Precision Ag News 1/31

Carrie Muehling

  • For years, farmers have had to navigate a complex landscape of digital tools to harness the power of their on-farm data. Corteva Agriscience and John Deere announced a partnership to make it easier for farmers to access Corteva’s industry-leading agronomic recommendations through the John Deere Operations Center.
  • Azotic Technologies Ltd announced that Envita SC has received certification from the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in compliance with the USDA National Organic Program.
  • Agriculture technology innovator Terra Vera announced the launch of Brawndo TS, a portable system that utilizes the company’s proprietary biomimicry solutions for protecting crops and delivering nutrients – without harmful chemicals and synthetic fertilizers.
  • At the end of each growing season, AgriGold ranks its Field GX genetic families by overall performance. Family H topped the list for 2023, but don’t take that as a nudge to go all in on Family H in 2024. AgriGold ranks its hybrid families not to point farmers toward any one family, but rather to showcase how much the leaderboard changes from year to year.
  • Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)’s Eco-Harvest is one of only two agricultural carbon programs to achieve 3rd party SustainCERT validation and verification for project Impact Units. SustainCERT conducted a rigorous audit of Eco-Harvest project outcomes for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and removals to be used for corporate partner agricultural supply chain reporting. Eco-Harvest Impact Units, and supporting programmatic documentation, are listed on SustainCERT’s VIVID platform.
  • The proposed combination of the legacy companies Novozymes and Chr. Hansen is successfully completed, establishing the company Novonesis. Novonesis is a world-leading biosolutions partner for better business, healthier lives, and a healthier planet. The combined company brings together 10,000 people worldwide and an expertise that spans more than 30 different industries. Novonesis is already assisting companies around the world in meeting both business needs and the needs of the planet.
  • U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Don Beyer (D-Va.), and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) introduced the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act, bipartisan legislation to improve soil health on farms and support sustainable alternatives to annual agriculture by improving United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs to ensure they are better able to support farmers who incorporate perennial systems and agroforestry into their operations.
  • AcreShield, a developer of innovative agricultural solutions focused on helping farmers achieve profitable operations, introduces Yield Optimizer, the first independent seed selector program that arms farmers with objective seed performance data and helps them choose the best hybrids for their farms backed by an industry-first warranty program.
  • HELM, a leading provider of agricultural solutions, announced the expansion of its Plant Advantage portfolio with the introduction of two groundbreaking products designed to reshape the soil and unlock the full potential of plant growth. With the addition of Contour and UpLink, these technologies can help unlock that potential in the plant creating additional yield through nutrient utilization.
  • RhizoSorb is setting a groundbreaking industry standard for phosphorus fertilizer efficiency. To help growers adopt RhizoSorb 8-39-0 in 2024, corn growers who purchase a minimum of 200 acres will receive a warranty that will reduce their risk of adopting the new fertilizer technology. The RhizoSorb Grower Guarantee is designed to empower growers to embrace “The Next Generation of Phosphorus Fertilizer” TM with confidence.
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