GROWERS, a leader in digital technology for agriculture, announces enhanced farmer and retailer features within two new mobile apps, GROWERS and GROWERS Retail, available now for iOS on the App Store, with the Android version scheduled to be released in two weeks. The company’s flagship product, GROWERS, is a FREE app for farmers enabling them to work directly with their …
Groundwork BioAg Launches Rootella Carbon™ Program
Groundwork BioAg® has just announced the global launch of the Rootella Carbon™ program, based on mycorrhizal carbon which leverages mycorrhizal fungi for carbon dioxide removal. Rootella Carbon harnesses the power of Rootella® – highly effective mycorrhizal inoculants that are proven to sequester significant amounts of carbon in cropland (1-4 tCO2eq/acre annually). This innovative, Verra-certified program represents a transformative approach to …
Animal Ag News 10/30
The Meat Institute announced Dr. KatieRose McCullough was appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) bringing her scientific expertise and industry knowledge to federal food safety agencies. FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative General Manager Jeff Lyon provided written testimony to the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government in support of …
Industry Ag News 10/27
Fresh on the heels of being named to the Inc. Magazine 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the second straight year, CLUTCH, a hybrid consultancy-agency based in Minneapolis, announced that Kelsey Gunderson and Greta Bierbaum have joined the firm as client success directors. As IFAJ’s Global Manager, Hugh Maynard, prepares his well-deserved retirement, IFAJ is looking for a new …
DWFI Podcast 29 – Nicole Lefore, DWFI
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) at the University of Nebraska to lead its new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Irrigation and Mechanization Systems (ILIMS). In this episode of the Water for Food Podcast, we hear from Nicole Lefore, the director of the new lab and the associate …
Precision Ag News 10/26
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) released A General Assessment of the Role of Agriculture and Forestry in the U.S. Carbon Markets, a comprehensive look at current market activity, barriers to participation, and opportunities to improve access to carbon markets for farmers and forest landowners. The report is the first of USDA’s deliverables under the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which …
Sunny Day Rainbow During Deer Hunt
I am back from the piney woods for my annual deer hunt. The conditions were perfect. We had mostly sunny days with these very feathery clouds. I assume cirrus clouds. They also created a rainbow in the afternoons. The Crystal Pig Hunt Club had a record opening weekend harvest. I won’t bore you with deer photos but we filled up …
Ten Students Chosen to Attend AgGateway Conference
Ten outstanding college students have been selected to attend the AgGateway Annual Conference November 13-15 in Nashville through the Gateway to Ag Careers program, sponsored by the AgCIO Roundtable. The ten recipients represent nine different academic institutions from across the country: • Justin Allange, Purdue University • Fei Xyza Asuncion, Kansas State University • Zach Bartkoski, Northwest Missouri State University …
USDA Announces Trade and Food Aid
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid. Consistent with a bipartisan request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, USDA is utilizing funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation …
Animal Ag News 10/23
Livestock Publications Council (LPC) annually inducts one of its distinguished leaders into the Hall of Fame. This honor is reserved for those who have adhered to high standards of professionalism in all aspects of their endeavors. LPC’s Headliner Award Program, inaugurated in 1980, salutes an individual for meritorious service to the livestock industry. The award annually honors a person from …