SOTU Mentions Family Farms But Not Farm Bill
President Joe Biden made no mention of passing a farm bill in his State of the Union address Thursday night, but he did claim to have already made life better for farmers in the nation.
“Because of my investments, family farms, my secretary of agriculture knows more about this than anybody I know, are better able to stay in the family and their children and grandchildren won’t have to leave home to make a living. It’s transformative,” said President Biden.
Not sure what he means by that, but here is the quote.
Biden SOTU family farms :21
RhizoSorb®Takes Off at Classic
It was a year ago at Commodity Classic that Phospholutions introduced RhizoSorb® and this year they are ready to go full scale with a product that is the first proven fertilizer technology to reduce phosphorus use by 50% while preserving grower yields.
“We just recently completed a life cycle analysis that shows we can reduce carbon emissions 45% compared to MAP (Mono-Ammonium Phosphate fertilizer), said Craig Dick, VP of Sales and Marketing at Phospholutions. “That’s huge with the impending 45Z low carbon fuels initiative. It can really help a grower lower his carbon index score…every little bit potentially matters.”
There was a lot of grower interest in RhizoSorb® during a session at Classic and at the booth. To help farmers adopt RhizoSorb 8-39-0 this year Dick says they are offering the RhizoSorb Grower Guarantee to corn growers who purchase a minimum of 200 acres.
Learn more in this interview from Commodity Classic.
Classic24 Craig Dick, Phospholutions 3:55
SD Paves Way for Pipeline Project to Move Forward
Summit Carbon Solutions
“Our goal has been for South Dakota producers to have market access to value-added opportunities while protecting property rights on both sides of this issue,” said Scott VanderWal, SDFB president. “We also fought to ensure that affected landowners would be treated fairly and share in profits. Both affected property owners and counties will have an annual amount to apply toward property tax relief or county general funds.”
A $.50 per linear foot annual property tax credit will go to affected landowners. The county tax credit is tied to a claim of the federal tax credit in 45Q by a pipeline company.
Summit Carbon Solutions CEO Lee Blank at 2024 National Ethanol Conference
Blank was on a panel at the recent National Ethanol Conference where he had a very frank discussion with Renewable Fuels Association VP for Strategy and Innovation Tad Hepner about where the pipeline project stands right now. He said that the company has “hardened (its) attitude towards accomplishing this project” in spite of all the set backs and challenges and he admits they made some mistakes at the beginning. “To be fair, I think we deserved a little criticism early…which is the reason I think the original founders of the company decided to take a more agricultural role,” said Blank. “We have made 5800 route changes to this pipe because we do recognize now how that landowner values his acre.”
Listen to some of Blank’s comments on the panel here:
NEC24 Lee Blank, Summit Carbon Solutions, panel comments 9:50
Envita SC Nitrogen Fixing Compound Approved in California
Azotic Technologies announces approval of Envita® SC today by the California Department of Food and Agriculture for agricultural use in California.
Envita® SC is a highly effective nitrogen-fixing product based on Gd (Gluconocetobacter diazotrophicus) that creates a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, stems and leaves, fixing nitrogen from inside plant cells. Envita SC is one of the most efficient N-fixing microbes available for use in agricultural applications and has demonstrated outstanding results across a multitude of crops worldwide.
The company’s Global VP Commercial, Thomas Chavez, states that “Azotic® has confirmed results (N-fixation) of Envita SC, with expanding market access in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The company has demonstrated efficacy in a variety of crops that ensure significant benefits to growers.”
Aaron Eddy, US National Sales Manager, emphasizes that this registration is timely as farmers in California are looking for new and effective crop inputs. Envita SC can be applied post-emergence foliar or in-furrow at planting, which fits seamlessly with modern farming practices.
ZimmCast 727 – Syngenta at Commodity Classic 2024
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast.
Once again I learned all about what’s new in the world of agribusiness for Syngenta during the Commodity Classic which was just held in Houston, TX. So this episode will feature interviews I did in the Syngenta booth.
Between Cindy and myself this was our 7th conference of the year. You can find virtual newsrooms from them all on AgNewsWire.com. In there are photos and lots of interviews.
So, these are some interview I picked out to provide a good selection of topics from Syngenta: Eric Boeck, Regional Director North America Seeds at Syngenta; Liz Hunt, Sustainable & Responsible Business Head, Syngenta; Jim Shertzer, Head of Branded Marketing, Syngenta North America Seeds; Matt Dolch and Jared Benson, NK corn and soybean product managers; Kramer Farney, Golden Harvest head of marketing
Next on the AgriBlogging Highway Cindy will be at the ACE DC Fly-in. I will be at the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit and National Ag Day activities. Then we will both be at the Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City, MO with a booth in the Connection Point. We launched ZimmComm publicly at the 2004 Agri-Marketing Conference.
We are already celebrating 20 years since we created ZimmComm and “What a long, strange trip it’s been.” BTW. I did see Grateful Dead live and in concert many, many years ago.
Listen to the episode here:ZimmCast 727 - Syngenta at Commodity Classic (26:80)
That’s the ZimmCast for this week. I hope you enjoyed it and thank you for listening.
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Study Finds Higher Corn Yield with Pivot Bio Microbial Nitrogen
A recent study at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment found that replacing 40 pounds of synthetic nitrogen with Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 can increase corn yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizer. The study showed an average corn yield of 195 bushels per acre across nitrogen rates, and plots treated with PROVEN 40 yielded an average of 11 bushels per acre more than the control plots.
Higher yields also suggest that applying microbial nitrogen in furrow can help bridge the nitrogen gap that can occur in fields with cover crop rotations. This occurs because the nitrogen is delivered directly to the roots, avoiding competition with cover crop residue. The increase is particularly noteworthy given the use of cereal rye cover crops and the lack of rainfall during various parts of the growing season. Under normal conditions, cereal rye competes with corn for available nitrogen.
Similarly, studies at North Carolina State University found that replacing 40 pounds of synthetic nitrogen with PROVEN 40 resulted in increased nitrogen and potassium uptake, resulting in greater biomass. Other results from the studies indicated higher corn yields.
“The study’s findings underscore the potential of microbial nitrogen fertilizer to maintain and even increase crop yields while reducing dependency on synthetic fertilizers,” said Clayton Nevins, senior agronomic scientist for Pivot Bio. “Not only are you replacing 40 pounds of synthetic nitrogen, but you are also delivering nitrogen straight to the roots, boosting plant health earlier in the season.”
Commodity #Classic24 Was a Record Breaker
The 2024 Commodity Classic blasted off into a new galaxy last week in Houston with the largest attendance ever at 11,500 attendees, smashing the previous record of 10,400 last year in Orlando. There were more than 4,600 farmers at the February 28-March 2 event this year along with exhibitors, industry stakeholders, and ag media.
This year’s event featured more than 30 educational sessions, two sold-out trade show floors with over 435 exhibitors, a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, and policy meetings of the sponsoring commodity associations. Established in 1996, Commodity Classic is presented annually by the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers, and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
One of the highlights of the event is hearing from Commodity Classic organization leaders on stage – listen here.
Classic24 Organization leaders 43:16
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Meister Media Worldwide Announces CEAg World
Meister Media Worldwide announces the launch of CEAg World, the new and innovative multi-media global business “Advancing Food Under Cover.” The new global brand will strive to represent all segments of crops grown in controlled environments, including greenhouses, hoop houses and high tunnels, operations using shading or netting, vertical farms, container farms, and more.
The new CEAgWorld.com is the central hub for growers, produce companies, food retailers, academia, private industry, and other allies for insights and intelligence to advance this new generation of food grown under cover. “Local, fresh produce grown in controlled environments connects the food value chain from growers to final consumers and offers many economic, sustainability-related and consumer advantages,” Karen Varga, CEAg World Content Lead said. “Our mission is to fully connect and engage all these innovators, online and in person, to lead this new industry forward.”
CEAg World’s initial focus will be on greenhouse-grown produce, the largest and most rapidly expanding controlled environment industry segment, in the United States and Canada, under the brand CEAg World Greenhouse Produce. With support from Charter Partners Berger, BioSafe Systems, BioTherm, Greener Solutions International, Legacy Labor and Philips, CEAg World Greenhouse Produce is mobilizing the industry to help it fully realize the unique opportunities for greenhouse-grown produce.