The International Agri-Center is set to hold the 57th annual World Ag Expo, welcoming attendees and exhibitors from around the world for the “Best Farm Show on Dirt” February 13-15. World Ag Expo provides a platform for networking, education, and business in one of the most productive ag counties in the United States. In 2023, the show saw 108,233 attendees …
Women in Ag Tech Meet Up at VISION
The fledgling Women in Ag Tech (WiAT) organization held its second in-person meeting ever prior to the opening of the VISION Conference in Glendale, Arizona this week. While the group of women meeting was a bit smaller than the first meeting last year at Tech Hub LIVE, they are mighty, brilliant, and filled with enthusiasm to grow the ag tech …
VISION Keynote Offers Ag Tech Adoption Outlook
The keynote speaker for this year’s VISION Conference kicked off the event by providing some insights to ag technology executives about the future of the industry. As an agricultural technology specialist with McKinsey & Company, Vasanth Ganesan is super excited about ag tech but recognizes some of the trends and challenges the industry is facing. “The adoption of technology has …
Animal Ag News 1/23
The winner of the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Skippy, owned by Georgia Farm Bureau members Donald and Laura Adams. AFBF, with support from Nestlé Purina PetCare, recognized Skippy, three regional runners-up and a People’s Choice Pup at its convention. More than 450 people attended the annual Dairy Strong conference to explore the industry’s latest …
DWFI Podcast 32 – The Melting Cryosphere
This edition of the Daugherty Water for Food podcast features a discussion with Randall Ritzema, Tika Gurung, and Nick Brozović on the Melting Cryosphere and Food & Water Security. A 2023 report called Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: An Outlook (HI-WISE), published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), was an urgent call …
Industry Ag News 1/19
Soybeans and their products—soybean meal and soybean oil—are the most traded agricultural commodity, accounting for nearly nine percent of the total value of global agricultural trade. A new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service, Soybean Production, Marketing Costs, and Export Competitiveness in Brazil and the United States describes the factors that affect production, marketing costs, and export competitiveness of the …
Preview of CattleCon 2024
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This week we’re going to get a preview of the new CattleCon. I love that name. It is new and perfect for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. In fact, CattleCon is the official new name. To learn all about what’s new and different with CattleCon I talked with Kristin Torres, Executive …
And It’s Titanium
Yep. It is titanium. As in, Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Watch Ultra 2. And I’ve got it baby. I would love to write a very detailed description of these devices but you can find a lot of them and frankly, I’m still learning their capabilities. It’s a major contrast to either of them in the past. But, really, the …
Pivot Bio Presents Study on Boosting Microbial Nitrogen in Dairy
A new study presented yesterday at the Dairy Business Association’s Dairy Strong event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, demonstrated that replacing up to 40 pounds per acre of synthetic nitrogen with Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 significantly improved silage tonnage without sacrificing quality. The study, conducted in collaboration with over 30 dairy producers during the 2022 and 2023 growing seasons showed that …
Precision Ag News 1/17
“Unlocking the Value of Innovation” is the theme of the 2024 VISION Conference coming up January 23-24 in Glendale, Arizona, preceded by the co-located Women in Ag Tech (WiAT) meeting January 21-22. Register at https://www.thevisionconference.com/register/ and save $200 with Promo Code: LASTCHANCE. The 2024 class of Brevant brand corn features 40 new products with industry-leading genetics and traits. Farmers will …