The Alltech ONE World Tour continued this week in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ONE Calgary welcomed more than 300 attendees from across Canada to explore collaborative solutions to the greatest challenges facing the agri-food industry, especially as they relate to the Canadian marketplace. Dr. Mark Lyons, Alltech President/CEO, made remarks to get the party started. Pictured with him are the Calgary …
9th Annual Kansas City Ag Outlook Forum Announced
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications announce the 9th annual Ag Outlook Forum will be held on September 25 at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City. The session will feature three keynote presentations: • Denver Caldwell, director of sales for the U.S. and Canada, John Deere • Hans Kabat, president, Cargill Protein North America • Ken …
Second Alltech ONE World Tour Stop Wraps Up
The second stop of the Alltech ONE World Tour (ONE) wrapped up today in Dublin, Ireland, after two days with more than 500 international agri-food leaders to discuss collaborative solutions and strategies for success in today’s agriculture and agri-food industries. The discussions fostered at ONE Dublin explore collaborative solutions to the greatest challenges facing the agri-food industry as it confronts …
Agricultural Relations Council Golden ARC Awards
The Agricultural Relations Council met last week in Des Moines and (ARC) inducted two members into the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame during the Golden ARC Awards Banquet. The new members are Janice Person, Grounded Communications CEO/founder and Deron Johnson, Curious Plot executive vice president, chief brand & culture officer. This award is given to agricultural public relations professionals …
Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 29
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. Micronutrient Deficiencies In this episode, we’re talking about micronutrient deficiencies. We’ll learn what growers can do to optimize their crops’ yield potential and how growers in each region can utilize testing and solutions to overcome …
AgGateway Conducting Mid-Year Business
The 2023 AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting is all about business. Working groups on various organizational resource programs are meeting this week to complete projects and work on projects still in process. In the photo are first-timer attendees getting an orientation about AgGateway before the real work starts. Prior to this week’s meeting I spoke with Brent Kemp, AgGateway President/CEO, for a …
Industry Ag News 5/26/23
In 2019, Alltech committed its team to a single, shared purpose of Working Together for a Planet of Plenty™, viewing it even more broadly as a vision for the global agri-food sector. As collaboration is essential for the achievement of shared goals, Alltech is inviting the global agriculture and agri-food industry to participate in the company’s inaugural Sustainability Insights Survey …
Cargill Expands Regenerative Agriculture Program to Europe
Cargill is moving its award-winning regenerative agriculture program into Europe, allowing farmers in Germany, Poland, Romania, and France to receive financial compensation for adopting climate-friendly farming practices. Building on two years of success in North America, Cargill RegenConnectTM will also expand from 15 to 24 states, introducing the program in nine new states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, …
Land O’Lakes CEO Includes Water Security in Ag Challenges
Land O’Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford was the guest speaker for the May 8 Heuermann Lecture at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Neb., which coincided with the 2023 Water for Food Conference and she shared why water is at the top of her priority list. “Food security is national security,” Ford said. “Fresh water demand will outstrip supply by …
Industry Ag News 5/17/23
LEARFIELD News & Ag has launched a 24/7 online streaming farm news channel designed for America’s farmers and ranchers. AgriAmerica combines the latest in ag information with top country music. AgriAmerica features agricultural programming from land grant institutions, such as Iowa State University. It also airs premier ag programming farmers have grown to love and depend on such as Agri-Pulse, …