The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Grassland, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory, held a dedication and ribbon cutting for the opening of a newly renovated laboratory building that will allow scientists to continue their mission of developing solutions for more efficient use of soil and water resources, enhancing forage and crop production, and supporting sustainable agricultural production in healthy ecosystems by utilizing modern technology.
The Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF) announced the increased support from the Polaris Foundation to strengthen education efforts for children on safe riding practices for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility task vehicles (UTVs) through the Foundation’s Progressive Agriculture Safety Day (PAF Safety Day) program.
American Farmland Trust and Sierra View Solutions released Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change at a recent meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference in Des Moines, IA. Lead authors Michelle Perez, AFT Water Initiative Director and Robert Parkhurst, President of Sierra View Solutions presented their analysis of 22 agricultural carbon market programs and recommended changes that would help these programs succeed.
Meristem Crop Performance unveiled the next generation of their patented BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY delivery system. The reveal came in front of nearly 300 dealers attending Meristem’s Breakthrough to Excellence Dealer/Partner event in Delavan, Wisconsin.
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced a call for concept papers as it launches the first phase of a $90 million program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
Brandon Neuschafer, co-leader for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP International Food and Agriculture Team, was elected as President-Elect for 2023–2024 for the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).
BeeHero, the pioneer of data-led precision pollination, introduced their Pollination Insight Platform (PIP), a plug-and-play in-field sensing solution that leverages AI-powered analytics to measure pollinator activity in seed, row, and specialty crops to subsequently improve pollination and increase yields.
Bushel, an independently owned software company and leading provider of software technology for the agricultural supply chain, announces a new mobile app and website portal available to all producers selling grain to ADM. The new digital platform gives farmers easy access to near real-time information to increase efficiency in their operations, including scale tickets, contracts, settlements, and cash bids. Commodity balances that will allow better visibility of open storage, delayed price contracts, delivered unpaid balances and more will be coming soon.
The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), a 41-year-old agriculture conservation non-profit, is pleased to announce its role as a partner in Farmers for Soil Health (FSH), a new program devoted to increasing the usage of cover crops on corn and soybean acres. Today, cover crops are used on 15.4 million acres, which is only about 6% of U.S. cropland, according to the 2017 USDA Census of Ag.
Yanmar America Corporation, a leading provider of tractors, UTVs and industrial equipment, proudly announces the opening of its brand-new Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in Lakewood, WA.
