AquaLiv, Inc., has officially released its first commercialized agriculture product, AgSmart Rice. The Soil and Water Conservation Society is proud to announce that former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman will be delivering the keynote address at the 66th SWCS International Annual Conference. Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, has expanded its team of experts, adding Dr. Greg Schwab, Ricardo Silberman and Melissa …
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The National Pork Producers Council has named Dr. Liz Wagstrom as its chief veterinarian; she will begin her duties May 16. The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, kicked-off Haiti’s National Agriculture and Labor Day on May 1 by inaugurating a cutting-edge agricultural training center. Alltech has signed on as the title sponsor of the 128th National …
Martin|Williams Adds Kinze Manufacturing to Client Roster
Iowa-based Kinze Manufacturing, a leading agricultural equipment manufacturer, has selected Martin Williams, Inc. to create a new integrated branding and selling effort encompassing brand strategy, engagement strategy, social media, event marketing, advertising and public relations. The win adds to Martin Williams’ roster of business and global corporate clients, which includes Cargill, Syngenta, Pfizer and Raymond James. Kinze is one of …
The Sickle Mower
Careful where you go burning grass or haphazardly cutting weeds because you never know what might be hiding amongst the rubbish. Along with the spike tooth disk, I found this sickle mower for mowing hay, grass or weeds. (Looks like it needed to be used right where it was sitting!) The operator sat on the seat to drive the horses …
USDA Wants Input on Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is requesting comment on the creation of a voluntary National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement that would assist all segments of the leafy green industry in meeting commercial food quality and safety requirements. To reflect the different climates, production practices and markets handling leafy green produce, USDA is proposing that there be eight regional zones represented …
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The Scientist has named DuPont as the No. 1 “Best Place to Work” among large companies in the magazine’s 9th annual survey. Due to the rising prices of raw materials, Mitas has announced a price increase of all of its products. A new website has been launched for Dow AgroSciences REFUGE ADVANCED powered by SmartStax. Pfizer Animal Health announced its …
The Daisy #40
I love butter. Isn’t everything better with butter? And I love sour cream. Not the fat free kind – the full octane spread it on your hips kind of “real” sour cream. With that attitude, I would’ve done well back in the early 1900s when everything was real and a size 12 dress (or was it 14?) was average. This …
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Informa Economics is proud to announce the launch of its new web-based policy news and analysis service, the Informa Economics Issue Monitor. The Conservation Legacy Awards program is looking for those soybean farmers who should be recognized for their outstanding environmental and conservation practices. The Colorado Wheat Research Foundation has selected Demeter Communications (www.demetercommunications.com) as its new marketing communications partner …
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CME Group announced the launch of Weekly Grain Options on Corn, Wheat and Soybeans futures to begin trading May 23. Peyton Sellers and SFP will be teaming up for charity this weekend when Sellers and the No. 84 Sugar Hill Racing Ford compete in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond International Raceway. Valley Irrigation introduced Pivot Cruise Control …
MyWay RTK Introduces Andy Hill as GM
MyWay RTK LLC – a precision farming technologies company that specializes in open-technology RTK (Real Time Kinematic) – introduced industry veteran, Andy Hill, as the new General Manager. Hill comes from Premier Technologies, Inc., bringing with him 20 years industry experience in precision farming and agriculture. With its territory already blanketing the entire state of Illinois and quickly expanding in …