Don’t miss this opportunity to enter the IFAJ Star Prize Contest. The deadline is NOW March 10, 2023. Click here for rules and online entry forms: https://www.ifaj.org/contests-and-awards/. The community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music on Sunday, March 5, as talented vocalists from across the U.S. and beyond compete in the 18th annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. …
DWFI Podcast 22 – Dave Aiken – Water Law and the Perkins County Canal
Dave Aiken is a DWFI faculty fellow and a professor of agricultural economics at UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. His research areas include water law and policy, energy law, environmental law and global warming. In this episode, DWFI Communications Specialist Arianna Elnes talks to Dave about water law, water legal histories, the South Platte River Compact, and context …
SIMPAS-applied Solutions™ Adds MicroSync Pro® MINI
AMVAC® recently expanded the SIMPAS-applied Solutions™ portfolio with the addition of MicroSync Pro™ MINI. SIMPAS-applied Solutions (SaS™) are products that are prescriptively applied with patented SmartCartridge® container technology through the SIMPAS® application system to address unique agronomic needs. Multiple SaS products, such as insecticides, N-fixing solutions, nematicides, and nutrients, are delivered simultaneously, in-furrow, during planting. MicroSync Pro MINI is a …
Precision Ag News 3/1
AMVAC recently expanded the SIMPAS-applied Solutions portfolio with the addition of MicroSync Pro MINI. SIMPAS-applied Solutions (SaS) are products that are prescriptively applied with patented SmartCartridge container technology through the SIMPAS application system to address unique agronomic needs. Multiple SaS products, such as insecticides, N-fixing solutions, nematicides, and nutrients, are delivered simultaneously, in-furrow, during planting. Heading to Commodity Classic? Don’t …
RFA CEO Gives State of Ethanol Industry Address
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper delivered his annual “State of the Industry” address at the National Ethanol Conference today in Orlando. “When faced with challenges, roadblocks, and failure, we don’t give up,” Cooper said. “We continue to innovate. We think outside of the box. We find workarounds. We eliminate the ways that won’t work…and find the way …
Animal Ag News 2/27
In response to FDA guidance on plant-based beverages, which guides manufacturers of plant-based beverages to disclose their nutrient inferiority and acknowledges the public health concern of nutritional confusion over such beverages, the National Milk Producers Federation, which has led the fight for labeling transparency, released a statement from President and CEO Jim Mulhern. Wisconsin again wins more awards than any …
Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services Episode 26
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. Nutrient Access is an Important Key to Maximizing Yield Potential In this episode, we welcome our new Field Notes moderator, Ken Root, as he talks with KAS technical agronomist, Matt Fryer, about nutrient access and …
Industry Ag News 2/24
The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced. Final 2022 trade data released earlier this week by the Commerce Department shows that U.S. agricultural exports increased 11 percent, or $19.5 billion, from the previous record set in 2021. Registration …
2023 Agri-Pulse Summit Preview
With debate on a new farm bill formally underway, the upcoming 2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit will explore some of the forward-looking ideas under development that will drive policy discussions for both this year and the decades ahead. Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse editor and founder, says the theme of this year’s summit is Next Gen Farm & Food Policy. …
Ag Day Names 2023 Essay Contest Winners
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) has announced the 2023 National Ag Day video and written essay winners based on the theme “Growing a Climate for Tomorrow: How American Agriculture Does It Every Day.” The national written essay winner, Timothy Hill of Orlando, Florida, receives a $1,000 prize and will read his winning essay at the virtual Ag Day event …