U.S. Congressman Mike Flood testified before the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture April 29 highlighting the growing partnership of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) at the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture. Rep. Flood spoke on behalf of full funding for the project which, once fully completed, will …
New Data from Advanced Agrilytics Shows Higher Productivity
Advanced Agrilytics has published a new study showing how its data-driven, predictive agronomic methodology helps growers boost productivity in good years and better withstand tough seasons. The new article, “How Crop Resiliency Can Be Your Strongest Risk Management Tool,” highlights how growers using Advanced Agrilytics’ patented spatial analysis system are experiencing significantly lower loss cost ratios than USDA benchmarks. “Resilience …
Jord BioScience Trials Show Boost in Soybean Yields
Jord BioScience, a leading science and analytics company providing customizable microbial solutions for agriculture, has just released two years of field trial data showing its proprietary microbial solutions can increase soybean yield by up to more than three bushels per acre in the Midwest. The company’s approach, powered by its 6,500-isolate global microbial bank and advanced analytics, demonstrated win-rates* exceeding …
Full Agenda Set for 2025 AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting
AgGateway is pleased to announce that the agenda is now available for the 2025 North America Mid-Year Meeting. The meeting will be held June 9-11 at Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. This annual event is where member volunteers gather to discuss the work of AgGateway connectivity initiatives and working groups through the first half of the year …
Precision Ag News 4/25
Virtual registration remains open for the Water for Food Global Conference April 28 – May 2, 2025 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center. The conference theme is “A Resilient Future: Water and Food for All,” focusing on the next generation of research, smart technology, policy development through three focus areas. The conference provides ample academic, practice and policy content …
Precision Ag News 4/16
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) is introducing a webinar series on the five key opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture identified in the “Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative” report that was published late last year. Those opportunities include nitrogen fertilizer management, soil carbon management, the crop production and yield gap, animal production …
Precision Ag News 4/10
The Conservation Technology Information Center will release the results of the 8th National Cover Crop Survey Report on April 15, noon CT, during a webinar with partners USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and the American Seed Trade Association. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 9 for …
Precision Ag News 4/3
Join Conservation Technology Information Center, USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, and the American Seed Trade Association for the release of the eighth National Cover Crop Survey during a free webinar April 15, Noon Central Time. Geoff Williams, associate professor, graduate program officer and longtime director of the AU-Bees Lab, is director of the new Auburn University Bee Center, …
Precision Ag News 3/28
The Mosaic Company Foundation announced its re-launch as The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems. The Foundation brings together two decades of philanthropic work developing the practices, tools, and partnerships to advance sustainable agricultural practices in the United States, India, and Brazil. An April 29 Heuermann Lecture will focus on the theme of “Nourishing a Healthy Future: The Role …
Precision Ag News 3/20
Save the date for the Soil Health Institute’s 10th Anniversary Meeting Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in St. Louis, Missouri, where we’ll exchange ideas, spark new collaborations, and shape the future of soil health. The Renewable Fuels Association submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart …