The Agricultural Relations Council is pleased to announce two new inductees into the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame: John Harvey and Paul S. Weller, Jr. The two longtime friends and colleagues were inducted at a ceremony held during the 2013 ARC Annual Meeting. The program is sponsored by the Agricultural Relations Council and AgriMarketing magazine. Both inductees were on …
Diverse Herbicide Program Needed for 2013
Common waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, giant and common ragweed, Italian ryegrass and marestail are all part of a growing group of yield-reducing “watch-out” weeds in the United States. With confirmed resistance to multiple herbicides, these species are top of mind for farmers this season. According to the Weed Science Society of America, weeds cause more yield loss and add more to …
REL Productions Launches FarmFootage.com
FarmFootage.com is a stock video supplier specializing in high-definition, broadcast quality, royalty-free agricultural video footage. The high-definition footage is made available by REL Productions along with a network of consigning owners of agricultural footage. Currently, the National Pork Board and other groups are using FarmFootage.com to share their video footage and broadcast video packages with the media and industry partners. …
Getting to Know Ag Leader
Here is the next in our series as we introduce you to a few of dedicated precision ag equipment dealers in a series called “Getting to Know Ag Leader”. We caught up with Keith Byerly of Advanced Cropping Systems by CVA in Nebraska. 1. From an agronomy standpoint, what do you consider to be the biggest issues facing growers today? …
NCGA Congratulates “Champion for Change”
The National Corn Growers Association congratulates Past President Fred Yoder as he is recognized by President Obama as a “Champion for Change.” The official recognition, which takes place in the White House on a weekly basis, honors 12 ordinary Americans are doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. A fourth-generation farmer, …
New Holland Dealers Honored
Twelve New Holland dealers have been honored by New Holland for their company’s sales growth during the New Holland North America Dealer Meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana. New Holland presented the awards to the top three dealers who have demonstrated the most significant increase in sales growth over the previous year in one of four customer market segments: Cash Crop, …
Elanco Invests $100M in China Animal Healthcare
Elanco is investing approximately $100 million to purchase a minority equity stake in China Animal Healthcare Ltd., one of the leading players in the animal health industry in the People’s Republic of China. The investment expands Elanco’s commitment to China, with the goal of providing innovative, safety-enhancing food production solutions to help meet the growing food demands and nutritional needs …
Husker Food Connection Connects Urban and Rural
The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (A-FAN) collaborated with agriculture-related student organizations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to host the second annual, Husker Food Connection. Husker Food Connection helps urban students better understand where their food comes from. The theme of the Husker Food Connection was, “Know what we grow: Discovering Nebraska Agriculture.” Listen to Lukas Fricke, …
BASF Sequential Fungicide Application Program
High-production corn growers can now utilize a fungicide program that includes the latest products from BASF: Priaxor fungicide and Headline AMP fungicide. More than 40 research trials across the Midwest from 2010 to 2012 show a sequential fungicide application program increased corn yield by 15.3 bu/A. The sequential fungicide application program involves an application of a Plant Health fungicide early …
SDA Omega-3 Soybean Oil
DSM Nutritional Products and Monsanto Company announced a strategic partnership to deliver the first SDA (stearidonate soybean oil) omega-3 soybean oil for use in foods in North America. DSM Nutritional Products, the leading global provider of trusted nutritional lipids solutions with the most complete product portfolio (plant, algal and fish) addressing the full spectrum of consumer health benefits will license …