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Precision Ag News 6/22

Cindy Zimmerman

Golden Harvest has shared new data showcasing the top yield performance of Golden Harvest® brand soybean varieties with the Enlist E3® soybean trait technology when compared directly against competitors. In addition to yield potential benefits, these varieties offer herbicide flexibility and fit into diversified weed management strategies. The deadline is fast-approaching for the 2022 Farms.com Precision Agriculture Scholarship Contest — …

AgWired Precision, Precision Agriculture

ZimmCast 694 – Conversations from AgGateway Meeting

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Before I start in the program I just have to brag a little. My middle daughter, who has helped Cindy and me in the past by taking photos at a couple of the events we’ve attended, just birthed her first baby, a girl, and she is the cutest thing. We’re, of course, planning to …

Ag Groups, AgGateway, Agribusiness, Audio, BASF, GROWMARK, Precision Agriculture, Syngenta, Technology, ZimmCast

Familiar Faces With AgGateway Staff

Cindy Zimmerman

There were several new staff members at the AgGateway mid year meeting this week in Altoona, Iowa. A familiar face in the industry, Jeremy Wilson joined the organization as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and North America Regional Director, effective January 1, 2022. Wilson replaced Brent Kemp, who was selected to serve as the organization’s President and Chief Executive …

ag retailers, AgGateway, Audio, data, Precision Agriculture, Technology

Precision Ag News 6/15

Carrie Muehling

To help growers address challenges this season, Grow More Experience sites across the U.S. are showcasing how agronomist expertise and flexible, innovative crop protection practices may help improve yield potential, economic return and crop safety. Those in the Midwest and Plains regions can also access insights any time through the Grow More Experience Virtual Tours. The content features local agronomic …

AgWired Precision, Precision Ag Bytes, Precision Agriculture

Landus Ag CEO Offers Insights at AgGateway Meeting

Cindy Zimmerman

“The Transformative Power of Connected Data in Ag Retail” was the theme for Matt Carstens keynote address to the AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting Monday in Altoona, Iowa. Carstens, who is President and CEO of Landus Ag, drove home the importance of the farmer and the ag retailer in unlocking the full potential of ag data. “We’ve got to have those two …

AgGateway, Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, Audio, data, Precision Agriculture

Traction Now Connected with Climate FieldView

Cindy Zimmerman

Traction™, a comprehensive farm accounting solution, is now connected to the Climate FieldView™ platform, providing farmers the option to share field records from their FieldView account. With this new capability, Traction delivers accurate field profitability analysis and up-to-date inventory tracking for farmers across the U.S. This new connection is unique to the industry due to the integration of Traction’s farm …

AgWired Precision, Precision Agriculture, Technology

Precision Ag News 6/8

Carrie Muehling

John Deere announces updates to its 5 Series Utility Tractors, which include more options to make it easier for rural property owners, farmers, ranchers and fleet owners to match the right tractor to the many jobs they need that tractor to do day after day. General Mills and Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) announced a multi-year roadmap to scale Eco-Harvest, …

AgWired Precision, Precision Ag Bytes, Precision Agriculture

Precision Ag News 6/1

Carrie Muehling

The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary and hosting its 15th annual Conservation in Action Tour in St. Louis, Missouri, September 12 & 13, 2022. Online registration for the tour is quick and easy at https://www.ctic.org/tour. Syngenta Seeds announced that it is offering farmers its NK® Corn Replant Calculator for free, which will help agronomists …

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MyLand Expands Leadership Team

Cindy Zimmerman

Soil health company MyLand announces that Matt Kessel is the new Vice President of Operations, Environmental Health, and Safety. Matt will oversee MyLand’s in-field service operations in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas and build the company presence nationally, as well as outline and implement safety programs throughout the organization. “We are grateful to welcome Matt to the MyLand team as …

AgWired Precision, Precision Agriculture, Soil

Precision Ag News 5/25

Carrie Muehling

Seeking to understand what advancements are needed, staff at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) have completed a study which maps and analyzes the business ecosystem for smallholder irrigation in Rwanda. AgGateway announced that Ben Craker is joining the organization as Portfolio Manager, effective June 12, 2022. Craker succeeds Dan Berne in this role, who retired from the …

AgWired Precision, Precision Ag Bytes, Precision Agriculture