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Update on Golden Harvest GHX

Carrie Muehling

Golden Harvest GHX SeedThe GHX app from Golden Harvest is helping farmers to better understand crop health in their fields throughout the entire season. “We’ve made some exciting advancements in the app this year. Our GHX app is a platform that both our sellers, our agronomists, and our customers can all use to manage the crop and manage the relationship …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, Golden Harvest, Seed, Syngenta, Technology

NK Seeds at #FPS23

Carrie Muehling

New products are on the way from NK Seeds and those visiting this year’s Farm Progress Show were able to learn more about them. “One hundred thirty-nine years in the seed business and this is our largest launch class in over a decade for NK corn products, launching 20 new hybrids in 2024,” said Matt Dolch, NK Corn Product Manager. …

Audio, Corn, Farm Progress Show, NK Seeds, Seed, Soybean, Syngenta

Golden Harvest Celebrates 50 Years at #FPS23

Cindy Zimmerman

Golden Harvest is celebrating its golden anniversary this week at the 2023 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. Fifty years ago, seven families came together to create a new way to sell seed. That spirit of innovation continues today with investments in research and technology to continually deliver an expanded portfolio of proven corn and soybean products, including game-changing corn …

Audio, Corn, Farm Progress Show, Seed, Soybean, Syngenta

Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils to Sell Camelina Seed

Cindy Zimmerman

Syngenta Seeds was pleased to make a big announcement the first day of Farm Progress Show Tuesday about a new agreement with Sustainable Oils, Inc. to sell Camelina sativa (camelina) seed – an ultra-low carbon oilseed crop that can be used as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable fuels, and an ingredient for sustainable animal feed. The collaboration reflects …

Audio, Biofuels, Farm Progress Show, Seed, Sustainability, Syngenta

ASTA Excited About Field Crop Seed Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Registration is underway for the event formally known as CSS & Seed Expo and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is excited about the newly named Field Crop Seed Convention to be held December 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. “We see really strong participation numbers in our registration, outpacing where we have been in previous years,” said ASTA President …

ASTA, Audio, Corn, Seed, Soybean

New Cover Crop Survey Released

Cindy Zimmerman

The 2022-2023 National Cover Crop Survey Report was released today the challenges assumptions on the role of incentive payments in cover crop adoption. According to the survey, nearly half of the cover crop users participating in the survey reported receiving some sort of payment for cover crops in 2022, and almost 78% of cover crop non-users said incentive payments would …

ASTA, Audio, cover crops, CTIC, Seed, Sustainability, USDA

Registration Open for ASTA Field Crop Seed Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

The event formally known as CSS & Seed Expo has a whole new look and registration is now open for the debut in December. The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Field Crop Seed Convention will be held for the first time this December 5-8 at the new venue, the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Gathering over 2,000 attendees from 36 countries, the …

ASTA, Seed

ZeaKal and Nutrien Partner for Soybean Supply Chain

Cindy Zimmerman

ZeaKal today announced a collaboration with ag retailer Nutrien Ag Solutions to support commercialization of ZeaKal’s PhotoSeed™ trait technology for U.S. soybean growers, with the goal of creating higher value, more diversified and sustainable global soybean supply chain. The PhotoSeed™ technology increases photosynthetic capacity and the enhanced carbon capture in soybeans results in improved oil and protein without compromising field …

Audio, Seed, Soybean

ASTA Honors Industry Leaders

Cindy Zimmerman

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) honored seed industry ground breakers during its annual Leadership Summit this week in Sacramento. This year, ASTA’s Heritage Award was presented to two worthy individuals: Dick Crowder and Bill Latham. Crowder served as USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1989 to 1992 before becoming the Senior Vice President …

ASTA, people, Seed

BioLumic and Gro Alliance Bring UV Light Technology to Row Crops

Cindy Zimmerman

BioLumic™ and Gro Alliance today announced a partnership to utilize ultraviolet (UV) light seed treatment technology for corn and soybean seed production. Based on 20 years of science and seven years of large-scale field validation, BioLumic’s proprietary light treatment technology regulates genetic expression in plants to improve yield, crop quality, root growth and plant resilience across specific cultivars. Since 2021, …

AgWired Precision, ASTA, Audio, Corn, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture, Seed, Soybean