U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is issuing approximately …
New Crop Protection Company Introduces Herbicide
A new U.S. crop protection company is introducing its first product for residual weed control in corn, soybean, wheat and other labeled crops. Viriterra Inc., based in North Carolina, introduces Perseus™ SC herbicide, giving agricultural retailers and distributors a new source of pyroxasulfone, which the company producers at commercial scale as a vertically integrated basic manufacturer. It is supported by …
Corbet Scientific Launches IRRAMAX Irrigation Technology
On opening day of the CAPCA Conference in Anaheim, California on Sunday, Corbet Scientific announced IRRAMAX, a polymer-based irrigation enhancer designed to improve water distribution and moisture retention in the crop root zone. From August 2023 through May 2026, Corbet Scientific evaluated IRRAMAX in five paired-plot field trials conducted in collaboration with agriMeasures, LLC. The trials included strawberries and citrus …
Precision Ag News 10/2
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced increased financial assistance for the Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal year 2027, providing more producers with the opportunity to adopt conservation systems that improve soil health, water quality, and long-term farm resilience. Producers can now apply for assistance with regenerative practices. Additionally, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service …
Innovar Ag Products Licensed Across Key Markets
Innovar Ag SEA LLC has secured a perpetual, exclusive license from Innovar Ag LLC covering a defined international territory spanning Southeast Asia, China, Australia, New Zealand and Azerbaijan. Innovar Ag technologies are focused on improving fertilizer performance, nutrient-use efficiency and the economic and environmental efficiency of crop nutrition. Through the new license, Innovar Ag SEA intends to expand the commercialization …
Precision Ag News 9/22
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has launched AgInsights, a new data dissemination tool that will serve as a key component of NASS’s ongoing modernization strategy. BW Fusion has named Dean Williams chief executive officer. Williams brings nearly four decades of agricultural industry experience to the company as it enters its next phase of growth in biological crop solutions …
Precision Ag News 9/8
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to speed up progress in plant science by calling on universities and stakeholders to help build new AI tools that can translate the huge amount of germplasm data the agency collects. Through the Genesis Mission and the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA), USDA is expected to launch an Agricultural …
Pivot Bio Invests in the Future of Farm Families at FPS
Pivot Bio got a little help from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in supporting the future of farm families at the Farm Progress Show this week. Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott announced a multi-million commitment to the the next generation of American agriculture through Pivot Pathways: A Generation Grant. Beginning with the 2027 growing season, eligible farmer customers can receive …
Last Day of Farm Progress Show
Today is the last day of the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa after a weather-shortened day on Wednesday, and the team at the Syngenta Seeds field plot on site is on-hand to talk with growers about what is new with Golden Harvest and NK. NK Soybean Product Manager Jared Benson is excited to talk about Enlist E3® soybeans …
Diamond K Gypsum Introduces New Prilled Product Line
Diamond K Gypsum is pleased to introduce its new prilled gypsum line, providing solutions for growers during times of high sulfur prices and water shortages. Premium Prill Gypsum allows precision nutrient delivery of both sulfate sulfur and calcium in a single application that cuts nutritional, application costs, and saves water by reducing runoff and soil crusting. The primary ingredient of …