Regulatory Issues Top Bayer Legislative Priorities

Lizzy Schultz September 15, 2016

Several major regulatory challenges have affected growers throughout the United States this year, between the EPA’s decision to cancel the registration of Bayer’s insecticide flubendiamide to the latest controversy surrounding Atrazine. Jim McVaney, Senior Director of Federal Regulations and Policy for Bayer, was on hand during the 2016 Farm Progress Show to discuss the major regulatory issues affecting agriculture today and the ways that Bayer is working in Washington to protect growers and the resources that are important to them.

“I think there is a void with understanding these regulations and their impact on much of agriculture in the United States within the Forest Services as well as within the EPA, these agencies are not as well acquainted with the day to day challenges faced by farmers as the USDA is,” he said in an interview during Farm Progress Show.

McVaney emphasized the importance of pursuing regular interaction with regulators at the EPA, as well as the absolute necessity of all sectors and businesses within agriculture sticking together and acting as allies when fighting regulatory pressures.

“It’s important for the entire agriculture industry to stick together, particularly as we’re coming to the end of an administration,” he said. “There’s always the risk of those midnight regulations coming out that have been sidelined for a while because they’re a little too hairy to do in the middle of an administration, so we’re expecting some challenging rules to potentially come down still.”

Learn more in Cindy’s full interview with McVaney here:
Interview with Jim McVaney, Bayer

View and download photos from the event here: 2016 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

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What’s Your Opinion of the Bayer-Monsanto Deal?

Jamie Johansen September 14, 2016

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How long until we have autonomous tractors on the market??”

Both New Holland and Case IH debuted autonomous concept tractors during the Farm Progress Show. It seems many believe we will see these tractors on the marketplace sooner than later.

Here are the poll results:

Very soon – 30%
5 years out – 27%
10 years out – 14%
20 years out – 18%
Never – 8%
Other – 3%

Our new ZimmPoll is live and asks the question, What’s your opinion of the Bayer-Monsanto deal?

The mega merger between Bayer AG and Monsanto Company was officially announced this week. We did a ZimmPoll on the topic back in May, but now that it is a done deal, we thought it would be good to do it again and see if we get the same results.

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CNH Reman – Beyond a Rebuild

Jamie Johansen September 14, 2016

In agriculture, the CNH Industrial brands are household names, but few probably understand the impact CNH Reman has on dealers globally and the equipment in your fields. They opened their doors to ag media this week to share their passion for going ‘Beyond a Rebuild.’

CNH Reman services and provides parts exclusively for Case IH, Case Construction, New Holland Agriculture and New Holland Construction. Jamie Sullivan, marketing manager for CNH Reman, said, “When it comes to remanufacturing, our raw materials are cores that already exist. We don’t have to mine for it or go through the smelting process because it is already there. It requires less energy to remanufacture a part than to create it from scratch.”

There a number of benefits for both farm and construction equipment owners, but also the dealerships. Warranty coverage is provided to dealers because quality has been built into the process. Equipment owners also get a timely product at a significantly lower cost.

Dealer training is extremely important to CNH Reman along with keeping the communication lines open. Their goal is to help them tell that story to the customer, the end user. Learn more about those programs and the Reman Technical Center (RTC) in my complete interview with Jamie. Interview with Jamie Sullivan, CNH Reman

View and download photos from the event here: CNH Reman Photo Album

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ZimmCast on Big Bayer-Monsanto Deal

Cindy Zimmerman September 14, 2016

After months of negotiations, Bayer AG and Monsanto Company today signed a definitive merger agreement to create a “Global Leader in Agriculture.” The $128 per share all-cash transaction, represents a 44 percent premium to Monsanto shareholders and an aggregate value of $66 billion – so it’s a really big deal.

Following a one hour global press conference, Liam Condon of Bayer and Dr. Robb Fraley with Monsanto held calls with small groups of reporters in the U.S., including us, Brownfield, Ag Week and Farm Journal – so that is our ZimmCast for this week.

Listen here: ZimmCast on Bayer Monsanto Deal

Subscribe to the ZimmCast podcast here.

Check out some of our recent audio, video and photos of Bayer in Germany and at the Farm Progress Show.
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New Eight Row Folding Corn Head from Deere

Kelly Marshall September 14, 2016

Brand new from John Deere is an option for an 8-row folding corn head. The 608FC corn head can be used with group 6 and 7 S-Series combines, offering an easier solution for transporting on narrow roads. It also eliminates the need for header trailers, tow vehicles and related manpower.

“Harvesting with a new John Deere 8 row folding corn head can lower operating costs and allow customers to harvest addition acres per move by not having to transport the head separately,” explains Roger Maes, senior marketing representative fore John Deere Harvester Works. “That helps contribute to their bottom line and make them much more productive and profitable.”

The new head is offered in 30-inch row spacing with or without the stalk chopping option. Like all heads in the 600 series it also has improved row unit slip clutch and drive shaft interface to help it hold up against today’s robust hybrids.

“The 608FC is the ideal green-on-green header solution for customers that need to drive down narrow roads to access fields they need to harvest, without having to transport the head separately,” Maes says. “It’s much more durable, productive and economical option than other folding 8-row headers currently available, plus it’s fully supported by the extensive John Deere dealer network.”

Chuck Zimmerman was on hand to see the grand unveiling and took video of the corn head folding, coming to a rest at 10.9 feet wide– narrower than the inside set of tires.

Listen to his interview here: Kevin Ripple, John Deere

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Bayer and Monsanto Officials Discuss Agreement

Cindy Zimmerman September 14, 2016

Officials with Bayer AG and Monsanto Company held a press conference this morning on the announced merger agreement.

Participants in the press conference included Werner Baumann, CEO of Bayer AG; Hugh Grant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto (both pictured here); and Liam Condon, head of the Crop Science Division.

Download and listen here: Press conference on Bayer-Monsanto deal - opening comments

Most of Q and A: Press conference on Bayer-Monsanto deal - Q and A

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Zimfo Bytes

Lizzy Schultz September 14, 2016

The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), a Wisconsin nonprofit that is nationally recognized for hosting the country’s largest annual organic farming conference, has hired John Mesko to serve as the organization’s new leader.
Linda, L. Chezem J.D., a lawyer with 22 years of experience on the Indiana trial and appellate bench as well as a significant University-based career, has joined Protect The Harvest as a new member of the organization’s Board of Directors.
Charleston|Orwig recently announced the hire of Karen Potratz as a new Senior Account Supervisor within its client services team.

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#IFAJTour16 – Part 12 – Bayer Phytobac

Chuck Zimmerman September 14, 2016

Here is my final episode in a series from tour stops during the 2016 IFAJ Congress in Germany. In this program David Lembrich, Product Stewardship Manager at Bayer gives us an overview of the Bayer Phytobac system. This is a system Bayer has created to prevent contamination of surface waters. An example would be a crop protection products. Any pesticides in the rinse water that is left over after cleaning in the farmyard are broken down in exactly the same way as they would be naturally – only more efficiently. It is a customizable system for different size operations and needs. Here’s an infographic that might be helpful to understand the system.

The Phytobac™ system developed by Bayer experts ensures that contaminants cannot get into sewage systems or nearby bodies of water when spraying equipment is filled or cleaned on the farm. The dirty water first flows into a mud tank, where the rough dirt settles as sediment. The clear residual liquid is stored in the second tank and fed in doses into the substrate container filled with farm soil and straw. The straw serves as an additional source of carbon which promotes microbial degradation. Measurement and control elements regulate the soil moisture levels, creating ideal living conditions for microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. The enzymes in these tiny helpers break down residues of fungicides, herbicides and insecticides while the water evaporates.

You can listen to the presentation here or watch below to learn more: David Lembrich, Presentation

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GROWMARK Puts 4R in Focus at #FarmProgressShow

Lizzy Schultz September 14, 2016

Nutrient management and stewardship was a hot topic at the 2016 Farm Progress Show, and the team at GROWMARK FS was on hand during this year’s event to speak with growers about a variety of innovative solutions to all of their nutrient management concerns.

Tim Berkland, Strategic Agronomy Marketing Manager for GROWMARK, sat down with AgWired’s Cindy Zimmerman to discuss some of the company’s latest nutrient management programs, including N-Watch , which pulls different soil samples at different times of the year to get a comprehensive soil profile for growers to stay as informed as possible when moving forward with nutrient management strategies.

“Nitrogen is so variable, it’s so weather dependent and changes from year to year, and N-Watch is just one program that we’re using to help growers dial in their nitrogen program,” said Berkland. “We work with growers on strategizing and building a nutrient plan, trying to place those nutrients at the right place and the right time while using the right source and the right.”

Learn more in Cindy’s full interview with Tim here:
Interview with Tim Berkland, GROWMARK

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