Boehringer Ingelheim PCVAD Double Award

Chuck Zimmerman

There were several PCVAD Research awards presented at the Boehringer Ingelheim Flex Symposium. A double award recipient was Tanja Opriessnig, DVM, PhD, seen here in front of the attendees. BI is providing $25,000 cash grants to the winners of the PCVAD Research Awards for their projects. Tanja will be working on two different studies as follows: * a study to …

Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Research, Swine

Precision Ag News 2/24

Carrie Muehling

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 10th International IPM Symposium has been postponed from March 2021 to February 28 – March 3, 2022, in Denver, Colo. Kubota Tractor Corporation announced an update to its wheel loader lineup with the launch of the new R540 and R640 models. The next-generation wheel loaders are available in both canopy and cab models and …

AgWired Precision, Precision Ag Bytes, Precision Agriculture

BASF Working Against Weed Resistance

Cindy Zimmerman

One of the facts presented at last week’s BASF grower symposium that surprised me was that only about half the growers in this country are concerned about weed resistance. But, BASF Herbicide Technical Market Manager Luke Bozeman says that has increased tremendously in recent years and will keep increasing. “We’re seeing a greater recognition of the impact of resistant weeds …

Audio, BASF, Crop Protection, weed management

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

The American Seed Trade Association recognized Paul Zankowski of the USDA’s Plant Variety Protection Office with its Distinguished Service Award. TPSA has released a flexible collection of tools for training pesticide users on pesticide container residue removal and basic stewardship. New uses for gypsum in agriculture will be highlighted at the Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium: Research and Practical Insights into …

Zimfo Bytes

AllzymeSSF Making Dried Distillers Grains More Valuable

Chuck Zimmerman

At last week’s Alltech International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium I learned about what the company is doing in the area of making DDGS, a by-product of ethanol production, more nutritious from Brian Hoskins, SSF Development Coordinator. Allzyme® SSF is a natural complex that improves profitability through maximizing nutrient release. In feed, the complex works synergistically to break down the …

Alltech, Audio, Biofuels, Ethanol