December 26, 2018
New Products

New Product: Motivo Harvest Power Conversion System

Motivo Engineering announced its latest patent for a vehicle in the form of a tractor that features a mobile power conversion and distribution system.
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December 24, 2018
News

Best Practices for Soil Sampling

To maximize the accuracy of your test results, start by following these best practices for soil sampling.
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December 24, 2018
News

Why Does Soil pH Matter?

Soil tests may show a buffer pH result, which indicates the amount of agricultural lime required to neutralize the hydrogen ions from the soil.
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December 22, 2018
News

Fertilizer Associations to Absorb IPNI

The members and the Board of Directors of the International Plant Nutrition Institute voted last week to undertake a major organizational restructure that will include the transfer of key scientific assets and programs to The Fertilizer Institute, Fertili
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December 20, 2018
New Products

New Products: Tuctronics Irrigation Solutions

Tuctronics is a family partnership that has been engineering telemetry products for control and monitoring in agriculture for over 20 years, including its AgriNET cross-platform app.
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December 20, 2018
News

Kubota Names New President/CEO

Kubota Tractor Corporation announces the appointment of Harry Yoshida as the new president and CEO of Kubota Tractor Corporation and Kubota North America.
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December 19, 2018
News
Dave Bonner & CJ Baker

New Farm Bill Does Right by Sugar Growers

At first blush, the farm bill recently passed by Congress is being welcomed by sugarbeet growers in Wyoming.
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December 19, 2018
News

Irrigation Association Announces New Directors

These individuals started their three-year terms at the conclusion of the 2018 Irrigation Show and joined the 11 other members who are continuing their terms from previous years.
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December 17, 2018
News

Interpreting Phosphorus, Potassium Levels

Phosphorus and potassium are some of the most essential nutrients for a healthy crop. When testing your soil, it is important to analyze these nutrients to determine whether fertilizer is necessary to maximize yields.
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December 17, 2018
News

The Hidden Costs of Generic Seed Treatments

Seed treatments are a complex mix of active and inert ingredients. A poorly formulated seed treatment can lead to product separation, equipment clogging and dust-off.
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December 14, 2018
News

U.S. Groundwater in Peril?: Many rural parts of the U.S. rely exclusively on groundwater for agricultural and domestic use.

The U.S. groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought, according to a new research study that includes a University of Arizona hydrologist.
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December 14, 2018
News

Putting a Dollar Value on Irrigation Benefits: Research shows the extra ag production from irrigation from the High Plains Aquifer in Nebraska is valued at up to $2 billion per year.

Research shows the extra ag production from irrigation from the High Plains Aquifer in Nebraska is valued at up to $2 billion per year.
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December 14, 2018
News

Amalgamated, AGRANA Form Joint Venture : $40 million invested in new betaine crystallization plant in Austria

$40 million invested in new betaine crystallization plant in Austria
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December 13, 2018
News

Betaseed Thanks FFA Chapter

Betaseed, Inc. recently presented a $500 check to the FFA chapter in Scottsbluff, Neb., for its participation in Betaseed’s eigth annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day.
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December 13, 2018
News

Ag World Raises Thousands for Charity: Ag World Golf Classic donates $91,487 to Ronald McDonald House Charities Inland Northwest

Ag World Golf Classic donates $91,487 to Ronald McDonald House Charities Inland Northwest
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December 13, 2018
News
David Nutt

Big Picture Look at Climate Change Impact on U.S. Ag

A new Cornell University-led study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the region’s reliance on growing rain-fed crops.
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December 11, 2018
News
Mikkel Pates

Minn-Dak Farmer’s Co-op Optimistic

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, based in Wahpeton, N.D., wants to get back to its “gold standard” position in the sugar beet industry, but two years of weather, disease and equipment challenges have made that difficult.
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December 11, 2018
News
Andrew D. Brosig

Tour Offers Glimpse at Western Sugar Process

And every fall, diggers pull beets and load them into massive trucks for transport to the processing plants in Scottsbluff, Neb., and Torrington, Wyo. There, they disappear into one end of a factory and sugar emerges from the other end. But what happens i
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December 08, 2018
News

N.D. Producer Discusses Farm Bill

U.S. senator John Hoeven says if Congress is able to pass it before the end of the month, this will be the first time since 1990 a new Farm Bill is passed within the year it expires.
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December 08, 2018
News
Margy Eckelkamp

Five Fertilizer Trends to Watch

With annual fertilizer sales totaling $180 billion—that’s three times more than crop protection sales, three times more than seed sales and more than two times ag machinery sales—the fertilizer industry is quite complex.
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December 07, 2018
News
Danielle Church

American Crystal Meeting Provides Industry Update

More than 1,200 sugarbeet experts gather at the American Crystal Sugar and Red River Valley Sugarbeet Grower’s joint annual meeting.
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December 07, 2018
News
Christine Bradish

How Do Breeders Know What Parts of DNA Correspond to Traits?

In order to find the gene within a cell that control a trait, breeders collect data from the field, greenhouse and the lab.
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December 07, 2018
New Products, News

New Product Contest Winners Revealed at Irrigation Show

The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 New Product Contest at the Irrigation Show and Education Conference in Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 3-7.
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December 07, 2018
New Products, News

What's the Right Way to Buy a Tractor?

If you are thinking to buy a tractor this year, then there are some things you should consider beforehand. You might be having trouble if you are new to this and there are many options that come in a tractor which can confuse you.
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December 06, 2018
New Products

New Product: Battery-Powered Seametrics Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter

Seametrics, a leader in magnetic flow meter technology for the agricultural industry, announces the release of the AG90 insertion-style, battery-powered magnetic flow meter.
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December 06, 2018
New Products

Sentera Precision Ag Solution Price Promotion: Take $600 or more off the industry leading sensors when ordered in 2018

Take $600 or more off the industry leading sensors when ordered in 2018
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December 06, 2018
News

Mecham, Strickland Join Valley in Leadership Roles

Valley Irrigation announces the hiring of Trevor Mecham as vice president of global technology strategy–irrigation, and Joe Strickland as vice president and general manager of North America irrigation.
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December 05, 2018
New Products, News

Partnership Translates Farm Data into Financial Management

Rabo AgriFinance and Conservis will co-develop technology that makes it possible for U.S. crop farmers to connect their real-time field and management data with financial results.
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December 03, 2018
News
James Isleib

Beginning Farmers Series Offered Online

This convenient, affordable online program from Michigan State University Extension is designed to provide an overview of potential farm enterprises and business skills for beginners.
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December 01, 2018
News

Selecting Chemicals that Work for Your Farm

Farmer's Business Network has outlined some tips and tricks for how to put together your plan and then efficiently select and buy the best chemicals for that plan—without breaking the bank.
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December 01, 2018
News

The Contributions of Women in Agriculture

Michele De Waal didn’t choose the ag life. The ag life chose her. She was raised in a family of farmers in rural Kansas.
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