The Georgia Peanut Commission’s referendum received reaffirmation with a vote of 94.43 percent, the highest the commission has received in its nearly 60-year existence. The 2021 referendum was held March 15 through April 16, 2021. Farm Journal Foundation strongly supports the America Grows Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill introduced that would significantly increase U.S. public investment in agricultural research …
Precision Ag News 4/28
Topcon Agriculture announces new manual guidance and autosteering receivers — the AGM-1 and AGS-2 — and new Topnet Live cellular, satellite and bridging correction services: Realpoint, Starpoint, and Skybridge. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest $330 million in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships to address climate change, improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife …
Animal Ag News 4/26
Ralco owners Brian & Mindy Knochenmus and Jon & Niter Knochenmus along with founder Lou Galbraith celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary Wednesday, April 21 with employees at their corporate headquarters in Marshall, Minnesota. May is American Cheese Month, and Wisconsin, the State of Cheese®, is taking the celebration to a new level, with big plans all month long that coincide …
Industry Ag News 4/23
Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative, announced that the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined America’s Conservation Ag Movement. The American Seed Trade Association‘s Policy & Leadership Development Conference (PLDC), June 20-23, 2021, will be held as a hybrid-virtual conference, including an in-person series of events at the Grand Hyatt Washington, D.C. Register today. Celebrate the achievements and …
Precision Ag News 4/21
Verdesian Life Sciences announced that it has acquired Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. The addition of Cytozyme provides additional value to Verdesian and strengthens its position as The Nutrient Use Efficiency People. To support UPL Ltd.’s growing BioSolutions business, the company has hired Ellis R. (Randy) Gilliam to service the North and East territory regions with strategic sales support. Craze™ Herbicide from …
Animal Ag News 4/19
The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE) will launch virtually on May 25–27, 2021, and will feature tracks that will uncover the challenges and opportunities in the aqua, beef, crop science, dairy, equine, health and wellness, pet, pig, and poultry sectors. The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs revealed details of its “Framework” — which is the first-ever, multi-stakeholder sustainability …
Industry Ag News 4/16
The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE) will launch virtually on May 25–27, 2021, and will feature tracks that will uncover the challenges and opportunities in the aqua, beef, crop science, dairy, equine, health and wellness, pet, pig, and poultry sectors. Now in its 37th year, Alltech’s global agri-food conference continues to be an invaluable resource, uniting thought-leaders and changemakers in …
Precision Ag News 4/14
Koch Agronomic Services, LLC reached agreement with Compass Minerals to purchase Compass Minerals‘ North American micronutrient assets, the global intellectual property rights, with trademarks and patents, and certain other assets associated with the Wolf Trax®, Rocket Seeds® and Hydro Bullet™ product platforms. The Soil Health Institute recently concluded the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase, a series of eight …
Animal Ag News 4/12
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program has partnered with Cargill to launch the Actionable Safety Review, a new online tool that enables dairy farmers to identify and review opportunities to improve safety on the farm. Ten Wisconsin dairy calves taught their unique farm story to tens of thousands of school kids across the state thanks to Dairy …
Industry Ag News 4/9
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting virtually April 14 and 15 from noon-3 p.m. ET. This is the first time the event will span two afternoons. The meeting is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in participating in the Spring 2021 Virtual Data Users’ Meeting should register …