Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2012 National Corn Yield Contest. Despite a severe drought that plagued most of the Corn Belt, entrants continued to far surpass the national average corn yield, even doubling it in some circumstances. The National Corn Yield Contest is …
Slick Planting with Seed SLIK
Winter is a time when farmers can look forward to spring planting, especially if stuck inside due to a winter blizzard! This next installment in our series of interviews about Superior Graphite agricultural products will get you looking ahead. In this post we’ll look at a product line called Seed SLIK. I spoke once again with Barry Lee, Product Manager, …
GROWMARK System Makes Aquisitions
GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced an agreement has been reached to acquire Meier Oil Products., Inc., and Manito Transit. Meier Oil Products, Inc. and Manito Transit have been a family owned business since 1936 and their business has consisted of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon and Champaign, all …
Season’s Greetings from Alltech
It’s time now for a holiday message from our friends at Alltech. Enjoy some world class music! Season’s Greetings from Alltech In the spirit of the season we hope you enjoy this sample of performances from the Alltech Holiday Celebration of Song with the UK Opera Theatre. Alltech believes in community involvement. The Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition is the largest …
Acceleron Seed Treatment Interviews
Monsanto has created a series of videos with farmers using their products like this one. In it you’ll see Kevin Stoll, farmer in Carrollton, MO, along with dealer Dennis Hensiek, talk about using Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products. We’ll have more to share when we get them. Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products are the only seed treatments designed to help maximize performance …
Winter Storage of GPS and Guidance Products
December is here and for most of the country that means that seasons are changing and the time for field work to wind down and machinery to be stored in the shed for winter has come. If you are in a part of the world where it feels like summer is never-ending, GPS storage may be the last thing on …
Ag Ranks Low in Top Innovators List
For the second year, the media organization Thompson Reuters has named its “Top 100 Global Innovators” and I received an email about the list headlined “Agriculture Industry is Innovating.” “The Agriculture industry has a 1% representation with Monsanto making the list,” the press release says. “Last year Agriculture had 0% representation.” So that means agricultural companies making the list went …
Asgrow 4P System and agSeedSelect
During the 2012 NAFB Convention I spoke with Dan Kurdys, Asgrow Brand Manager. In a challenging year he says they had great harvest results with a greater than four bushel advantage over their competition. He attributes that to their “diverse germplasm pool, Genuity Roundup Ready trait and defensive and agronomic traits that are available to purchase.” Dan says they’ve developed …
Bohnenkamp Named ANCW Exec. Dir.
The American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW) promoted “Telling the Beef Story” Program Manager, Sarah J. Bohnenkamp to lead the organization as their Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Bohnenkamp will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for ANCW’s staff, programs, expansion and execution of its mission. Bohnenkamp has worked in the field of organizational development and leadership for 10+ …
Merck Says Lookout for BRD in Cattle
Now that winter is upon us it’s time for cattle producers to take note of BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease). At the recent NAFB convention I spoke with Dr. Eric Moore, Merck Animal Health, about this subject. He says this disease has plagued the industry since the beginning. “It’s one of the most costly conditions we have within our industry.” There …