Alltech has always been ahead of the curve as an animal health company and they are leading the way when it comes to response to COVID-19. The global company was the first to make changes in a conference by announcing on March 9 that its annual ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE) would go on as a virtual event. The …
Koch Agronomic Services Offers New Educational Tools
Koch Agronomic Services (Koch) is breaking down the science and technology behind nitrogen loss and soil health. Field Notes, an online educational platform from Koch, will help arm growers and retailers with the knowledge to increase their operational efficiencies. Throughout the year, Koch will release new Field Notes content from crop science and industry experts in the form of videos, …
Trump Orders Meat Packing Plants to Stay Open
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order Tuesday to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency. During a Tuesday press availability, President Trump said the order “will solve any liability problems” for the plants. “We’re working with Tyson… and we always work with the farmers. There’s plenty of supply.” :30 Under the Executive Order and …
BASF Welcomes 15th Class of Top Cotton Growers
BASF recently celebrated 92 cotton growers who achieved four-bale or greater yields by welcoming them to the exclusive FiberMax®One Ton Club™ for their 2019 harvest results. There are 14 first-time members in the group of winners for 2019, bringing total membership to 1,206 cotton growers. Special awards were presented for: Most Varieties: Apple Creek Farms of Garden City, Texas, earned …
Southern States Coop Partners with Heliae® Agriculture
Southern States Cooperative is partnering with Heliae® Agriculture to bring regenerative agriculture practices that improve yields while enhancing soil health to their farmer owners. The selective distribution agreement announced today is a model for the future adoption of a ground-breaking approach developed by Heliae – to provide nutrients to growing crops through accelerated microbial growth while improving the health and …
Farm Credit Update on COVID-19 Impact
Farm Credit leaders participated in a media call Tuesday for an update on agricultural credit conditions, COVID-19’s impact on farmers, ranchers and rural communities, and how Farm Credit is helping during this challenging time – including via the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. Webinar participants: Todd Van Hoose, President and CEO, Farm Credit Council Pat Calhoun, President and CEO, …
BioAg World Congress Postponed
Organizers of the 2020 BioAg World Congress have changed the dates for the event in Sacramento, California from June to August 26-28 this year. Global BioAg Linkages (GBAL) says the Congress will be held at the same location, the DoubleTree by Hilton, and will feature the same speakers and topics. This congress is produced “by the BioAg industry and for …
Farm Workers Not Included in Immigration Order
President Donald Trump will be signing an Executive Order today prohibiting immigration into the United States for 60 days, but that order will not apply to seasonal farm workers. “Farmers will not be affected by this at all,” the president said during the daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Tuesday. “If anything we’re going to make it easier.” (:44)
Analysis Shows $50 Per Acre Loss for Corn
A new analysis from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is projecting a $50 per acre revenue decline for the 2019 corn crop as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis showed cash corn prices since March 1 have declined by 16 percent on average, with several regions experiencing declines of more than 20 percent. NCGA commissioned the economic …
Ethanol Industry Losses Mount
As the COVID-19 pandemic and crude oil glut continue to ravage world fuel markets, U.S. ethanol sales in 2020 could fall by more than $10 billion and the industry’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) could drop by nearly one-third, according to a new analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The economic losses stem from a “pernicious combination of …