Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ” What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?” Our poll results: Thirty-three percent said turkey; twenty-five percent said other; twenty-one percent said pumpkin pie; fifteen percent said sweet potatoes/yams; and six percent said Cranberry sauce/relish. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “What gadget is on your Christmas wish list?” Are you hoping …
SMS Basic/Advanced v12.5 and SMS Mobile v6.5 released!
Ag Leader is pleased to announce the release of SMS Basic/Advanced v12.5 and SMS Mobile v6.5. With this new release, SMS Basic, SMS Advanced, and SMS Mobile PC now support Windows 8 and gesture control for touchscreens running Windows 7 and 8. We have also added enhanced support for the following precision ag companies: Ag Leader Technology, CNH, Gradient, John …
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Mark Clarke, General Manager of World Dairy Expo, has submitted his resignation to the WDE Executive Committee. Paradowski Creative and Monsanto received a first place Silver Inkwell Award from the International Association of Business Communicators DC Metro chapter for Monsanto’s sustainable agriculture campaign. DuPont Pioneer and the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation announced a donation from the business to …
Schools Receive Ag in a Growing World Grants
Twenty-five schools were recently selected as grant recipients for the Agriculture in a Growing World program, made possible by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture with partnership from the Nutrients for Life Foundation. Grant recipients represent the following states: Ariz., Calif., Colo., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Neb., N.J., N.M., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., …
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Sun-Maid celebrates its 100th anniversary by giving away over a thousand customer prizes this holiday season. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is seeking nominees for 2013 Agricultural Leadership and Excellence Award. Nominations should be submitted by Dec. 10, 2012 to Erica Venancio at erica.venancio@agbizkc.com. Four Case IH products have been selected to receive the prestigious 2013 AE50 awards. …
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Syngenta and BASF announced the signing of a global, non-exclusive agreement in which BASF will license its Clearfield Plus herbicide tolerance technology for sunflowers to Syngenta. The Global Harvest Initiative welcomed ACDI/VOCA to its growing collaboration of companies and organizations dedicated to sustainably meeting the future agricultural demand of a growing global population. Monsanto Company ranked ¬¬14 on the Top …
The Water Stops Here
Part way through the summer, irrigating using surface water was put to a halt because of the drought. For more than 1,100 farmers in Nebraska, that meant no more water to their crops. The saving grace for our state was that the marching orders affected only irrigation systems that used surface water, mostly rivers and creeks, and not systems that …
Caroline Batcheldor Wins Charles Eastin Award
Caroline Batcheldor, Phenix City, Ala., has been awarded the second annual Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award from the National Farm-City Council. The award is presented to an outstanding individual who has contributed to Farm-City activities as an advocate for accurate communications between rural and urban audiences. The award is in honor of Charles “Charlie” Eastin, DVM, who played a fundamental …
National Biodiesel Board Elects Governing Board
National Biodiesel Board members selected their trade association leadership, electing three returning governing board members and four new members to serve on the leadership committee to lead America’s advanced biofuel. Officers elected to lead the board are: • Gary Haer chairman, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. • Ed Ulch, vice chair, Iowa Soybean Association • Ron Marr, secretary, Minnesota Soybean Processors …
Cleaner Soybean Fields, Higher Yields
Faced with the challenge of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth pigweed, many Southern farmers have looked to the LibertyLink® soybean system as a possible solution, even if that means giving up yield potential. However, a soybean systems trial program conducted by Monsanto in the Delta this season has demonstrated that farmers who plant Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans – and utilize …