INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
August 31, 2013

Idaho may produce another ag record

Idaho's farm sector could set another record for total farm-gate receipts this year. With expenses continuing to rise, however, a new record for net f
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August 31, 2013

Iowa State prof: Genetically modified food is harmless

An Iowa State University food science professor said there is no reason to label foods that contain genetically modified foods though half of all U.S.
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August 30, 2013

GMOs and the "reverse halo effect": Trust is key to dispelling consumer fear

Slapping a `contains GMOs' label on a box of cereal has more nuanced effects than just informing a consumer what's in his food, Maria Konnikova report
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August 30, 2013

Southwest Idaho agriculture group sues Canyon Co.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)-A southwest Idaho group has filed a lawsuit against Canyon County to prevent officials from changing land zoned for agriculture to n
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August 29, 2013

Coffee flourishes where sugar once grew

KALAHEO, Hawaii-It looks something like a vineyard but it's row after row for acre after acre of head-tall coffee trees on a downward slope through th
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August 29, 2013

RISE meeting looks to the future

HALF MOON BAY, Calif.-Be prepared to unlearn basic things you know, because the future is here and with it will come leaps in such things as nanotechn
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August 29, 2013

Sugarbeet analysis earns UW Reflections magazine top award

What would happen to producer profits if Roundup Ready sugarbeet technology was no longer available and how facilitators help Wyoming citizens make gr
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August 28, 2013

Application for private fire aid due Aug. 30

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering special funding to help agricultural producers rehabilitate private land burned in recent wi
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August 28, 2013

BRANDT Sponsors Brazilian Driver to Launch BRANDT do Brasil

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-BRANDT, the professional agriculture company, is going to Brazil. And going big.
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August 28, 2013

U.S. ag machinery exports down

The first half of 2013 had a 9.5 percent decline in exports of U.S. agricultural equipment.
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August 27, 2013

Computer use continues to increase on the farm

Computer use continues to increase on America's farms.
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August 27, 2013

Sugar company fined for water quality violation

BOISE, Idaho (AP)-Federal regulators say the Amalgamated Sugar Co. has agreed to pay $7,500 for violating the Clean Water Act at its facility in Paul.
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August 27, 2013

USDA announces sugar purchases for Feedstock Flexibility Program

The Farm Service Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that purchase invitations have been extended to solicit bids t
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August 26, 2013

McCrometer Connect Wireless Systems on display at Irrigation Association Show

Visitors to the Irrigation Association Show on Nov 6-7 in Austin, Texas, will find the McCrometer Connect System suite of products in Booth 2134 provi
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August 26, 2013

Over 1-Million crop policies processed

National Crop Insurance Services says more than 1.1 million crop insurance policies have been processed as of Aug. 19.
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August 24, 2013

Contributions to I-522 lean heavily toward supporters

Nearly $5 million in contributions have poured into the campaigns surrounding Washington Ballot Initiative 522.
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August 24, 2013

States, Fertilizer Industry Collaborate To More Efficiently Report Tonnage Data

Michigan, South Carolina and Georgia are ready to go paperless.
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August 23, 2013

Ag documentary slated for March 2014 release

A feature-length documentary about the next generation of American farmers and ranchers is on track for release in March of 2014.
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August 23, 2013

Southwest Idaho canal systems to shut off water early

BOISE-Several Treasure Valley irrigation districts will start shutting water flows off in September, about a month earlier than normal.
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August 23, 2013

Spontaneous goat manure fire stinks up Vt. town

WINDSOR, Vt. (AP)-Officials say a pile of goat manure spontaneously caught fire, spreading stench and wrinkling noses through a Vermont town but causi
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August 22, 2013

As fires spread, call comes to reform forest policy

BOISE-Three U.S. senators called for a national commitment to better manage public lands to help prevent catastrophic wildfires Aug. 20 during a visit
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August 22, 2013

On voters' plates: genetically engineered crops

SEATTLE-Get ready for a food fight.
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August 21, 2013

Idaho irrigation company to stop flows early

NAMPA, Idaho-The largest irrigation district in southwest Idaho will shut down flows in its canal system Sept. 5, about a month earlier than normal.
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August 21, 2013

Three reasons why Sharapova was never going to change her name

Despite the rumors flying about, Maria Sharapova will not be changing her last name to "Sugarpova" for the U.S. Open, reports Darren Rovell for ESPN.c
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August 20, 2013

The GMO debate

WASHINGTON (AP)- One of the biggest stumbling blocks to securing a massive free trade agreement between the United States and Europe is a sharp disagr
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August 19, 2013

Water quality/nutrient mgmt. a priority at NRCS

Jason Weller, chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service says when it comes to addressing water quality/nutrient management issues in the U.S
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Agritech Corporation /Logan Farm Equipment

Over the past few years, the Logan Load-Pro truck bed has become the most popular bed on the market.
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Double L

The Double L 900 Series Truck Bed is a multi-purpose, self-unloading truck bed that meets all your harvest and handling needs.
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Frontier Manufacturing

Frontier Manufacturing, located in Wahpeton, N.D., builds high-quality, all-steel box truck buds among other products.
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Jack Roney

High-Profit Food Companies Target Growers

The Triantis study notes that if sugar policy was to be altered in any significant way-as the confectioners advocate-a large number of jobs supported
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Spudnik

Spudnik Equipment Company LLC in Blackfoot, Idaho, has been supplying the industry with quality bulk beds for more than 35 years.
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Tracy Eden

The financing landscape in year ahead--and beyond

Though we are now nearly four years past the official end of the Great Recession, obtaining credit remains challenging for many small- and mid-sized b
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Triniy Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.

Trinity Trailer of Boise, Idaho, introduces a new generation of light weight Eagle Bridge Stainless Steel spud beds.
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Dr. Robert Mikkelsen

What is "Sustainable" Anyway?

Sustainability is a phrase that gets thrown around so frequently that there is little consideration about what the word really means. After all, who c
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Better Beet Pilers Boost Production, Cut Costs: Drive standardization helps American Crystal Sugar Company

Standardizing three models of gear reducer drives for its fleet of sugarbeet pilers helped American Crystal Sugar Company improve reliability, reduce
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Crysteel Manufacturing

The 2-4 yard Tipper E-Series from Crysteel Manufacturing in Lake Crystal, Minn., is designed for landscape contractors who want both style and strengt
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August 18, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Select Truck Center Trailers

Select Truck Center's newly designed and tested bulk bed has won rave reviews from the first growers to purchase the product.
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August 18, 2013

Farm groups rally support for reform of immigration law

With fields left unharvested and farmers adjusting cultural practices due to a lack of willing and able employees, agricultural organizations includin
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August 18, 2013

Nation's Ag Land Values Continue To Rise

Farm real estate values in the U.S., which is a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $2,900 per acre for 2013, up 9.4
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August 17, 2013

Gowan and Isagro form partnership

Gowan Group and Isagro S.p.A. announced a partnership to marry Isagro's research and discovery capability with Gowan's field development and face to m
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August 17, 2013

Immigration activists rally in Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP)-Some 1,500 activists descended on the third-ranking House Republican's congressional district Wednesday to push for action on
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August 17, 2013

Lightsquared's owner sues Deere, others in GPS industry

Philip Falcone's Harbinger Capital on Friday sued agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co and Global Positioning System companies and groups for damag
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Dusty White Beets Spell Trouble: Powdery mildew can be devastating, but also controlled, experts say

It commonly first appears as a white, cotton-like substance on lower sugarbeet leaves before spreading.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Allen Thayer

Haresting Made Easy: Self-propelled machines pay off at Laracha farms

Keeping an even keel is imperative for sugarbeet growers.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
University of Missouri News Bureau

MU Researchers Develop App to Help Save Farmers' Lives

Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death among farmers and claim about 250 lives each year according to the National Institute of Occupational
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Betaseed Names Corporate Marketing Manager

Lisa Butzer is the new corporate marketing manager at Betaseed.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Donaldson Offers 3 Clean Diesel Fuel Kits

Donaldson Company Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, now offers three easy-to-install Clean Diesel Fuel Kits, each design
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Evaluate Soil Properties with Spectroradiometer

NIR spectroscopy is an excellent tool for evaluating soil properties.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Get Better Traction with M3 Plus

Mattracks, the innovator of 4x4 rubber track conversion systems, introduces the M3 Plus system for side-by-side utility terrain vehicles.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Mosaic Company's MicroEssentials.com Goes Mobile

The Mosaic Company has released a new digital tool for crop consultants, retail agronomists and farmers to gather information that can help increase e
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

New Microloan Program

A new federal microloan program seeks to help small and family operations, as well as novice and socially disadvantaged farmers.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Nominate Herbicide Resistance Fighters

Syngenta is accepting nominations for the 2013 Resistance Fighter of the Year program.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Story and Photos By Allen Thayer

Trials Under Way for Better Beets: Weed control, irrigation rates, herbicides among studies

University of Idaho Extension scientists met with more than 125 visitors at the annual Snake River Pest Management Tour on June 25 in Kimberly, Idaho.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Wyoming Refinery to Add Two Storage Silos

A crowd of some 50 dignitaries, sugarbeet growers and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead attended the groundbreaking ceremony for two new silos at the Wyoming Sug
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

ACH Seeds Selects District Market Manager

ACH Seeds named Jake Boersma as district market manager representing ACH Seeds' Crystal brand for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative and Mi
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue
Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President, ASGA

Farm Bill Failure in House Raises Quandary

The 2013 Farm Bill: Trying to get a farm bill passed has been a project of epic proportions.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

New Fingicide Helps Control Powdery Mildew

Arysta LifeScience North America & Isagro USA, Inc. recently partnered to launch Mettle.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Sugar Man of 2012 Chosen

Dalton Yancey, former chief executive officer of the Florida Sugarcane League, is the 2012 Sugar Man of the Year.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Trelleborg Expands Row Crop Tire Offering

The special design of the tire lug surface area minimizes the contact pressure in the center of the tread.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Western Sugar Begins Search for New CEO

The head of the Denver-based Western Sugar Cooperative plans to retire next year after more than a decade in the post.
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August 16, 2013| Published in the August 2013 issue

Western Sugar Cooperative Elects New Chairman

Nick Lapaseotes was elected chairman of the Western Sugar Cooperative Board of Directors in January 2013.
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August 16, 2013

AgSense, MapShots Join Forces For Real-Time Irrigation Data

Agriculture technology companies MapShots, Inc. and AgSense announced that they have teamed up to deliver real-time irrigation data for growers.
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August 16, 2013

Thatcher expects farm bill deadline to pass

Will Congress pass a farm bill by Sept. 30, when the extension of the 2008 farm bill expires?
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August 15, 2013

Syngenta spends $94 million to expand N.C. campus

Syngenta is set again to expand its Innovation Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
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August 15, 2013

Trimble Launches Connected Farm Fleet App

Trimble announced the launch of its Connected Farm Fleet app built to serve managers and technicians by enabling them to access their fleet informatio
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August 14, 2013| Published in the February 2012 issue

Valley Irrigation Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Valley Irrigation has added the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) to its control technology product line.
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August 14, 2013

Vilsack: Fast Action Needed On Farm Bill

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that the U.S. is at risk of losing its position as the pre-eminent exporter of corn, soybeans and oth
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August 14, 2013

Conference tackles farmland preservation

NAPA, Calif.-Farm Bureau members, state officials and agriculture advocates from across California came to Napa on Aug. 2 to dissect and address the q
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August 14, 2013

Momentum Building for `Zero-for-Zero' Sugar Policy

Legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) to end global sugar subsidies in favor of a free market has picked up key endorsements in recent
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August 14, 2013

Survey Shows Consumers Still Misled, Confused About Realities of Sugar Consumption

Americans' consumption of sugar (sucrose) has decreased by 35 percent in the past 42 years according to the United States Department of Agriculture (U
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August 13, 2013

Sugar Producers Use Radio to Turn Up the Dial in Policy Debate

With sugar prices slumping because of foreign subsidies and a new farm bill still far from completion, U.S. sugar producers are taking to the airwaves
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August 13, 2013

Sweet Deal: Sugar Subsidy Fight Has Paid Off for Hawaii Delegation

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The fight in Congress over eliminating sugar subsidies has been good to members from Hawaii.
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August 13, 2013

GMOs and a potential U.S.-Europe pact

The United States and Europe have reportedly begun negotiations for a new free-trade agreement that would be the biggest in the world and provide an e
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August 13, 2013

Seeking support, biotech food companies pledge transparency

With pressure growing to label genetically modified foods, the developers of biotechnology crops are starting a campaign to gain support for their pro
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August 12, 2013

Jolley: The new world of American agriculture

The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank hosts an annual look at world agriculture and this year the theme was, "The Shifting Nexus of Global Agriculture.
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August 12, 2013

Obama wants improvements in fertilizer safety

President Obama has engaged his administration in the process of improving chemical safety for handling and storage of ammonium nitrate at the urging
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August 11, 2013

DuPont seeks exit from paints business to focus on farms

DuPont is exploring the sale of its once-lucrative performance chemicals unit, turning its back on the unpredictable paint business to focus on its th
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August 10, 2013

Caprotec Bioanalytics and Bayer sign research agreement

Caprotec Bioanalytics GmbH and Bayer CropScience announced that they have entered a second research collaboration to identify and elucidate a tractabl
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August 09, 2013

Have low-drift nozzles prevented drift?

This is the time of the year we need to pay extra attention to reducing spray drift because some of us are applying herbicides that could create serio
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August 08, 2013

GEOSYS Field Profit Planner introduced

GEOSYS Inc. announced today its launch of the GEOSYS Field Profit Planner, a comprehensive tool for farmers and their advisors who pursue high efficie
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August 07, 2013

Register now for one of a kind safety school

There is still time to register for the National Agronomic Environmental Health and Safety School that will be held at the ASMARK Institute AgriCenter
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August 06, 2013| Published in the November 2012 issue

USDA Announces 2012 Crop Sugar Loan Rates

The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced loan rates for 2012-crop (Fiscal Year 2013) sugar as required by the 2008 Farm Bill.
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August 06, 2013| Published in the January 2013 issue

Gray Appointed Agriculture Chair of Excellence in Engagement

The Purdue University Board of Trustees has ratified the appointment of Allan Gray as the Agriculture Chair of Excellence in Engagement.
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August 06, 2013

UAV for ag use will be solar powered

During a keynote at the small unmanned systems business expo in San Francisco, Calif., the CEO of Alta Devices, Christopher Norris, explained that sma
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August 05, 2013

Bayer CropScience plans to open new R&D site

Bayer CropScience plans to consolidate and expand its U.S.-based R&D operations for vegetable seeds and biological crop protection products in a new s
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August 05, 2013

USDA tries new strategy to stem glut of sugar imports

WASHINGTON-U.S. sugarcane and sugarbeet farmers, including those in the Red River Valley, are bracing for a flood-but not one caused by the weather. R
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August 04, 2013

Farmers speak about climate change's impact on ag

BOISE-Several Idaho farmers told Boise residents July 27 that extreme weather and drought are negatively impacting Idaho agriculture and asked them to
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August 03, 2013

Money pours into GMO labeling initiative

With a little more than three months remaining before Election Day, supporters of a law requiring the labeling of some genetically modified foods have
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August 03, 2013

The name blame game

There are two problems with the "Monsanto Protection Act."
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August 02, 2013

House Republicans to propose $40 billion cut to SNAP

Reports are House Republicans are going to propose a $40 billion cut to funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the nutrit
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August 02, 2013

Iowa Ag Secretary speaks out about fertilizer regulations

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey said July 23 that any attempt to regulate fertilizer applications to improve water quality would fail to solve
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August 02, 2013

More CRP land expires than enrolled, FSA says

Much more acreage is set to expire Sept. 30 from the federal Conservation Reserve Program than was awarded during the recent general signup period, ac
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August 01, 2013

Ryan reveals his and House immigration plans

When the Senate passed its immigration reform bill a couple of weeks ago, House Republicans pronounced it "Dead on Arrival" and pledged they would dev
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August 01, 2013

Topcon and Farmers Edge sign agreement

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has signed a global licensing agreement with Farmers Edge, a provider of farm management and precision agronomy ser
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