LEARFIELD News & Ag has launched a 24/7 online streaming farm news channel designed for America’s farmers and ranchers. AgriAmerica combines the latest in ag information with top country music. AgriAmerica features agricultural programming from land grant institutions, such as Iowa State University. It also airs premier ag programming farmers have grown to love and depend on such as Agri-Pulse, …
Industry Ag News 5/5/23
The upcoming ASTA Leadership Summit, June 10-14 in Sacramento is offering leadership development training and networking for those newer to the seed industry. The conference agenda features an entire track of leadership development sessions and a robust new student program, in a partnership between ASTA, Seed Central and UC Davis. New this year, companies can elect to send early-career professionals …
Industry Ag News 4/28/23
After 26 years at Farm Progress, Willie Vogt is retiring. Vogt has served as Executive Director, Content and User Engagement, for Farm Progress and has been covering agricultural technology advancements for more than 40 years. Announcing his retirement on Facebook, Vogt said, “Bobbi and I are looking forward to what’s next. I won’t disappear, and hope to do some other …
Industry Ag News 4/21/23
House Agriculture Committee chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently welcomed cattle producer, ag journalist, speaker and author Amanda Radke to his National Agriculture Campaign Advisory Council, a diverse group of ag-centric experts from across the nation. Amy Bradford, GROWMARK Corporate Communications Manager and past president of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA), has announced her retirement effective May 1. Early entry …
Industry Ag News 4/14/23
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Biden administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule from taking effect in 24 states. Combined with a previous ruling in the Southern District of Texas, 26 states across the country are protected from the Biden WOTUS rule. The Propane Education & …
Industry Ag News 4/7/23
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. is pleased to announce an agreement with Western Growers to provide Agri-Pulse West content to 2,000 of the group’s members in California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Syngenta announced the appointment of Kathy Eichlin as head of U.S. Crop Protection Corporate Communications for Syngenta North America. Eichlin began her Syngenta career 15 years ago as head of …
Industry Ag News 4/4
The National Agri-Marketing Association announces its top award winners for 2023. Eric Boeck is named NAMA’s Agribusiness Leader of the Year, Beth Burgy is named NAMA Marketer of the Year and Timothy L. Price is named Ag Association Leader of the Year. The three awards are NAMA’s highest honors and will be given at the 2023 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 26–28, …
Industry Ag News 3/10
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and Ranking Member David Scott have confirmed that they will speak at the March 20 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. 2022 will go into the record books as the third-costliest year for weather disasters in U.S. history, with an estimated $165 billion in total economic losses. In the agriculture sector, new analysis …
Industry Ag News 3/3
Don’t miss this opportunity to enter the IFAJ Star Prize Contest. The deadline is NOW March 10, 2023. Click here for rules and online entry forms: https://www.ifaj.org/contests-and-awards/. The community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music on Sunday, March 5, as talented vocalists from across the U.S. and beyond compete in the 18th annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. …
Industry Ag News 2/24
The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced. Final 2022 trade data released earlier this week by the Commerce Department shows that U.S. agricultural exports increased 11 percent, or $19.5 billion, from the previous record set in 2021. Registration …