CNH will open a remanufactured parts distribution center within its CNH Reman operations facility in Springfield, Mo., to expedite delivery of its remanufactured products to equipment dealers throughout North America. A new website is a collaborative effort of the fertilizer industry aimed at increasing awareness of 4R nutrient stewardship, a site-specific, scientific framework that addresses farmers’ use of the right …
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Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete by Monsanto Company has received registration from the EPA. The Makhteshim Agan Group announced that it will acquire DuPont Crop Protection’s global non-mixture diuron business. O&B Kansas City names Peter Cook as associate creative director; Brian Howard joins as account supervisor on a variety of animal-focused accounts; Tyler Bowser joins the Kansas City team as public …
Giving Reversible a New Meaning
I’ve owned reversible jackets, pants and hats, but I’ve never owned a pair of cotton flannel double-thumbed gloves. They might look a bit of an oddity, but they were quite popular back in the day for husking corn. Corn picking was done by hand, and then you’d have to take the husks off before putting it in the sheller or …
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Farm Journal Media announces a new database comprising 32,122 U.S. agricultural retail locations, plus a new link between producers and their primary ag chem Dealer. Massey Ferguson and Rural King will begin offering a select line of Massey Ferguson sub-compact, compact and light utility tractors through Rural King stores. The 2011 Ag Machinery Conference has moved to Waterloo, Iowa. The …
Seed to Succeed Grant Awarded
Harvest PR & Marketing, Inc. has once again awarded its Seed to Succeed nonprofit PR grant, valued at $20,000, to the AgChat Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering farmers and ranchers to effectively tell their story using social media. AgChat Foundation, which celebrated its one-year anniversary April 5, debuted the “Agvocacy 2.0 Training” in Chicago last August for a select …
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The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association announced the appointment of David Thomas as its new Chief Lobbyist and Leticia Phillips as the organization’s Representative for North America, both based at UNICA’s Washington, D.C. office. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience announced a co-development agreement on an HPPD herbicide tolerance trait for soybeans. The National Potato Council launched a new website to inform school …
The Check-Row Planter
Ever watch the Sesame Street skit with Grover where he’s comparing near and far? It’s been a while since I’ve done then and now, so it was time to bring that back to the repertoire. I guess it’s an equal comparison: then (far) and now (near). Then: This is a photo of a 2-row check row planter used in the …
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The American Meat Science Association has announced registration is now open for the AMSA 64th Reciprocal Meat Conference, to be held June 19-22, 2011, in Manhattan, Kan. Kubota Corporation has named Mr. Yuichi “Ken” Kitao as the new President of Kubota Tractor Corporation, based in Torrance, Calif. On April 12 in Chicago, Ill., the American Meat Science Association Student Membership …
Have a Veggie Garden? Join the Home Farming Movement.
Home Farming Day is April 12th, and you can join the Home Farming movement by growing your own veggies and herbs at home. It’s easy. It all begins with a love of fresh, home-grown food…and a seed. From a pot on the windowsill of your apartment to a raised bed in your backyard, Home Farming has all you need for …
Come Boss
How do you call a cow? It’s not as simple as saying, “Here kitty kitty kitty,” and they come running. We always laugh because my father-in-law has his own little cattle call: Come Boss. I did a little research to try to figure out where that came from, other than the fact that his father called them that way. I …