Sen. Marshall Pleased With Ag Input on MAHA Report

Cindy Zimmerman

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is pleased that the most recent Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report on the Strategy to Make Our Children Healthy Again included a lot more input from the agriculture sector. “I think the first rendition of MAHA was written without much input from agriculture,” said Sen. Marshall during the Ag Outlook Forum last week in Kansas …

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Ag Secretary at Ag Outlook Forum

Cindy Zimmerman

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins headlined the 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City this week, highlighting how the Trump Administration is taking action to address the crisis in American agriculture. Rollins outlined the administration’s five point plan to help farmers and ranchers. “Number one, prioritizing farmers by delivering relief. Eight weeks into my tenure as Secretary, we …

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California Rancher Kevin Kester Remarks at Republican Press Event

Chuck Zimmerman

NCBA Past-President and California rancher Kevin Kester, spoke at a House Republican Conference press event yesterday on the importance of the One Big Beautiful Bill for America’s cattle farmers and ranchers. Kester thanked House Leadership and President Donald J. Trump for securing tax relief and Farm Bill provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The items Kester speaks to include …

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Syngenta Cropwise AI

Carrie Muehling

Those attending the 2025 Farm Progress Show had the opportunity to learn more about Cropwise AI from Syngenta. “It’s like putting a Rolodex of agronomic information about our products right in the palm of their hands,” said Justin Welch, head of agronomy for Syngenta Seeds. Syngenta Seeds Agronomy Head Justin Welch – Cropwise AI (4:36) The uniqueness is around predictive …

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Cotton Council Promotes Plant Not Plastic for Clothing

Cindy Zimmerman

The National Cotton Council (NCC) has just kicked off a new campaign called “Plant Not Plastic” Campaign in an effort to educate consumers on how to choose natural fibers in their clothing to reduce microplastic pollution and its potential health implications. NCC Vice President of Council Operations Marjory Walker says a survey conducted for the Council revealed that consumers are …

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Syngenta Farm and Trade Policy Watch

Carrie Muehling

Syngenta’s Head of Public Affairs said the company continues to invest billions of dollars each year into new tools for farmers to make them more competitive in the global marketplace. “These are challenging times for American farmers now,” said Val Dolcini. “Prices are not great. Yields are going to be pretty big this fall, so I think that combination is …

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MAHA Report Focuses on Science and Research

Cindy Zimmerman

The Make America Healthy Again Commission released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy on Tuesday with more than 120 initiatives to “advance gold-standard science, realign incentives, increase public awareness, and strengthen private-sector collaboration.” “This strategy represents the most sweeping reform agenda in modern history—realigning our food and health systems, driving education, and unleashing science to protect America’s children and …

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Golden Harvest Offers New Corn and Soybean Varieties

Carrie Muehling

Golden Harvest has 19 new soybean hybrids and nine new corn hybrids in store for 2026. “We continue to offer trait choice so nine of those new products are going to be on the Enlist side and 10 of those products are going to be on the XtendFlex side,” said Soybean Product Manager Ryan Dunsbergen. “We’re bringing in these traits, …

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CruiserMaxx Vibrance Elite Seed Treatment

Carrie Muehling

Syngenta is offering a new cereal seedcare package that should be available for the 2026 growing season. The new CruiserMaxx Vibrance Elite Seed Treatment premix includes five fungicides and an insecticide, bringing two modes of action to combat early season cereal diseases. “What’s really neat about this is that this will be our first introduction of Vayantis® into the cereal …

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Syngenta Victrato® Seed Treatment Coming Soon

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta is expecting registration of Victrato®, its long-awaited seed treatment for nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome control any day now. “We should receive registration in September and we intend to launch Victrado in 2026 after we receive registration,” said Syngenta Seedcare Technical Product Lead Dale Ireland at last week’s Farm Progress Show. “Victrato is powered by TYMIRIUM® technology and this …

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