Mark your calendars and make plans to join the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse for the Ag Outlook Forum on September 16. Register here.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it intends to establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council (informally known as the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council) and is seeking nominations for Council membership. USDA made the announcement in a Federal Register notice.
U.S. sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 18.6 percent in July 2024 compared to the year before and are up 5.2 percent year-to-date according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Total sales of Ag tractors dropped 14.1 percent in July compared to the year before and are down 11.9 percent year-to-date. Combine sales dipped 19.1 percent in July compared to 2023 and are down 17.6 percent year-to-date.
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and Trust In Food™ (TIF), a sustainability initiative of Farm Journal, signed a letter of agreement during NACD’s Summer Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. This letter of agreement affirms partnership between NACD and TIF and builds on recent collaborations. Both organizations share common ground championing a locally led approach to natural resources conservation and the importance of partnerships and continuous improvement. Farm Journal was recently named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the agriculture category for TIF’s work identifying strategies to accelerate farmer engagement in regenerative agriculture practices.
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) held its 2024 Summer Conservation Forum and Tours in Boston, Massachusetts with the NACD Northeast Region Meeting. Hosted in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts, this summer’s meeting gathered conservation leaders from across the country to discuss natural resource concerns and solutions. The meeting included a discussion panel on water quality and climate resilience with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Dr. David W. Cash, Massachusetts’ first Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, and Cape Cod Conservation District Program Manager Martha Craig.
Registration for 2024 the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Field Crop Seed Convention is open! Register now for four days full of premier programming and networking with row crop professionals from over 27 countries.
Cargill is partnering with Australian company Goanna Ag on a new pilot project focused on advancing irrigation efficiency on cotton fields in the Mississippi Delta. The project will introduce a state-of-the art technology that aims to transform how and when farmers water their fields, optimizing crop yields, reducing water withdrawals and lowering operational costs. The program is initially available to a select number of cotton growers in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.
BRANDT, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of specialty agriculture products, has again helped Alex Harrell set another world record soybean yield. Harrell, an innovative farmer from Smithville, Georgia, has shattered his previous world record by achieving an incredible 218.2856 bushels per acre, establishing a new global benchmark. Harrell’s achievement comes just one year after he set the previous record of 206.8 bushels per acre.
Michigan State University researchers have developed and are testing a low-cost irrigation monitoring system called LOCOMOS. The work is led by Younsuk Dong, an assistant professor and irrigation specialist in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. With LOCOMOS, the in-field sensors measure soil moisture, leaf wetness and other environmental conditions. The data is then analyzed by software that generates precise irrigation recommendations and delivers them to growers via an easy-to-use smartphone app. The development of the system and app was facilitated through a partnership with the MSU Innovation Center.
