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 …
New Names for Beef & Pork Cuts
The National Pork Board and Beef Checkoff Program received unanimous approval from the Industry-Wide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee to introduce updated Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards nomenclature for fresh beef and pork for retailers to use on pack. Changes to the beef and pork common names were the culmination of extensive consumer research which showed an opportunity for retailers …
New Holland is Ready to Roll
This kind of draws your attention. $500 off! It’s the New Holland Friends & Family Coupons (pdf), part of their Ready to Roll Sales Event. APRIL 1 through JUNE 30, 2013 SAVINGS FOR YOU – AND A FRIEND! Simply bring this card to your New Holland dealer and present it at time of purchase – and share the additional cards …
Where Food Comes From Adds Website Sections
You have to admit that WhereFoodComesFrom.com is a great url. Don’t you? It’s the answer to the question a lot of people ask these days. This is done by IMI Global which is “America’s leading provider of third-party identification, verification and traceability solutions for the livestock and agricultural industries. The Company supports more than 6,000 ranchers, feed yards, meatpackers, food …
Beef Checkoff Responds to OIG Report
Statement by Weldon Wynn Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chairman & Cattle Producer from Star City, Ark.: April 2, 2013 “We are gratified that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the Beef Checkoff Program for the years 2008-2010 identified no audit issues and reported full compliance by the Beef Board and its contractors. “In quoting directly from the report: ‘The …
Most Valuable Dealership, Brokaw Supply Company
Brokaw Supply Company, a single-store business in Fort Dodge, Iowa, sells and supports six different brands of precision equipment including Ag Leader Technology as one of their premier lines, and services a customer base that stretches into Minnesota and Wisconsin. The dealership has been named Precision Farming Dealer’s 2013 Most Valuable Dealership. They boast 36 employees (4 precision ag specialists); …
BeckAgConnects Over 10,000 Members
More than a big milestone. That’s what BeckAgConnects has reached. The online community for those working in the ag industry now has more than 10,000 members. The community has grown steadily since it launched in 2011 while remaining a valuable resource for ag professionals looking for new ways to positively impact their business results and exchange ideas with their peers. …
New Monsanto – Dupont Pioneer Licensing Agreement
Monsanto and Dupont Pioneer announced today “a series of technology licensing agreements.” These agreements will expand the range of seed products they can offer farmers. The agreements include a multi-year, royalty-bearing license for Monsanto’s next-generation soybean technologies in the United States and Canada. I spoke with Lisa Safarian, Monsanto, US Row Crops lead, to get some details. Some of the …