The next meeting of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will be breakfast on Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center (Chouteau Room.) The featured speakers will be Jim Finnerty and Julie Doane, both involved with the public television show: America’s Heartland. Breakfast will be $15.00 for Council member and $20.00 for nonmember. Please RSVP …
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Syngenta Crop Protection and Pioneer Hi-Bred announced an agreement to promote glyphosate-based Touchdown® herbicides, Quilt® fungicide, and Pioneer® brand corn hybrids and soybean varieties for the 2008 growing season. The program applies to Touchdown Total and Touchdown HiTech non-selective herbicides, as well as Quilt fungicide for corn. All three Syngenta products are eligible for financing through the TruChoice® Opportunity Program …
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Producers interested in “Going For The Green” at this year’s Illinois Commodity Conference can save some green by signing up early, with a lower registration fee. “Going for the Green: Seeing Agriculture’s Future” is the theme of this year’s conference, which will be held Nov. 20th at the DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center in Bloomington. The one-day event begins at …
National Beef Ambassador Announced
Caitlin Williams, Tucson, Ariz. (pictured right), won the title of 2008 National Beef Ambassador at the annual competition, held Oct. 18-20 in New Orleans, La. The competition was established on behalf of cattle producers in 1988 and is funded by the beef checkoff. Twenty-one contestants from throughout the country vied for the national title and $5,000 in cash prizes sponsored …
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A complete series of “new generation” disc mowers — designed for today’s tougher mowing conditions, increased acres and faster cutting speeds — has just recently been introduced by Vermeer. New Vermeer® 40-Series Disc Mowers are available in four different sized models and feature heavy-duty gearbox housing, increased cast material, self-contained cutting disks, Quick-Clip® Blade Retention System and new, wider skids. …
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Penton Media’s BEEF® magazine will host its second annual BEEF Quality Summit, Nov. 7-8, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Centre in Omaha, Neb. This year’s conference will focus on “Beef Quality in the Ethanol Era” and explore the impact of increased ethanol production on beef carcass and retail product quality; beef industry infrastructure and economics; and key related business issues …
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Pioneer Hi-Bred is adding 23 new soybean varieties to its lineup for 2008. These new Pioneer® brand soybean varieties offer growers protection against yield-robbing pests such as soybean cyst nematode (SCN), sudden death syndrome (SDS), Phytophthora root rot and brown stem rot (BSR). Twenty-one of the new Pioneer soybean varieties contain the Roundup Ready® (RR) gene and offer impressive performance …
AEM Releases Annual “Outlook” Report
Good news for ag machinery manufacturers: U.S. retail sales of tractors and combines are expected to grow overall in 2008, led by four-wheel drive tractors, according to the yearly agricultural equipment “outlook” report of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Demand is expected to be generally positive for the majority of other types of agricultural machinery covered in the AEM …
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On Oct. 17, 2007 at 8 a.m., a National FFA Convention Courtesy Fleet delivery of 54 Toyota vehicles on 7 car carriers will arrive for the 80th National FFA Convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. During the convention, many dignitaries and behind the scenes staff members will be navigating the Circle City. To help with logistics, Toyota is providing FFA …
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Syngenta has expanded its AgriEdge® Corn Program for 2008 to include applications of Quilt® fungicide and Warrior® Brand insecticide. The 2008 program will also include hybrids stacked with Agrisure® RW and CB/LL corn traits for rootworm and corn borer protection with LIBERTY® herbicide tolerance, plus GT trait for tolerance to glyphosate. The addition of the Quilt and Warrior Brand to …