Nufarm Americas Inc. is making a major push into the growing seed treatment market, introducing several new products this year to give it a full portfolio of brands to protect seeds and young crops from insects, stress and disease. “We see great opportunities in seed treatment,” says Tim Stoehr, director of sales for Nufarm seed treatment. “With our global reach, …
Michael Peterson Celebrates 4th Celebrity Tractor Race
The 4th annual New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race was another rousing success at the CMA Music Festival. Not only is it a great promotion for New Holland and a fun way for fans to see some of their favorite stars in the tractor seat, it also raises money for the National FFA. “The tractor is going to be sold …
World Pork Expo Wrap Up
Despite the challenges facing the hog industry, there were still thousands of producers who attended World Pork Expo earlier this month in Des Moines. Officials estimate attendance was about 14,625, down from 2008, but it was expected due to the impact of the H1N1 virus on international travel. Even though there were less international visitors at Expo this year, the …
Novus Joins Sustainable Ag Platform
Novus International is one of three companies that have just been accepted as members of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform. The others are General Mills and Cayuga Marketing. SAI Platform is an organization created by the food industry to communicate worldwide, and to actively support the development of, sustainable agriculture involving the different stakeholders of the food chain. According to …
Country Classic on Display at CMA
The CMA Music Festival in Nashville featured some well-known country legends like Reba McEntire and the Judds, so it was a perfect place for New Holland to display its own country classic, the Boomer 8N. “It’s a retro going back to the Ford 8N and we are very proud of that heritage of ours going back to the 40s and …
Novus Products are Old and New, Silver and Gold
Novus International is celebrating a couple of significant milestones this year, which reminds me of the old ditty “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.” The gold would be Santoquin feed preservative which is celebrating 50 years, and the silver is the 25th anniversary of the company’s Chocolate Bayou, TX Alimet feed supplement …
Paint Horse Association Rides With New Holland
Sharing a booth with New Holland at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville this year is the American Paint Horse Association. “New Holland is one of our corporate sponsors, which we are very proud to have on board, so we are happy to be here sharing a booth with them talking about horses while they talk about tractors,” says Ginger …
Boehringer Ingelheim Focused on PRRS
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a major focus for Boehringer Ingelheim, which sponsored a press conference at the recent World Pork Expo to talk about some of the latest in PRRS-control strategies. Dr. Reid Phillips, with BI’s Swine Enteric Technical Services, says they strive to encourage collaborative research in the field and continue to evaluate their modified live …
Novus International Partners With Chr. Hansen
NOVUS International signed an agreement last week at World Pork Expo with Chr. Hansen to provide the direct fed microbial BioPlus 2B® for swine producers in the United States. BioPlus 2B® contains two strains of Bacillus (Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis). These Bacillus strains can improve the intestinal microbial balance of swine. Safety studies have proven that BioPlus 2B® strains …
Hog Industry Outlook at WPX
A media event at World Pork Expo sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health gave the outlook in several different areas for hog producers – the market, H1N1 and control of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2). It goes without saying that the market outlook is pretty dismal. University of Missouri professor emeritus Glenn Grimes summarized his forecast simply. “Farrows trending down, …