HGS BioScience™ has announced an impressive new leadership team following the recent naming of Michael Steffeck as chief executive officer. HGS BioScience™, formerly Humic Growth Solutions, is a leading producer of humic & fulvic acids and has perfected a dry delivery system known as Performance Granule. The new team includes one key elevation and three recent hires. Jakob Bredsguard: Chief …
NCBA Announces 2023 Policy Priorities
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) executive committee approved the organization’s policy priorities at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, with a focus on advancing animal disease preparedness, protecting voluntary conservation programs, and defending producers from regulatory overreach. “One of the biggest opportunities to help cattle producers in the coming year is passing the 2023 Farm Bill …
CIRB Annual Meeting Preview
The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau 2023 Annual Meeting is coming up next week February 8-10 in Bonita Springs, Florida. CIRB’s 59th annual meeting will feature distinguished speakers and opportunities to interact with crop insurance and reinsurance industry leaders. The theme of the meeting is “It Starts With Us” and CIRB Executive Director Michael Torrey says the program will definitely …
Azotic Technologies Granted New Patent for Canada
Azotic Technologies, maker of Envita®, received a new Canadian patent on January 3, 2023 offering broad protection on Azotic’s formulation and methods of application, not only for Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gd) but all nitrogen-fixing bacteria under select conditions. “We are encouraged by the momentum of our company’s growth, and how we are steadily and strategically obtaining the patents we need to …
DPH Biologicals Releases New Biological Seed Treatment
DPH Biologicals today launched a multi-action biofungicide seed treatment called BellaTrove™ Companion Maxx ST that helps seedlings fight pathogens and ensures healthy root systems. BellaTrove Companion Maxx ST is derived from DPH Biologicals’ proprietary strain of a plant-stimulating rhizobacterium. The EPA-registered OMRI-certified biofungicide and bactericide stimulates a plant’s natural defenses against pathogens while improving nutrient uptake and root health. BellaTrove …
#CattleCon23 DC Issues Update
From the White House to Capitol Hill to federal agencies, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association policy team is engaged on every issue that could possibly impact a cattle operation. As cattle producers gathered in New Orleans for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Tuesday, Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane gathered his policy team for a policy …
New Orleans Welcomes #CattleCon23
Early Mardi Gras is in bloom on the streets of NOLA as cattle producers from around the nation gather for the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. Attendance is good and NCBA president Don Schiefelbein is seeing a lot of smiling faces. “It’s amazing what good prices do for good attitudes,” he said. At the same time, producers …
Regev and Timorex ACT Approved for Stone and Pome Fruits
Summit Agro announced today the approved expansion of the use of Regev and Timorex ACT fungicides for both stone and pome fruit production. This action by the EPA gives growers two new tools to use in their fruit orchards to battle fungal and bacterial disease. Both these fungicides benefit from the activity of Tea Tree Extract (FRAC BM 01). Regev …
Time to Get Jazzed for #CattleCon23
The streets of New Orleans will be filled with cowboy boots this week as thousands of cattle producers from around the country visit to attend the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. “This is the 125th anniversary of NCBA and the Cattle Industry Convention, so we’re excited to be celebrating that,” said NCBA Executive Director of Meetings and …
Making Autonomy Work in Agriculture
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers growers greater efficiency, from self-driving technology to a multitude of applications in the field from planting to postharvest. But in the unstructured environments of agriculture nothing is ever as simple as it seems. The recent VISION Conference explored that topic in a session called “Making Autonomy Work in Agriculture,” featuring insights and perspectives from companies that …