INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
November 30, 2018
News

N.D.'s Born Named AGCO Operator of the Year: Operator of the Year celebrates application professionals for their work and personal accomplishments.

Operator of the Year celebrates application professionals for their work and personal accomplishments.
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November 30, 2018
News

Is It Possible to Control Weeds Late in the Year?: With dropping temperatures, many wonder if it is too late to control weeds.

With dropping temperatures, many wonder if it is too late to control weeds.
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November 30, 2018
News

Ag Leaders Decry USDA Move: Agency changes would cripple support efforts, they say

Twenty-one leaders from the U.S. agricultural community, this week sent a letter to Congress expressing concern about the decision to relocate two USDA research agencies outside Washington, D.C.
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November 30, 2018
News

Is Your Machinery Ready for Winter?: Six steps to ensure your equipment is prepped for winter storage

Six steps to ensure your equipment is prepped for winter storage
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November 29, 2018
News

Micronutrients Are No Small Thing

Just because the plant uses them in smaller quantities than macronutrients, doesn’t mean that micronutrients aren’t essential for crop production.
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November 29, 2018
News

Thomson Joins Vive Board of Directors

Vive Crop Protection welcomes Paul Thomson to its board of directors. Thomson has nearly 30 years of experience in agriculture, including overseeing the product development activities at Vive since 2015.
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November 29, 2018
News
Tom Milstead

Torrington Factory to Stop Production

For the first time since 1923, Western Sugar will no longer process sugarbeets in Goshen County, Wyo.
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November 29, 2018
New Products

New Product: AgXplore Microcoat

Microcoat is a blend of five essential micro- and secondary nutrients, including magnesium, sulfur, manganese, molybdenum and zinc, with a proprietary delivery package.
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November 28, 2018
New Products

New Product: Mahindra Expands Retriever UTV Lineup: Industry-leading Gas Crew Retriever delivers comfortable six-seater

Industry-leading Gas Crew Retriever delivers comfortable six-seater
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November 28, 2018
News
Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana

Montana Governor Salutes Growers

With harvest 2018 in the books, Montana agriculture is looking back on a solid year with much thanks to the folks who do good work day in and day out to support Montana’s most important industry. With production up nearly across the board, the backbone of
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November 28, 2018
News

Obesity Continues to Rise Even as Sugar Consumption Falls

Sugar is not the cause of the obesity "epidemic," and raising taxes on sugary drinks, as certain groups regularly call for, is doomed to failure, shows a publication released this week.
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November 26, 2018
News

Finding Consensus Crucial for Ag Policy: Regulations, litigation, trade issues and commodity markets affect crop protection industry.

Regulations, litigation, trade issues and commodity markets affect crop protection industry.
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November 26, 2018
New Products

Hummingbird Launches High-tech Irrigation Tool

Hummingbird’s irrigation tool was designed based on the three key factors determine a crop’s water requirement: weather, crop leaf area and soil type.
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November 26, 2018
News

Calendar: SSSA International Soils Meeting: Jan. 6-9 in San Diego

Jan. 6-9 in San Diego
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November 19, 2018
News

AGCO Announces Operator of the Year Finalists : Operator of the Year celebrates application professionals for their work and personal accomplishments.

Operator of the Year celebrates application professionals for their work and personal accomplishments.
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November 17, 2018
New Products

New Product: Modine Model BTP Unit Heater: Cutting-edge HVAC manufacturer releases new commercial unit heater that combines features from two previous models

Cutting-edge HVAC manufacturer releases new commercial unit heater that combines features from two previous models
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November 16, 2018
New Products

New Product: Fendt High-horsepower Tractors

Fendt’s lineup of high-horsepower tractors offers five series to meet the needs of all types of operations, whether tackling daily livestock chores, planting, doing deep tillage, or moving heavy loads.
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November 16, 2018
News

Calendar: Soil Health Summit: Jan. 15-16 in St. Louis

Jan. 15-16 in St. Louis The Soil Health Partnership works closely with diverse organizations toward common goals of improving soil health worldwide.
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November 16, 2018
New Products

New Product: Locus AG Rhizolizer Organic Probiotic

OMRI recently approved an organic formulation of Rhizolizer, a line of non-GMO microbial soil amendments that has proven to be highly successful in increasing yields and reducing time to harvest.
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November 15, 2018
News

Soil’s History: A Solution to Soluble Phosphorus?: Past applications of phosphorus fertilizers affect availability to crops

Past applications of phosphorus fertilizers affect availability to crops
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November 15, 2018
News
Bill Gates

Bill Gates: Why I Love Fertilizer

I’ve never been shy about my passion for fertilizer. It’s a magical innovation that’s responsible for saving millions of lives from hunger and lifting millions more out of poverty by boosting agricultural productivity.
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November 13, 2018
New Products

New Product: Reinke Annex Pivot Controller

Reinke introduces its RPM Annex pivot controller, a device that wires into main control panels and allows growers to upgrade to the latest technology by “annexing” their existing panels.
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November 13, 2018
New Products

New Product: White Planters VER Planting Toolbars: New vacuum-electric-ready toolbars can be fully customized with Precision Planting components

New vacuum-electric-ready toolbars can be fully customized with Precision Planting components
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November 09, 2018
New Products

New Product: Sentera AGX840 Quad Sensor: Sentera integrates AGX840 gimbaled quad sensor with DJI Matrice 200 Series drones

Sentera integrates AGX840 gimbaled quad sensor with DJI Matrice 200 Series drones
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November 09, 2018
News

Product: Valley PolySpan

In some areas, growers are battling declining water quality. In other areas, corrosive water has been a way of life for years. Some farmers have opportunities to pump wastewater or effluent water. And in other cases, growers run corrosive chemicals throug
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November 09, 2018
News
Samantha Loomis

Manure Translates to Nutrients, Clean Water

Every farm that houses livestock produces manure. But not every farm processes that manure – at least not with a nutrient-concentration system. Enter AQUA Innovations.
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November 09, 2018
News

Palmer Amaranth's Shocking Growth Rate

This time-lapse video from Purdue University shows Palmer amaranth growing an astonishing 1 inch per day for three weeks.
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November 08, 2018
News
Jonathan Knutson

Fighting the Spread of Palmer Amaranth

Tom Peters estimates he received 200 to 300 weed samples for identification this growing season. That’s a sure sign that North Dakota agriculturalists are working to control the spread of this dangerous weed.
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November 08, 2018
News

AMVAC Launches Enhanced Website

The website design includes a robust search function for agricultural and environmental protection products, retailers and field representatives, and marketing and sales campaigns and product promotions.
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November 08, 2018
Feature

Crystal Clear: ACH Seeds / Crystal Beet Seed annual summary

ACH Seeds / Crystal Beet Seed annual summary
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November 07, 2018
Feature

Expect the Best: Seedex seed produces results

The strong vigor and purity of Seedex genetics ultimately results in good yield and sugar performance.
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November 07, 2018
New Products

New Product: Reinke Advanced Plus Control Panel

Reinke introduces RPM Advanced Plus, a main control panel that combines multiple controls with a simple-to-use touchscreen.
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November 07, 2018
News
Betaseed Staff

Looking Forward: Betaseed continues to improve operations throughout North America

Betaseed continues to improve operations throughout North America
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November 06, 2018
News

Avoiding the Big Bang: Protecting facilities from sugar dust explosions

Protecting facilities from sugar dust explosions
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November 06, 2018
News

Second Round of Tariff Relief Payments Coming This Winter

The Trump administration will likely begin its second multibillion-dollar round of payments to farmers through the Market Facilitation Program by December, according to media reports.
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November 06, 2018
News
Renée Jean

Better Beets, Faster Seed Certifications

Seed certification of disease-free stock typically takes several weeks in a lab to accomplish. That’s because the protocol requires actually growing out the seeds, to see whether any diseases are present.
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November 06, 2018
News
Alex Martin

Revolutionizing with CRISPR

CRISPR-Cas9 is revolutionizing the way we create novel crops, but why should growers care?
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November 05, 2018
News
Bob Collins

Museum Celebrates Beauty in the Beets

Allan Dragseth’s first job after graduating from the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston in 1957 was harvesting sugar beets. It was also the last job he had and every job in between.
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November 05, 2018
News
Preston Parmley, Product Manager, Valley Irrigation

Take Flight: Using drones to improve irrigation efficiency

Using drones to improve irrigation efficiency
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November 05, 2018
New Products, News
Mike Newland, Propane Education & Research Council

Farm Fuel of the Future: Propane-powered engines, dual fuel systems offer savings and efficiency

Propane-powered engines, dual fuel systems offer savings and efficiency
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November 03, 2018
News

Octobrrrr: Month of Extremes Frustrated N.D. Growers

Duane Maatz had high hopes the majority of the beet harvest would be finished as early as Oct. 6—but his hopes froze as quickly as the ground did.
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November 03, 2018
News

Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship Winners Announced

Syngenta congratulates Tennessee State University master’s student Uzoamaka Abana and University of Minnesota bachelor’s student Sierra Williamson as the national winners of the fifth annual Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship.
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November 03, 2018
News

Fertilizers’ Impact on Soil Health Compared

In a newly published study, researchers dug into how fertilizing with manure affects soil quality, compared with inorganic fertilizer.
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November 02, 2018
News
Barb Glen

GM Beets Have Revolutionized the Industry: Growers say glyphosate-tolerant varieties have eased crop management and reduced crop’s environmental impact.

Growers say glyphosate-tolerant varieties have eased crop management and reduced crop’s environmental impact.
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November 02, 2018
News

Helm Agro US Hires Marketing Leader

Helm Agro US, Inc. announces the hiring of Adam Hensley as the company’s new marketing and business development leader.
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November 02, 2018
News
Chabella Guzman

Wyoming/Nebraska Harvest Wrapping Up

The sugarbeet harvest in the Nebraska Panhandle and eastern Wyoming will be about 99 percent done by Nov. 4, even with the early snow and freeze.
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November 02, 2018
News

Midterms Could Affect Farm Bill, Trade: A change in either or both chambers, or a slimmer majority, may mean more scrutiny toward President Trump’s handling of agricultural matters.

A change in either or both chambers, or a slimmer majority, may mean more scrutiny toward President Trump’s handling of agricultural matters.
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November 01, 2018
News

Michigan State Named Partner in Socially Impactful Research

Michigan State University was named a foundational partner in the Advancing Research and its Impact on Society Center, or ARIS, made possible by a $5.2 million National Science Foundation grant.
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November 01, 2018
News

NAMA Launches Student Sales Competition

The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced plans to launch a new competition for student members in conjunction with the 2019 Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City.
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November 01, 2018
News

Finding New Homes for ERS, NIFA

USDA receives of 136 expressions of interest in hosting ERS and NIFA
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November 01, 2018
News

Ag Groups Emphasize Dire Need for Farm Bill Completion

The 2014 farm bill expired on Sept. 30. Both the House and Senate have passed separate versions of the legislation. Lawmakers are now working to draft a single bill for Congress to approve and send to President Donald Trump for his signature.
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