The locks and dams system along the Mississippi river corridor is aging. Illinois Farm Bureau President, Phillip Nelson says the time is now and through a coalition of the Illinois Corn Growers, Archer Daniels Midland and the St. Louis Carpenter’s Union they are working to educate members of Congress about the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). I got a chance …
2013 Farm Progress Show Update
The 2013 Farm Progress Show is underway in Decatur, Illinois. It was my pleasure to sit down and chat with Matt Jungmann, Show Manager and talk about the what’s up here this year, including the new air conditioned media tent sponsored by BASF, and that there are no field demonstrations thanks to the cooler temperatures experienced earlier this summer. …
AgLeader at 2013 Farm Progress Show
AgLeader Technology is on site at the 2013 Farm Progress Show highlighting their latest and greatest technologies for the upcoming spring planting season. New equipment being talked about in the AgLeader Technology tent include their AgFinity and Compass. Russ Morman is with AgLeader Technology and he tells us that it’s a hands on demonstration where you can not only learn …