Supporting military troops and their families this Christmas is just a few clicks away. Trees for Troops, a program of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, makes the holidays a little brighter for military personnel and their families by giving them fresh, full-sized Christmas Trees grown by American farm families. Trees for Troops is competing with charities nationwide through the Pepsi Refresh …
The Fields Are Aglow With Fire
About a month ago, we were on our way to Lincoln when I looked out the car window to see the skies filled with smoke and the fields aglow with fire. It’s a farming practice I see every once-in-a-while…controlled burning. Controlled burning is used in agriculture as a part of field preparation for planting or as a management practice used …
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The deadline for submitting your entries into the Best of NAMA competition is Friday, Oct. 8 by 5 p.m. Central time. The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce Rebecca Bratter accepted the position of director of development. Bratter will aid the Council in developing strategies and managing programs to obtain market access and foster sales of U.S. grain and …
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Equipment Technologies announced the rollout of their all-new line of Apache sprayers. All-American Dairy Show youth exhibitors will benefit from a newly formed foundation designed to help support educational and training opportunities: the All-American Dairy Foundation. FMC announced that it has entered into a development and distribution agreement with Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., …
Agriculture: A Growing Story
“Agriculture: A Growing Story” will be the 2010 topic of the annual Farm-City Week Symposium held at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pa., on Thursday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to attend. The purpose of this symposium will be to explore friendly methods that can help assist the urban media when preparing news or feature stories that could …
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The National Dairy FARM Program (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) is now accepting enrollment in the Animal Care Program. This officially launches the second phase of the implementation process, which includes the start of on-farm evaluations for participating producers. Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) has selected Farm Journal Media as its exclusive national media partner to publish and distribute …
It Sure Is Pretty ‘Round Here
As the months go by, the farming landscape continues to change and take on different shapes. The rectangular fields that were once bare are now covered with crops, and some are spotted with round bales. It’s the changing of the seasons. Although the technology to make round hay bales has been around since the 1940s, this particular farming practice didn’t …
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FMC Corporation announced the promotion of Matt Foster to the position of Product Manager in the company’s North America Crop Marketing group, Agricultural Products Group. CGS TYRES announced a $43.81 million investment to build a new agricultural tire production plant in Charles City, Iowa. Dr. Nick Hamon is named as the Head of the Sustainability for Bayer CropScience North America …
Know a California Farmer
Farmville is fun, but if you think you might have real “dirt in your veins,” take the next step and see what it takes for a California farmer to grow real broccoli, harvest real rice or manage a real herd of dairy cows. You can be there in the time it takes to click your mouse thanks to Know a …
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Harris Woolf Almonds has purchased the operating assets of Gold Hills Nut Company in Ballico, Calif. Elanco has given the IDEAL Foundation $1 million toward the proposed National Center for Livestock and Environmental Studies. Miller Hybrids Inc. is expected to complete construction of its new headquarters, located one mile west of Kalona, Iowa, in October. John Deere introduces the new …