It’s a little mind-blowing, really. Robert Morris served in the U.S. Army as a Technical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) Platoon Leader in Afghanistan. His ground-breaking work helped uncover intelligence that made critically important strategic decisions, but after returning to the states Morris realized drones were the wrong choice for agriculture. Instead a conversation with a buddy led Morris to start …
Protect the Harvest Named Title Sponsor of Racing Series
Protect the Harvest was founded in 2011 to fight for the right’s of America’s famers, ranchers, animal owners and sportsmen and women. Now they have become the title sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. The 29th annual Protect the Harvest NHRA National will be held on August 5-7, 2016 at Pacific Raceways near Seattle. It is …
2017 Commodity Classic Trade Show Exhibit Space Open
It may seem that this year’s Commodity Classic was just wrapped up, but for companies hoping to get in on next year’s show, now is the time to register for exhibit space for 2017! Next year’s Classic will be held on March 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas. Last year’s even shattered attendance records, up over 23% from 2015 to nearly …
Student Poster Contest Winners from #CUTC16
Pavel Samat is a Ph.D student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At the recent Corn Utilization and Technology Conference Samat was contestant in the Gary Lamie student poster contest for his work with purple corn. His research focuses on using this purple corn to extract a healthy, economic alternative to synthetic dyes. “Food and beverages currently are colored …
Support for #RFS from @FarmBureau
Randy Caviness was only one of many to testify before the EPA that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) must continue to operate was it was defined almost a decade ago. “EPA’s decision not to follow the intent of Congress in the 2007 RFS is highly disappointing to all of agriculture,” said Caviness, who also serves as a member of AFBF …
#CUTC16– Sustainability Should be Expected
Rob Meyers recently attended a panel discussion on sustainability at the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference on behalf of his company, PepsiCo. His message: sustainability should be expected. Across the supply chain, he says, we’ve reached the point that once happened with food safety. Everyone came together, everyone worked to make food safer. Once again collaboration will be an important …
ASA Hires New Communications Manager
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is pleased to welcome Jessica Wharton as the new State Policy Coordinator and Communications Manger. She began working out the D.C. office this week. “We are excited to welcome Jessica to the ASA team,” said (ASA) CEO Steve Censky . “Her previous industry experience and communications knowledge will play a major role in coordinating ASA’s …
#CUTC16 Addresses the Value in Big Data
Jeremy Wilson works for Crop IMS and knows a thing or two about big data. In his presentation, Data Share and Share Alike at the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference, Wilson addresses the information recorded on a farm and who should be given access to it. On his own farm Wilson says they share all their information with someone, because …
Flinn Joins Brownfield Ag News
Andrew Flinn is joining Brownfield Ag News as an anchor/reporter in his home state of Ohio. For the past 15 years Flinn has been reporting new and agriculture, 14 of those with Brownfield affiliate WKTN. “Andrew’s years of experience covering news and agriculture for local radio stations in Ohio makes him a great addition to the Brownfield team,” says Cyndi Young-Puyear, …
The Buzz About Sustainability at #CUTC16
Fred Yoder is an Ohio corn farmer who believes sustainability is more than a buzz word. At the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference Yoder told AgWired about his involvement with Climate Smart Agriculture, a term coined to describe just what it is growers will have to do to feed 9 billion people while working with what we’ve got. Working with …