The Iowa Corn Growers Association and Iowa Corn Promotion Board rolled out an information campaign aimed at providing “Kernels of Truth” about the role of corn ingredients in the nation’s food supply. The ICGA and ICPB rolled out their campaign at a press luncheon featuring hamburgers, potato salad, brownies and cookies. Growers at the event made the point that corn …
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The Fresno Center for International Trade Development’s 2008 World Ag Expo symposium “Doing Business in Global Markets” focuses on five of the hottest topics in agriculture today: The World of Biofuels; U.S. Free Trade Agreements; China’s Food Quality; Global Competition to U.S. Growers; and The California-Brazil Connection: Ethanol, Biodiesel, Electricity and Beyond. Each topic will feature opinions, panel discussions or …
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FCS Financial’s Board of Directors announced that they will return $3.7 million to their member-owners in cash patronage for the 2007 calendar year. Patronage payments will be based on a member’s loan business activity with the association. All eligible members will receive a minimum of $20. Each eligible member’s patronage check will be available at his or her local FCS …
RFD-TV Glyphosate Resistance Programs
No matter where a grower farms, glyphosate resistant weeds are threatening his profitability. With confirmed glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Palmer pigweed) in the South and waterhemp and giant ragweed resistance in the Midwest, growers are looking for control options. RFD-TV Live! with Syngenta Crop Protection will present two programs on this topic. During each hour-long, live call-in show, a panel of …
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PureSense, recently named a Top 10 New Product by World Ag Expo, has unveiled an upgrade to its Irrigation Manager software. The upgraded Irrigation Manager software takes a cost-saving and money-making product one step further by making the system even easier to use with more powerful analysis in the background. Improvements include access to information simply by dragging the pointer …
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Syngenta Crop Protection and No-Till Farmer magazine honored three outstanding individuals and one outstanding organization during an awards ceremony held Jan. 10 at the 16th annual National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati. The 2007 No-Till Innovators are: Don Hoover, Lititz, Penn., Binkley & Hurst Bros. – Business and Service; Bill Richards, Circleville, Ohio grower – Crop Production; Clearwater Direct Seeders – …
Harold E. Ford Lifetime Achievement Award Presented
The inaugural Harold E. Ford Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Don Dalton by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the annual chairmen’s reception at the 2008 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta. Dalton retired in December as president of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. Dalton succeeded Ford as the staff head of the association. His ties to the …
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CDMS, Inc. and ZedX®, Inc. announced the formation of a technology and marketing agreement resulting in the combination of technology and services associated with CDMS’ Advisor System and ZedX’s AgFleet® product line. Under this agreement, CDMS and ZedX will integrate and incorporate components of their current and future information technologies into a single solution serving the various sectors of the …
Purdue Field Guide Now Available
A pocketbook sized in-field reference is now available that provides a variety of applicable information for row crop producers and crop specialists throughout the Corn Belt. The 2008 “Corn and Soybean Field Guide” includes improved photos for easier identification of insects, weeds, plant diseases, herbicide injuries and nutrient deficiencies. “This publication has a lot of practical information for people in …
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Trimble introduced its Web-based Agriculture Manager™ asset management system which combines GPS, machine sensors and automated wireless communications that allows farmers to more efficiently manage and operate large machinery fleets. The new Trimble Agriculture Manager system is designed to help farming operations, agriculture retailers and others automatically track their fleet’s precise GPS location, operating status and real-time productivity — all …