Representing the United Kingdom in the New Holland “Seeds of Life Series” Heroes at Expo Milano is David Moore who grows 2,400 hectares (5,930 acres) of potatoes, lettuce, spinach, wheat, peas, barley, oats and herbs in southeast England. Moore says he has no idea why he was chosen by New Holland but he has greatly enjoyed the experience of interacting …
Learn About #LibertyLink and Play #RealYield Game
No matter what kind of year it is, real yield makes all the difference and that is what real farmers who use the LibertyLink system are saying they are getting. We interviewed 200 soybean farmers from North Dakota to Mississippi this summer to find out how their experience with LibertyLink has been – whether they’ve used it since it was …
New Holland Hero from Brazil
Representing South America in the New Holland “Seeds of Life Series” Heroes at Expo Milano is Victor Campanelli who runs a 14,973 hectare (37,000 acres) corn, sugarcane and cattle operation in Southern Brazil. The Campanelli family farm started in 1982 with production of coffee, moving into citrus, and finally in the present form since 2002. “We build a model with …
New Holland Hero from Canada
Representing North America in the New Holland “Seeds of Life Series” Heroes at Expo Milano is Jordan Kambeitz from Saskatchewan, Canada – pictured here with his lovely wife Britt and one month old daughter Scarlett. It was pretty heroic on their part just to make the trip to Italy with a tiny baby, even one as well behaved as little …
NFU DC Fly-In Focuses on Top Issues
Members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) are meeting with administration officials and Congressional representatives in Washington DC this week for the organization’s 2015 Fall Legislative Fly-In. “This fall has proven to be a very important time for several Farmers Union issues, including the path forward for voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), the full implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) …
Heroes, Bloggers and New Holland Brand President
New Holland Agriculture Brand president Carlo Lambro welcomed the Heroes and Bloggers from around the world attended Expo Milano this week for a special get together. “Our heroes represent the millions of men and women all over the world who are working on the theme of the expo which is feeding the planet,” said Lambro, who also recognized the agricultural …
#SoyExcited about LibertyLink Real Yield Game
During the 2015 Farm Progress Show, Bayer CropScience unveiled a social instant win experience for growers, the LibertyLink® Real Yield Game. Soybean Marketing Manager Malin Westfall is “soy excited” about the new promotion. “It’s really an opportunity for our customers to tell their story,” said Westfall. “We want to hear the great things that the Liberty Link system and Liberty …
#FarmProgressShow Powered by Dieselex Gold
The gold standard for diesel is the fuel that powered the engines at the 2015 Farm Progress Show – as it has for many shows before. “We’re happy to do that to get our fuel in the equipment to show what it can do,” said Randy Moore with the GROWMARK FS Energy Division of the Dieselex Gold brand. “Dieselex Gold …
FMC Talks About Expanded Agreement with Monsanto
FMC Agricultural Solutions and Monsanto last week announced the expansion of an agreement of participation in the Roundup Ready PLUS® Crop Management Solutions platform. The exclusive agreement includes FMC’s Authority® brand sulfentrazone herbicides, and adds FMC’s Capture® LFR® insecticide as a soil-applied insecticide for corn and Hero® insecticide. “We believe growers should make use of the best technologies available,” said …
Elliott Steps Down From NCGA Board
National Corn Growers Association First Vice President Rob Elliott of Illinois has decided to step down from the NCGA Corn Board, effective September 30. “My last 15 years as an active ‘corn guy’ have been very rewarding for me,” Elliott said. “I am proud to have been a part of my corn organizations in Illinois and on the national level …