Alison Williams and Robert Rainey have joined DuPont to take on new positions in key account management, while Som Somasundaram, a DuPont veteran, has accepted a new position within DuPont Crop Protection. Planalytics will be hosting an AgriBusiness Weather Intelligence Symposium on Tuesday, July 19th in Kansas City. Featured speakers include producers, retailers, marketers and other experts sharing first-hand success …
Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone
Meaning: Apply yourself conscientiously to your work; or to continue to work very hard, without stopping. Origin: There are two rival explanations as to the origin of this phrase. One is that it comes from the supposed habit of millers who checked that the stones used for grinding cereal weren’t overheating by putting their nose to the stone in order …
7R Series Tractors Unveiled by John Deere
With a focus on increased power, versatility, capacity and improved operator comfort, John Deere introduces the 7R Series Tractors for the 2011-2012 season. These completely new row-crop tractor models have many of the performance features found in the larger 8R Series, making them even more productive in the field. The 7R Series Tractors come with a wide array of new …
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Brandt launched the new 8200 Contour Commander heavy harrow. The new Kuhn MDS xx.1 series fertilizer spreaders, available in working widths of 33′ to 59′ and capacities of 17.5 to 67 cubic feet, replace the prior MDS 5 series. A new CAST paper examines the science and regulation of food from genetically engineered animals. Download the full text here. AgWeb, …
9-1-1 It’s an emergency!
Where do I live, you ask? Well, it’s two miles south of the big river bridge. It’s a mile east of Uncle Bob’s. It’s just north of Mrs. Tate’s place, you know, the lady who used to write children’s books? (As always, names have been changed to protect the innocent, or in this case, deceased.) Don’t you love how us …
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Syngenta announces the registration of Besiege insecticide for use on cotton, tobacco and pastures. Fresh Produce Locator, a new website created to make the procurement process of selling and buying produce easier and more efficient, is eager to welcome its newest selling members. Online followers can track the 2011 wheat harvest with family-owned, custom wheat-harvesting crews as part of the …
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Lextron, Inc. and Animal Health International, Inc. announced the close of their transaction and completion of the merger. NSF Davis Fresh has changed its name to NSF Agriculture to more accurately reflect new services that include GlobalGAP certification and food safety services for livestock, poultry and egg production operations. Dr. John Varty is setting out to chronicle how and why …
Take a Seat
When I was little, I always wanted to ride in the tractor with my dad. And even though my memory isn’t that great, I DO remember sitting in the hallway crying and throwing a tantrum because I had the chicken pox and mom wouldn’t let me go with him to feed the cattle . The tractor he used didn’t have …
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Skyline Exhibits has issued a new white paper: “Best Trade Show Marketing Practices.” Bayer CropScience announced that Jim Blome has been named as President/CEO and Head of Crop Protection for the North American region, effective July 1, 2011. AgraQuest Inc. announced a new use for REQUIEM 25EC insecticide in leafy vegetables in California authorized under FIFRA Section 2(ee). The Global …
Living in a Glass House
When we got married, my mother thought it was odd that I wasn’t putting china and crystal glassware on our registry. Gone are the days of formal dining rooms, china hutches, “good” dishes and expensive glassware. At least at my house anyway. If you peer inside our kitchen cabinets, you’ll instead see plastic cups with lids, plastic plates and refillable …