The National FFA Organization, Discovery Education and AgCareers.com are working together to prepare the next generation for careers in agriculture. Collectively they have created a website, AgExplorer.com, that offers comprehensive career resources that allow students to explore a wide range of job choices. “We’re excited to introduce this transformational resource that will allow students to explore the 235 unique careers …
NCGA Leaders Learn New Skills
This week marked the inaugural meeting of NCGA’s 2016 Leadership Academy. Eighteen aspiring leaders met in Greensboro, North Carolina for a session sponsored by Syngenta. They are part of more than 500 participants of this program over the last 30 years. The meeting included a talk from NCGA First Vice President Wesley Spurlock, a Leadership Academy alumnus. He offered the …
Farm Bureau Seeks Emergency Dairy Aid from USDA
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has asked the USDA to provide emergency assistance for the nation’s dairy farmers. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, AFBF President Zippy Duvall said AFBF supported a recent request from 61 members of Congress asking USDA to provide emergency assistance. Duvall noted the U.S. all-milk price fell to $14.50 per hundredweight in …
IFAJ Journalists Selected for Trip to China
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) has announced the twelve agriculture journalists and communicators selected to take part in the 5th Expoxure-4-Development tour this fall in China. The media tour is sponsored by AGCO. The trip includes stops in Beijing, Changzhou and Shanghai to view the nation’s farming and mechanization. The participants are: Nate Birt, USA Melanie Epp, Belgium …
AgGateway Releases ADAPT ToolKit at #InfoAg16
If InfoAg had an unofficial theme, it was connectivity, and nowhere was that more important than the AgGateway booth. Susan Ruland, Communications Director for AgGateway shared with me about the organization whose sole mission is the collaboration between agribusiness companies. Finding common standards to connect across the food industry has been a goal of theirs for years, anything from sales …
Two Pass Weed Control Back In Style
Chris Reat, Corn Segment Product Manager at FMC Corporation, was on hand during the 2016 Ag Media Summit to discuss the benefits of using a two pass system for weed control, and the ways it can help protect your yields this season. “The two pass system is really starting to come back in vogue because of the challenges we’re having …
LFR Technology Added to Ethos XB
FMC has added their Capture LFRtechnology to their Ethos XB insecticides, and the result is a first-of-it’s kind in-furrow solution, offering broad spectrum defense for corn seedlings against soil pests and diseases throughout the critical growth stage when most yield potential is set. Bob Hooten, Midwest Technical Support Manager for FMC, was on hand during the 2016 Ag Media Summit …
Fall is For Weed Control
The growing season is in full swing, and the team at FMC Corporation is encouraging growers to be extra weed-conscious as summer comes to an end and harvest season begins. Ken Smith, Technical Service Manager for FMC Corporation, was on hand during the 2016 Ag Media Summit to discuss the reality of herbicide resistance, and how it has made fall …
Chromatin Advancing Sorghum Seed Technology
Chromatin Inc., a sorghum breeding and improvement company based out of Chicago, made an appearance at the 2016 Ag Media Summit to highlight the company’s breeding programs, as well as its dedication to creating new hybrids and developing new planting seeds for use in both livestock and human food consumption all over the world. “We’re committed to sorghum, we don’t …
JCB Talks Benefits of Telescopic Handlers
JCB made an appearance at the 2016 Ag Media Summit to discuss the company’s commitment to quality material-handling equipment, and Ray Bingley, Agriculture Product & Sales Manager for JCB, sat down with Chuck to talk about the company’s line of telescopic handlers that are increasingly replacing tractors with loaders to stack, lift, load, power attachments and move things around the …