At Commodity Classic last week, NK Seeds was proud to talk about their soybean lineup for the 2023 growing season, offering trait choices farmers want and need, including Enlist E3® and XtendFlex® soybean technologies. “Now more than ever, farmers are looking for choices, along with trait flexibility and, subsequently, strong defensive agronomic traits,” says Jared Benson, Soybean Product Manager at …
Syngenta Welcomes Attendees to #Classic23
The traditional Syngenta Welcome Party marked the start of the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando yesterday and the company captured a lot of the buzz at the opening of the trade show today. “It’s a great way to start the new crop year,” said Jim Shertzer, Head of Branded Marketing, Syngenta North America Seeds. As always, there is plenty that …
HGS BioScience™ and Tiger-Sul® Partner for Soil Health
HGS BioScience™, a leader in the manufacture of dry-delivery, functional carbon, and Tiger-Sul® Products LLC, leaders in sulphur bentonite and micronutrient-enhanced crop performance products, are debuting a new strategic partnership for high-value soil health and nutritional products at Commodity Classic this week. The first product in their joint venture is Tiger® Humi[K]™ 4%, which combines functional carbon with sulphur bentonite, …
Highlights from the National Ethanol Conference
The Renewable Fuels Association 2023 National Ethanol Conference last week in Orlando coincided with the release of EPA’s proposed rule to allow year round sales of E15 ethanol, making it a very timely event with attendance back to pre-pandemic levels. This edition of the Ethanol Report podcast includes highlights from the NEC, including remarks from RFA President and CEO Geoff …
ZimmCast 707 – Ready for Spring
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. It is Commodity Classic week and I’ll be there in Orlando, FL. I’m sure I’ll have plenty of good content for a future ZimmCast. You can count on that. But I’m going to focus on a couple of different conferences in this episode. First I’m going to share an interview Cindy did with Erik …
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 …
Smartwyre Improves Data Health for Crop Input Supply Chain
Smartwyre™ is now offering enhanced technology features to help crop input manufacturers, distributors, and retailers better manage critical customer information to track sales transactions and rebate payments. “For over a decade, there has been an emphasis on technology investment at the grower and farmer level, but the agriculture input supply chain has been left behind. When the foundation of all …
Iowa Governor Receives RFA Industry Award
A well-deserved award was presented during the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando by the Renewable Fuels Association last week to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for her untiring efforts on behalf of the entire ethanol industry. The award was presented the day after a major victory for the governor in the proposed rule from EPA that will allow her state and …
DWFI Podcast 22 – Dave Aiken – Water Law and the Perkins County Canal
Dave Aiken is a DWFI faculty fellow and a professor of agricultural economics at UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. His research areas include water law and policy, energy law, environmental law and global warming. In this episode, DWFI Communications Specialist Arianna Elnes talks to Dave about water law, water legal histories, the South Platte River Compact, and context …
RFA CEO Gives State of Ethanol Industry Address
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper delivered his annual “State of the Industry” address at the National Ethanol Conference today in Orlando. “When faced with challenges, roadblocks, and failure, we don’t give up,” Cooper said. “We continue to innovate. We think outside of the box. We find workarounds. We eliminate the ways that won’t work…and find the way …