina-based agriculture technology company, announced that after a year of testing, its flagship product GROWERS Rally™ is available for commercial use.
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