I didn’t even know there was a white corn named Zimmerman until Syngenta announced that it had granted exclusive right for sales and distribution of the hybrids to Hoegemeyer Hybrids in the U. S. A corn hybrid named after me. Well not me but it has my name so it’s got to be good. Included in the agreement are Zimmerman …
Country Hedging Expands Consulting Ownership
Country Hedging has moved into the third ownership level of consulting with its recent investment in Russell Consulting Group. The Midwest-based consulting group offers risk management and financial planning services. “At Country Hedging, we are committed to continually find business opportunities that allow us to help producers understand and manage risk,” explained Scott Cordes, president, Country Hedging. “Russell Consulting Group …
Riding With TeeJet Technologies at InfoAg
During the 2007 InfoAg Conference I got to go on a ride and drive with Brian Mathis, TeeJet Technologies. They’ve got a demo unit for their products set up on a Kubota utility vehicle which works very well for situations like this and it’s a lot easier to haul around than the alternative. Today they were demonstrating their auto steer …
Sunrise on POET Biorefining
This was the scene this morning as I made my way to Springfield, IL and the InfoAg Conference. This is the POET Biorefining in Laddonia, MO. The sun was just coming up. I’m sure that if I got out of the car I would have heard some roosters crowing nearby. It was a very peaceful scene and being set amid …
Ag Leader Technology and Norac Get Together Precisely
When you’ve got a precision agriculture conference going on that has a trade show you know the announcements will be coming out. Here’s the first one I received today. This morning, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision farming equipment, and NORAC, Inc., a pioneer in ultrasonic boom height control for sprayers, announced the introduction of the InSight™ …
Syngenta Acquires Zeraim Gedera
Syngenta expands into Israel as it acquires Zeraim Gedera, an Israeli seeds company. Syngenta believes Zeraim offers an ideal addition to its vegetable seeds business. Syngenta announced that it has agreed to acquire Zeraim Gedera Ltd., a high quality Israeli vegetable seeds company focusing on high-value crops, including tomato, pepper and melon. Syngenta will buy all outstanding shares in the …
“Orchard Perfect” Fruit Finding Way to Grocer’s Freezer
We’ve all seen that Florida’s Natural commercial where the juice company promises “to bring the grove to you.” Now, a new company is promising to bring “Orchard Perfect” fruit to your grocer’s freezer. Warm weather creates the optimum time to grow tasty fruit and vegetables but Stop & Shop is combining a special handling process with fresh fruit growers to …
Learfield News Adds Waitt
Waitt Agribusiness is the latest addition to the Learfield News Group. “We rep Brownfield, America’s largest ag radio network, American Ag Network, Kansas Ag Network, KFRM, and KRES Radio, so Waitt is a logical addition,” said Stan Koenigsfeld, President of Learfield News. “We have made a significant investment in technology and human resources in order to make buying farm radio …
More From Monsanto
Speaking of Monsanto (2 posts back). . . Here’s some more news from the company about their investment plans related to corn production facilities. Monsanto’s Board of Directors has approved a three-year, $610 million capital investment for the company’s U.S. corn production facilities. The investment plan includes expansions at nine existing corn production facilities, as well as two sites in …
A BASF and Monsanto Headline
It seems like these two companies are sure working together a lot lately. You can listen to BASF’s director of business operations talk about Headline here. BASF Corporation and Monsanto Company announced a co-promotional agreement today that will see each partner’s sales force promote Headline fungicide from BASF – an ideal combination to help corn and soybean growers improve yields …