The third annual Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo, powered by the CropLife Media Group™, the nation’s leading voice for the ag retail industry, in collaboration with the Global AgTech Initiative and AgriBusiness Global brands, is the must-attend event for those developing and deploying the latest ag technologies to advance agribusiness. Coming up soon, July 24-26 at the Iowa Events …
Alltech and Agolin Partner for Cattle Production and Sustainability Goals
Alltech announced this week it has acquired a majority interest in Agolin, a Swiss company founded in 2006 to develop and produce plant-based nutrition solutions that improve herd performance, profitability and sustainability. Pictured L-R: Michael Roe, commercial director of Agolin; Kurt Schaller, managing director of Agolin; Beatrice Zweifel, technical director of Agolin; and Dr. Mark Lyons, president and CEO of …
Animal Ag News 5/8/23
The latest patent issued to EmGenisys, Inc., an animal health company that aims to improve success rates in embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, will be a game changer for the future of cattle reproduction. This patent will allow for the analyzation of embryo health and prediction of the sex of embryos with real-time video, …
Industry Ag News 5/5/23
The upcoming ASTA Leadership Summit, June 10-14 in Sacramento is offering leadership development training and networking for those newer to the seed industry. The conference agenda features an entire track of leadership development sessions and a robust new student program, in a partnership between ASTA, Seed Central and UC Davis. New this year, companies can elect to send early-career professionals …
Farm Broadcaster Howard Hale Passes
Sad to hear of the passing of broadcasting legend Howard Hale, 87, a 38-year member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. This photo from our files is Howard at the 2017 NAFB Convention. According to NAFB: Farm broadcasting was a second career for Howard Hale, after spending his “first career” selling life insurance, raising livestock and horses, and working …
Azotic Technologies Boosts Envita with U.S. Sales Team
Azotic™ Technologies, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of a new U.S. sales and service team to address demand for its flagship product Envita®. Aaron Eddy, U.S. Sales Manager, assumed his role in leading the U.S. sales team in October 2022. Since accepting the role, Eddy has put his more than 15 years of sales and leadership experience to …
Precision Ag News 5/3/12
The 2023 National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) is open and entrants will contribute their expertise and innovation to create a pool of agronomic knowledge that has been almost six decades in the making. This year, the contest has added a Nitrogen Management class. This new pilot class is open to the first 100 entries from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, …
2023 Water for Food Conference Preview
For the first time since 2019, global water management and food security experts will gather in person May 8-10 in Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference. The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute will host this 10th conference with the theme “Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for a Changing World,” according to executive director Peter McCornick, who says …
DPH Bio Introduces RegenAphex Technology Platform
DPH Biologicals™ announced today RegenAphex™, a new technology platform based on the regenerative power of a proprietary plant-based humus extract produced at the company’s Princeton, Illinois site, the largest plant-based composting facility in the United States. RegenAphex provides growers with a regeneratively-produced biological solution, delivering readily available carbon and a consortium of microorganisms known to improve soil health, increase crop …
California Dairies and DSM Venturing Invest in Athian
Athian has completed its seed funding round with investments from two strategic partners: DSM Venturing, the corporate venture arm of Royal DSM, and California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the largest dairy farmer-owned cooperative in California and second largest in the United States. Athian is the world’s first carbon marketplace for the livestock sector and this investment advances global acceptance of its …