A webinar hosted jointly by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and One CGIAR (through the International Potato Center’s Andean Initiative) will explore the nature of water-food interactions and the challenges posed by climate change in mountain environments by considering several agricultural production systems from the Andes and the Hindu Kush Himalayas, two of the world’s largest mountain chains. Register here.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognized Case IH for outstanding agricultural innovation across product lines with AE50 awards for the Steiger 715 Quadtrac, Model Year 2024 Steiger 425-645 tractors, AFS Furrow Command for Precision Disk Drills and toolbar lift system for 2120 Early Riser rigid trailing split-row planter. The awards highlight the continuous focus on technological innovation at Case IH designed to improve and enhance farmers’ efficiency across the globe.
The National Corn Growers Association applauds the sustained reductions in nutrient losses reaching the Gulf of Mexico and the resulting reductions in the average size of the hypoxic zone, as recently documented in the 2023 Report to Congress by the Hypoxia Task Force.
OPI, the global leader in grain storage management, announced that Adam Weiss has taken on the new role of Chief Executive Officer, stepping in as former CEO Dave Crompton begins his retirement.
The Biden-Harris Administration is taking critical steps to advance the American Climate Corps, a landmark initiative announced by President Biden earlier this year to train the next generation of clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience workers, while putting them on a path to good-paying union jobs. As part of this commitment, seven federal agencies – the Departments of Commerce, the Interior, Agriculture, Labor and Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and AmeriCorps – are formally entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will serve as a blueprint for the multiagency program. The MOU lays out the mission, goals, priorities, and next steps for implementing President Biden’s American Climate Corps.
The 2024 class of Brevant brand soybeans is the largest to date, with 24 new Enlist E3 soybean varieties featuring elite genetics from Corteva Agriscience and a focus on consistent performance in any growing season.
Results are in for World Ag Expo’s 2024 Top-10 New Products Competition. The winners will be showcased February 13-15, 2024 during the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.
Alex Forsbach, an AgLaunch farmer and small business owner from Savannah, Tennessee participated in a special White House Rural Roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C., alongside business and entrepreneurship advocates from across the country. The event, hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), focused on the agency’s Community Navigator Pilot Program — an initiative under the American Rescue Plan aimed at breaking down barriers for underrepresented entrepreneurs seeking support to start, grow or recover their businesses. Forsbach, representing AgLaunch, expressed gratitude for the support received from the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program. He emphasized the program’s tangible impact on their ability to support agtech entrepreneurs, facilitating their scalability and business growth.
Sentera, a leading provider of AI-powered tools for food and agriculture customers, announced the appointment of Michael Stern and Anthony Osborne to key advisory and director roles on its Board of Directors, respectively.
CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agtech solutions, including the CropX agronomic farm management system, announced its acquisition of Green Brain, a prominent digital irrigation management solutions provider based in Adelaide, Australia. The acquisition significantly expands CropX’s reach in Australia and strengthens its position as a global leader in digital precision agriculture.
