Today at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Pivot Bio launched the “Year of One Million Thanks Buddy Seat Tour,” which will travel more than 1,500 miles around the country to celebrate America’s farmers and highlight the need for investment in the nation’s most critical industry. Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott will personally travel on the tour of America’s rural communities …
Diamond K Gypsum Launches New Water Management Tech
As drought conditions intensify across the West, Diamond K Gypsum has introduced a new suite of agricultural water saving products and an online tool that improve irrigation water use efficiency, soil performance and crop resilience in drought conditions. “Western crop consultants and growers know there is no silver bullet when it comes to water shortages,” says Tom Tankersley, Diamond K …
Passing of Mary-Dell Chilton
One of the world’s foremost agricultural pioneers passed away last week. Mary-Dell Chilton, Syngenta plant biotechnologist, died on June 24 at the age of 87. Just one of her many awards and accolades over the years included being honored as the 2013 World Food Prize Laureate, with co-Laureates Marc Van Montagu and Robert Fraley, for her breakthrough achievement in developing …
BarnTools Launches Barn360 Biosecurity
BarnTools today announced the launch of Barn360, a biosecurity platform that expands the BarnTools connected farm system into real-time biosecurity enforcement for swine and poultry operations. The launch marks a significant expansion of BarnTools’ role in livestock production. Already trusted for real-time monitoring across critical farm systems, including feed, water, power, temperature, and environmental conditions, BarnTools now brings biosecurity into …
Support the NAMA Foundation Silent Auction
It is time for the 2026 Agri-Marketing Conference. During the conference you can help support the NAMA Foundation through the silent auction that will be held in the Connection Point. ZimmComm has donated a new device that would be very useful for ag journalists (broadcasters, podcasters, publications, web and social media influencers) and all other members who would like to …
White House Celebrates Farmers and Ranchers
Hundreds of farmers and ranchers representing various regions and commodities joined President Donald Trump on the south lawn of the White House Friday to hear him make several announcements related to agriculture, including addressing Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system complaints, and finalizing historically high Renewable Fuel Standard volume obligations. With a gold tractor on one side and a red, white …
Reservoir Opens Specialty Crop AgTech Innovation Center
Reservoir has officially opened Reservoir Farms – Salinas, its flagship on-farm innovation hub for specialty crops, turning its vision for an on-farm agtech innovation center into a working reality. The new site features multiple innovation barns and 24 acres of dedicated commercial test fields, creating the most concentrated ecosystem of technology leaders, growers, and startups anywhere in agriculture to rapidly …
The GHX Experience Makes Decision Making Easier
At the 2026 Commodity Classic, Syngenta Seeds’ head of agronomy Justin Welch shared how Golden Harvest is transforming farm decision-making with its AI-powered GHX experience, blending decades of agronomic expertise with cutting-edge digital technology. In the past five years, Golden Harvest has doubled down on innovation by integrating digital products and services to help farmers turn massive amounts of field …
MyLand Warranty Program Guarantees Grower ROI
Soil health innovator MyLand has announced the launch of its new crop warranty program, in partnership with Growers Edge, designed to remove financial risk for growers adopting MyLand’s Soil Health Service, supporting apples, pistachios, and almonds across U.S. growing regions in 2026. The program is focused on proven grower success, supported by strong ROI results from the MyLand Service. It …
Syngenta Making AI Part of Farmer Solutions
When the first Commodity Classic was held 30 years ago, Artificial Intelligence was science fiction, but today it is a growing part of agricultural technology and Syngenta is on the front lines of developing ways to make it useful for farmers. Syngenta Crop Protection and Taranis formalized a strategic partnership last October to equip agricultural retailers across the Midwest with …