Bayer Showcases Cotton and Peanuts

Cindy Zimmerman

The peanut and cotton crops are looking especially good right now in Georgia and with harvest still about two weeks away farmers are hopeful Hurricane Irma will spare them.

“Harvest season is always critical and you can have a great year and it all be ruined by one hurricane,” said Keith Rucker, Bayer Southeast region technical service rep, during a showcase plot tour last week near Moultrie, Georgia.

The plot tour showcased Bayer solutions for peanut and cotton farmers in the southeast, including Propulse® which is a fungicide/nematicide, and Proline® fungicide with a new registration as a foliar fungicide for cotton to fight target spot.

Bayer regional agronomy manager Scott Asher talked about two new Stoneville cotton varieties introduced this year for the Southeast.

ST 5020GLT, a medium maturity variety with TwinLink, to provide season-long resistance to a broad spectrum of worms; and GlyTol and LibertyLink to control herbicide-resistant and tough weeds with the unique mode of action provided by Liberty® herbicide; and ST 5517GLTP, a later medium maturity variety with the industry-leading three-gene Bt technology of TwinLink Plus.

“The most interest in these two varieties would be around bacterial blight resistance,” said Asher, who says cases of blight increased this year in a broader area.

Learn more about Bayer’s cotton and peanut portfolio:
Interview with Keith Rucker, Bayer

Learn more about new Stoneville cotton varieties:
Interview with Scott Asher, Bayer

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Soil Health Partnership Simulates Rain at FPS17

Carrie Muehling

The weather was perfect at the 2017 Farm Progress Show but it was raining in the Soil Health Partnership exhibit.

The highlight of the exhibit was a rainfall simulator, demonstrating the effects of rainfall on different types of management practices. The eye catching display provided an opportunity for the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership to promote different aspects of soil management and how those relate to water infiltration and soil health.

“This rainfall simulator shows how much better a healthy soil will take in water. It will reduce erosion, it will have less nutrient runoff,” says Jim Isermann, Soil Health Partnership Illinois field manager. “We try to tie that back to the more conventional farmers who are here today in that discussion about soil health and ultimately improving their bottom line over time, recognizing that it’s a slow process and it’s a long term commitment to soil health.”

Farmers who work with the Soil Health Partnership are doing long term studies on ground to see what kind of effect practices such as cover crops can have on both environmental side and bottom line economically.

Listen to Chuck’s interview with Jim Isermann at the 2017 Farm Progress Show: Interview with Jim Isermann, Soil Health Partnership

View all photos from FPS here: 2017 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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Achieve Your Personal Best Yields with Bayer’s Delaro™

Jamie Johansen

Bayer understands the need for chemistry that covers a broad range of environmental conditions. They also know the best way to do that is with a product that has two modes of action focused on advanced formulas with unique movement the entire growing season.

We spoke with Bayer’s Dr. Randy Myers during the 2017 Farm Progress Show who provided us with key grower benefits of their new product, Delaro.

“We’ve brought this new fungicide to the marketplace because we are trying to meet grower needs currently unmet. There are a number of fungicide choices out there and virtually all of them have similarities. We have to figure out what growers are needing, what the shortage is. Disease activity is increasing as we reduce tillage and have infections from one year to the next,” Myers said.

For both corn and soybeans, Delaro provides unbeatable broad-spectrum disease control, best-in-class dual mode of action residual and improved plant health.

Listen to my complete interview with Randy as he shares scouting tips and where you can go to learn more about fungicides that will help growers improve their bottom line.

Interview with Randy Myers, Bayer

View Bayer photos here: Bayer CropScience at #FPS17 Photo Album

View all photos from FPS here: 2017 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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Zimfo Bytes 9/8

Kelly Marshall

  • Lynzee Glass joins WATT Global Media’s marketing team as Forum Marketing Coordinator.  She is responsible for marketing, communications and event-specific projects for poultry, pig, animal feed and pet food companies.
  • Arysta LifeScience North America welcomes Greg Adams as the territory sales manager for Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and southern Missouri.
  • Pinnacle Operating Corporation is pleased to announce that Robert Marchbank has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.  Marchbank will lead Pinnacle’s agriculture retail and wholesale distribution businesses across 27 states.
  • MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, announced the conclusion of its fiscal year on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 2,806,706 contracts.
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John Deere Expands 9RX Tractor Lineup

Carrie Muehling

John Deere launched the new 9RX Narrow Track Tractor at the 2017 Farm Progress Show. The tractor is available in 420, 470 or 520 horsepower, with 18- or 24-inch wide belt tracks. Farmers looking to work within a track spacing of 88 or 120 inches can do that with these tractors, says Tiffany Turner, John Deere product marketing manager for large series tractors.

“It completes our row crop portfolio. It helps meet our customers’ needs,” says Turner. “They asked when this was coming and they were excited to see it on the lot.”

The 9RX Narrow Track Tractor is available for order today from local John Deere dealers with production beginning in January 2018.

Learn more in Chuck’s interview with Tiffany Turner from last week’s Farm Progress Show: Interview with Tiffany Turner, John Deere

View all photos from FPS here: 2017 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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GROWMARK Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts​

Cindy Zimmerman

GROWMARK has donated $50,000 to support relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey through the Midwest Fo​od Bank,​ a Salvation Army​ First Responder organization. The contribution was made through The GROWMARK Foundation, GROWMARK’s philanthropic arm which supports not-for-profit charitable organizations.

“They have put together disaster relief boxes to help those residents who have been affected by Harvey,” said GROWMARK Foundation manager Amy Bradford. “We know that Midwest Food Bank has sent five semis full of thousands of these boxes and hygiene kits to help in the Houston, Texas and Louisiana area.”

GROWMARK’s donation will enable the Midwest Food Bank and the Salvation Army to continue their important mission for as long as there is a need. In addition, Bradford says employees throughout the GROWMARK System continue to individually support relief efforts, and they will be watching the situation developing with Hurricane Irma to determine what help might be needed in the aftermath of that storm heading our way.

Click here to learn more about Midwest Food Bank and listen to this interview with Amy for details: Interview with Amy Bradford, GROWMARK

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John Deere 2025R Compact Tractor Gets Complete Overhaul

Jamie Johansen

The completely redesigned John Deere 2025R Compact Utility Tractor has a Final Tier 4-compliant diesel engine providing customers with an easy-to-use, versatile machine designed to tackle a variety of jobs. Jon Schebler, product manager for the 2025R series, took us through the specs of the redesigned tractor at the 2017 Farm Progress Show.

“When we think of this kind of tractor, we think about folks who have a small acreage. Maybe they have equine, some livestock and snow removal is a great application for this machine,” Schebler added.

The 2025R comes equipped with TwinTouch™ foot controls, allowing the operator to select speed and direction of travel with the light touch of a toe, reducing operator fatigue and increasing productivity. With the addition of the optional Auto-Throttle, the operator can automatically increase or decrease engine speed while pressing on either of the TwinTouch pedals. The 2025R also features equal forward and reverse ground speed, which, when combined with the TwinTouch pedals, allows for faster direction changes.

Listen to my complete interview with Jon here: Interview with Jon Schebler, John Deere

View John Deere photos here: John Deere at #FPS17 Photo Album

View all our photos from FPS here: 2017 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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Haller joins Brownfield as Research Director

Kelly Marshall

Ted Haller has been named director of the Brownfield Ag News research team. Haller comes from a diverse media background, working on the agency side and in radio for accounts like Bayer, Monsanto, Dow Animal Health, John Deere, AGCO and BASF. He has also been involved with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) and was part of the group that developed standardized ratings for Ag Radio.

“Ted’s experience and understanding of ag media makes him the perfect fit for our already well-established research team,” said John Baker, Senior Vice President of Brownfield. “Along with our award-winning broadcasters, dedicated affiliate relations crew and digital team, we are pleased to provide yet another resource for our advertising partners.”

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Vietnam to Resume Imports of U.S. DDGS

Cindy Zimmerman

The government of Vietnam has notified the U.S. that it will resume imports of American distillers dried grains (DDGS), which were suspended in December 2016 after reported detections of quarantine pests in U.S. shipments, according to USDA.

Prior to the suspension, Vietnam was the third-largest market for U.S. DDGS, with exports valued at more than $230 million in 2016. The resolution of this issue also opens the way for corn and wheat shipments, which were restricted due to previous treatment requirements.

The DDGS ban is one of several agricultural and other priority issues raised in connection with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Washington in May 2017, where he met with President Trump as well as Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Following the series of meetings, the two governments released a joint statement pledging to work closely together to resolve the DDGS issue.

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Bayer Campaign Focuses on Rural Health

Carrie Muehling

Bayer is partnering with American Heart Association to encourage wellness in rural communities. Statistics show 600,000 people die annually from heart disease, and about 20 percent of those people live in rural America. People in rural communities also have a 50 percent higher likelihood of having preventable heart disease.

In 2017, for every bag of LibertyLink soybean seed purchased, Bayer made a donation to the American Heart Association on behalf of that grower. Awareness is the goal, according to Allen Gent, strategic business lead at Bayer. “The intention was to really get out there and talk about something that’s impacting us as a society and ask how can we bring that message to rural America,” says Gent.

Bayer committed up to $500,000 to the American Heart Association’s Healthy For Good movement.

Learn more in Chuck’s interview with Allen Gent from last week’s Farm Progress Show: Interview with Allen Gent, Bayer

View Bayer photos here: Bayer CropScience at #FPS17 Photo Album

View all photos from FPS here: 2017 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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