Ten new members representing diverse sectors of agriculture and sustainability have joined the Board of Directors of the Soil Health Institute, ushering in the organization’s next phase of enhancing life by enriching soil.
Farm Journal Intelligence has issued the Smart Farming Intelligence Report: Navigating Ag Data & the Smart Farming Change Journey, which brings insights to assist the value chain in identifying the human dimensions of agriculture decision making. Among the findings, 58 percent of farmers agree new ag tech gives them a competitive advantage and that quickly adapting to trends is critical in today’s industry and nearly half are willing to pay a premium for higher performance inputs.
Taranis and Mississippi-based Steward Link have teamed to provide farmers with simplified application and practice validation opportunities for USDA conservation funding programs.
Syngenta has three new crop protection technologies on the market that are on track to each achieve at least $1 billion a year in global sales. TYMIRIUM technology is a nematicide and fungicide that can help young seedlings thrive in the first few weeks of life. PLINAZOLIN technology is a broad-spectrum insecticide that’s Syngenta’s fastest-growing technology to date, due to its versatility and effectiveness with a broad variety of crops. ADEPIDYN technology is a long-lasting fungicide that requires very few applications and can extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables and also protects wheat crops against the fungus fusarium.
AGCO Corporation and Trimble announced the closing of their joint venture (JV) transaction. The JV, known as PTx Trimble, combines Trimble’s precision agriculture business and AGCO’s JCA Technologies to form a new company that will better serve farmers with factory fit and retrofit applications in the mixed-fleet precision agriculture market.
Concept AgriTek, a leader in the development of plant and soil health technologies, is pleased to announce the addition of Seda Klachko to its expanding agronomy team.
Intelinair, the makers of AGMRI and a leading ag data analytics company, today announced the achievement of Systems and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 (Type 1) compliance certification and a major milestone for the company. The rigorous SOC 2 compliance is a widely recognized framework comprising standards of data security, privacy, and operational integrity. Meeting the security criteria and validation through a third-party audit are required to successfully complete the certification.
FloraPulse, the first easy-to-install water sensor that provides accurate and low-cost water-sensing technology, is enhancing the lives of farmers and researchers who want real-time data that will enable them to make the quick, accurate decisions that will benefit their crops.
Ceradis Crop Protection B.V., a global developer and marketer of environmentally friendly plant nutrition and crop protection solutions, has been granted a Section 2(ee) label for the use of CeraMax biological seed treatment for the suppression of Red Crown Rot in soybeans.
Greeneye Technology, the pioneer of AI-enabled precision spraying technology that is proven to improve weed management and reduce herbicide use in farming, has appointed Tobias Menne to its advisory board.
