Growers at the recent BASF Crop Protection “Fields of Innovation” symposium heard from Technical Market Specialist Dr. Jennifer Holland about the three pillars of plant health – disease control, growth efficiency and stress tolerance, and how Headline fungicide plays a role in those. “Headline fungicide really controls the pathogen in a preventative manner,” she explained, adding it keeps the pathogen …
AG CONNECTers Invited to Agritechnica in Fall
The recent AG CONNECT Expo gave farmers across the U.S. a chance to see the latest in American agriculture. But if you want a more international feel, you might want to check out what next November’s Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany has to offer. “Usually in America, you meet Americans. But when you go outside, especially to this #1 show [Agritechnica], …
John Deere Recognized for Machine Sync Excellence
At the recent AG CONNECT Expo, John Deere was recognized for its efforts picking up an AE50 Gold Medal. Kathy Michael, Senior Product Manager, Intelligent Solutions Group for John Deere, explained to Chuck what their Machine Sync, which won the award, can do. “What [Machine Sync does is allow] the combine to control the tractor of the grain cart and …
Understanding the Connections at IPPE
Connecting the interests of the poultry industry sums of the theme Novus International adopted for this year’s International Production & Processing Expo held earlier this week in Atlanta, GA. Today’s poultry industry faces multiple and often contradictory challenges to profitability. Between managing margins and servicing customers, every stakeholder in the supply chain is working to meet financial metrics, strict quality …
Great American Wheat Harvest Documentary
Here’s a great project to show your support for. It’s a film documentary in production now called The Great American Wheat Harvest. In this week’s program I’m sharing a conversation with film producer Conrad Weaver during AG CONNECT Expo and U.S. Custom Harvesters Convention. I put the program together in a noisy Atlanta Delta Sky Club this morning because that’s …
Headline AMP Makes Headline Even Better
Headline fungicide has been one of the most successful crop protection products in the history of agriculture, but combining Headline with other chemistries makes it even better. At the recent BASF Crop Protection “Fields of Innovation” symposium, BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Caren Schmidt talked about how adding Caramba™ fungicide to Headline created Headline AMP for maximum protection from foliar …
BASF and John Deere Help Fight Soybean Disease
BASF Crop Protection and John Deere have teamed up to help soybean farmers fight disease with an effective fungicide and a targeted way to apply it. Soybean growers who purchase $300 or more of Priaxor™ fungicide from BASF before March 15, 2013, may qualify to purchase John Deere spray nozzles between April 1 and May 31, 2013 with no payments …
Go Social with FarmTime Nework
I learned about a new social network for agriculture during the 2013 AG CONNECT Expo. It’s the FarmTime Network. FarmTime Network was started by Angie Bergmeier. She and her husband operate Shield Agricultural Equipment in Hutchinson, KS. Here is some information about FarmTime Network. While less time seems available for face-to-face farm talk, the new website offers a chance to …
Record Crowd at Iowa Power Farming Show
The first day of the Iowa Power Farming Show this week drew a record 11,185 visitors, and attendance was still strong Wednesday and Thursday despite blowing snow and frigid temperatures. The great attendance is the main reason why Ag Leader Technology is a premier sponsor at the event, according to sales manager Mike Olsen. “It’s kind of in our back …
Wrapping up AG CONNECT Expo
The 2013 AG CONNECT Expo has come to a close and I think my battery is running low! I’ve got at least 20 more interviews to share in coming days so keep your eye on AgWired! To wrap things up for now I spoke with Sara Truesdale Mooney, Show Director. Here are a few of the statistics from the show …