Serving the National Sugar Industry HOME SUBSCRIBE INDUSTRY DIRECTORY NEW PRODUCTS MAGAZINE NEWS RESEARCHERS EXTRAS Past Issues: Select May 2013April 2013March 2013February 2013January 2013November/December 20October 2012June/July 2012August/September 201 Sugar Industry News Vilsack on more options for organic ag growth Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has unveiled a number of changes and initiatives at the USDA designed to support the growth organic agriculture production. Friday, May 24 Fed says non-irrigated farm land values up Values of non-irrigated farm land rose in parts of the U.S. Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains in the first quarter of the year, according to the Kansas City federal reserve bank. Friday, May 24 Syngenta opens new $72 million Advanced Crop Lab Syngenta unveiled its new crop research facility during a grand opening celebration at the company's Research Triangle Park Innovation Center. Friday, May 24 Senate defeats sugar policy reform On a 55 to 45 vote Wednesday, the Senate defeated an attempt to change the sugar policy in the next farm bill. Thursday, May 23 Fertilizer plant fire cause undetermined The fire and explosion at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant is still under investigation and the cause of the fire that ignited an ammonium nitrate explosion is undetermined at this time. Thursday, May 23 Global N fertilizer market to reach $110 billion by 2017 The global nitrogen fertilizer market is forecast to reach an estimated $109.83 billion in 2017 with good progress over the next five years. Thursday, May 23 New pesticide record-keeping app from ISU Iowa State University Extension and Outreach worked with iOS app developer Rade | Eccles to develop the Pesticide and Field Records iPad app to help producers and agriculture businesses record and maintain pesticide application information. Thursday, May 23 WineHawk Labs becomes Precision Hawk, will focus on precision ag market Unmanned aerial systems and remote sensing company Winehawk Labs announced it will release a new model of its successful UAV platform in May to coincide with company re-branding. Wednesday, May 22 Midwest farmers experience first planting of Monsanto's FieldScripts This planting season, more than 150 farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota are trialing the first offering from FieldScripts, Monsanto's Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) research platform. Wednesday, May 22 Foreign food dependence: A history lesson It’s hard to imagine food rationing was part of daily life in the United States, especially when you can go into your grocery store of choice and buy everything from a steak to a sack of sugar. Wednesday, May 22 < Prev |   Page 1 / 150   | Next > © 2013 Sugar Producer® Magazine Published by Harris Publishing, Inc.