The newly-formed Women in Ag Tech will hold its first official meeting July 24 at Tech Hub LIVE in Des Moines, Iowa. This new group was formed to provide women in agriculture technology with a platform to connect, engage, and build a community, according to Lara Sowinski, Group Editor for the CropLife Media Group at Meister Media Worldwide, and Co-Chair …
Precision Ag News 4/19/23
John Deere and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have joined forces to support the new documentary film “Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat.” The film highlights diverse stories of rural volunteer firefighters from across the country and paints a portrait of these brave individuals who serve their communities. The film will soon be released nationally, and producers hope those …
Precision Ag News 4/12/23
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) recently updated its guide assisting farmers, land owners and others to easily locate and contact professional seed suppliers for quality environmental, conservation, and cover crop seed. The interactive Conservation, Environmental, and Cover Crop Seed Resource Guide helps buyers find lists of dealers for specific seed types by geographic location to support production and sustainability …
Precision Ag News 4/3
The newly formed Women in Ag Tech will hold its first official meeting on July 24 at Tech Hub LIVE in Des Moines, Iowa. The group aims to provide women in agriculture technology with a platform to connect, engage, and build a community. Those who are interested are encouraged to complete the online interest form here. The Environmental Protection Agency …
Precision Ag News 3/22
Syngenta Group sales for full year 2022 were $33.4 billion, up $5.2 billion or 19 percent, year-on-year. Syngenta Crop Protection sales grew 27 percent to $12.6 billion in the first nine months of 2022. Syngenta Seeds sales grew 14 percent to $3.2 billion in the first nine months of 2022. The Nominations are now open for the Global Ag Tech …
Precision Ag News 3/15
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the sixth-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on March 9 during Commodity Classic in Orlando, Fla. Winning entries included: Precision Planting for the Radicle Agronomics system, which focuses on saving time and eliminating error-prone processes …
What’s New With Syngenta?
Syngenta had a lot to talk about at the Commodity Classic last week in Orlando. Paul Minehart, who has been Syngenta Head Crop Protection Communications North America since 2009, told us he will be retiring soon. But first, he moderated the Syngenta crop protection and seeds press conference at Classic, which started off with the big coming-soon announcement about Storen …
Secretary Vilsack Makes 10th Appearance at Classic
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed the Commodity Classic for the 10th time last week, counting the virtual event in 2021. Vilsack took the opportunity to sign memorandums for two of USDA’s new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities programs – Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) and the Midwest Climate Smart Commodities Project. “It is the beginning of a process of a …
Precision Ag News 3/8
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) released policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill. The recommendations were recently approved by NACD’s Board by Directors at NACD’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans. NACD’s most important priority is for Congress to keep conservation investments provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in farm bill conservation programs. Area farmers learned how farmers …
Phospholutions Launching RhizoSorb® at Classic
This week at Commodity Classic, Phospholutions is announcing the launch of RhizoSorb®, a new phosphate fertilizer technology now available for use in U.S. crop production. RhizoSorb® is a patented fertilizer additive with a novel mode of action for increasing efficiency of phosphorus fertilizers. Extensive university and multi-year field trials show how growers can achieve a 50% reduction in applied phosphorus …