The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the seventh-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on Friday, March 1, at Commodity Classic in Houston, TX.
With their crop consulting and plant breeding backgrounds, Brad and Joyce Doyle are continuing a family conservation legacy by using innovative solutions on their Arkansas farm. The Doyles have challenged the status quo for 30 years to make impressive strides, and that’s cause for celebration among the farm family’s fellow growers and conservationists. The American Soybean Association presented the Doyles with the 2024 National Conservation Legacy Award during the annual ASA Awards Celebration event at Commodity Classic in Houston.
Join the Nebraska Water Center and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District on June 17 and 18 for the 2024 Water and Natural Resources Tour as we get up close and personal with water and natural resources in southeast Nebraska.
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the report, Intent to Establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program, authorized under the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA). The GCSA was signed into law on December 29, 2022, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. This report justifying the Secretary’s intent to establish the program follows USDA’s earlier publication of A General Assessment of the Role of Agriculture and Forestry in U.S. Carbon Markets, which found that voluntary carbon markets offer a promising tool to achieve greenhouse gas reductions from the agriculture and forest sectors and support producer livelihoods. By adopting science-based practices to reduce emissions or sequester carbon on their land, farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can access a new income stream through carbon credit sales while also combatting climate change.
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) convened member company executives from leading seed companies for a weeklong trip to Japan. The group, led by Dr. Fan-Li Chou, ASTA’s Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs and Policy, included representatives from GDM, J.R. Simplot Company, and Pairwise, and packed in several days of intense and productive engagement with government and industry partners, with the goal of supporting ongoing bilateral collaboration with our Japanese counterparts. During the trip, the executives participated in a technical seminar at the U.S. Embassy in Japan and a media outreach webinar hosted by the Network for Breeding by Genome Editing on the use of genome editing in plant breeding to support both a healthy planet and its inhabitants.
To instill confidence and foster innovation in the agricultural biologicals sector, DPH Biologicals announced the expansion of its science-first, data-verified approach with a multi-year effort to quantify the comprehensive value potential of biologicals.
AcreShield, the company that provides revolutionary seed selection with seed performance guarantees, announces its leadership team. Comprised of proven agricultural entrepreneurs adept at solving farmers’ problems, the team includes Billy Rose, chairman and CEO; Jim Rouse, executive vice president of seed trials program; Kevin McNew, chief data officer and Ryan Budnik, COO of seed trial program.
Sollum Technologies, the leader in dynamic LED grow light solution, is thrilled to announce that it is marking a key step forward with the expansion of its sales team in North America. The company is poised, more than ever, to meet the growing demand for supplemental lighting in controlled environment agriculture with the most advanced, intuitive and fully customizable dynamic LED lighting solution.
Global ag biologicals company Biolevel Ltd. announced the North American launch of two bionutrition products—MaizeNP for corn and PhosN for soybeans—to provide farmers more consistent results and convenient application options. Unlike other bionutrition products, the array of microbes in Biolevel products fix nitrogen and release crop-available phosphorous, potassium and micronutrients locked in soils.
Syngenta Crop Protection, a leader in agricultural innovation, is to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its logistics operations by using Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for its ocean shipments. This follows the finalization of an agreement for the transport of containers using biofuel for a Europe-US shipping route in 2024.
Building on 50 years of leadership and innovation in soybean research and variety development, Pioneer announces the commercial availability of Pioneer brand Z-Series soybeans in the United States and Canada. This new class of soybeans offers farmers a significant yield advantage and better disease resistance.
Corteva continues its drive to deliver farmer-focused solutions with the launch of Enversa herbicide. The new versatile solution received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration in December 2023. Pending state registrations, Enversa herbicide is expected to be available for use on soybeans, cotton, corn, sorghum, peanuts and sugar beets in the 2025 growing season.
