INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
February 28, 2019
New Products

New Product: Rocket Seeds by Compass Minerals : Innovative seed nutrition portfolio delivers patent-pending formulations with unique combination of nutrients

Innovative seed nutrition portfolio delivers patent-pending formulations with unique combination of nutrients
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February 28, 2019
News

Censky Highlights Trade Policies at Sweetener Colloquium

The deputy secretary of the USDA opened the International Sweetener Colloquium on Monday with a wide-ranging discussion on U.S. trade policy, domestic sugar production and the implementation timeline for the 2018 Farm Bill.
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February 28, 2019
News

Betaseed Sponsors ASGA Event

Betaseed sponsored a reception Feb. 4 for attendees at the American Sugarbeet Growers Association’s annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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February 28, 2019
News

Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Wiles Brothers Fertilizer: National distributor acquires full-service agribusiness retailer

National distributor acquires full-service agribusiness retailer
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February 28, 2019
News

Keeping Herbicides Out of Ground and Surface Water: These six field practices can protect water quality from herbicide applications.

These six field practices can protect water quality from herbicide applications.
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February 27, 2019
New Products

New Product: Ceres Center-Pivot Analytics Suite: Company launches first imagery solution for pivot-irrigated crops that uses AI to automatically detect and alert farmers of issues in their fields

Company launches first imagery solution for pivot-irrigated crops that uses AI to automatically detect and alert farmers of issues in their fields
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February 27, 2019
News

Richardson International Completes Acquisition of Wesson

Richardson International Limited announces that the acquisition of Wesson, a leading U.S. premium retail brand of cooking oils.
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February 27, 2019
News
Dan Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension

Applying Micronutrients and Secondary Macronutrients to Sugarbeets

It’s often suggested that soil is more likely to be deficient in secondary macronutrients and micronutrients, which are required to achieve maximum productivity.
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February 27, 2019
New Products, News

Five Ways Satellite Imagery Can Do Your Dirty Work

Farmers are using satellite imagery in a number of unexpected ways to help them do the dirty work of in-season and year-round management.
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February 26, 2019
News

Farmers Growing More Dependent on Off-farm Income

So many farmers are dependent on off-farm income in today's economy that lenders say the worst threat to farmers is a general economic recession, the chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation said Tuesday.
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February 26, 2019
News

Valent U.S.A. Appoints McBay VP of Sales

Valent U.S.A. LLC has appointed Dion McBay as vice president of sales, effective Feb. 25.
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February 25, 2019
New Products, News

Farm Dog, John Deere, ADAMA Unveil Mobile-to-Sprayer Integration Solution

The solution increases labor efficiency on the farm by simplifying information sharing and reducing the likelihood of operational errors for agronomists, growers and spray equipment operators.
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February 22, 2019
News
Trevor Mecham

The Past, Present and Future of Precision Agriculture

With today’s shift toward acronyms like IOT (Internet of Things), ag IOT, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and a plethora of other letters, it can be hard to see the value in adopting new data-centric products and services.
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February 21, 2019
New Products

New Product: Loftness 12-Ton FertiLogix Spreaders

The FB1210 12-ton fertilizer spreader and L1230 12-ton lime/fertilizer spreader are variable-rate-ready with hydraulic-driven conveyors and spinners for precision application.
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February 21, 2019
News

Digital Tools Will Shape Future of Food Production

Mike Stern, head of The Climate Corporation and Digital Farming for Bayer Crop Sciences, shares his positive perspective on the power and potential of digital farming.
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February 21, 2019
News

Farm Groups Defend Crop Insurance Budget

Sixty organizations sent a letter this week to the House and Senate Budget Committees, as well as agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue, urging them to protect crop insurance during the Farm Bill budget process.
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February 21, 2019
News
Nazimi Açikgöz

New Breeding Techniques to Counter Climate Change

It is imperative that we breed new varieties of plants to make agriculture more sustainable, given increasing food demand and a warming climate.
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February 20, 2019
New Products

Valmont, Prospera Partner to Create Autonomous Solution

The collaboration sets the course to provide growers with autonomous crop management solutions to generate greater returns, while requiring fewer production inputs and resources.
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February 18, 2019
News

Farming's Toll on Producers' Mental Health: Food producers face specific challenges that can lead to anxiety, farmer says

Food producers face specific challenges that can lead to anxiety, farmer says
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February 18, 2019
News
Spike Jordan

Sugarbeet Exclusion from GMO Labeling Law Ensures Sustainable Future

In December, the USDA announced that sugar and other highly refined products would not be subject to a mandatory GMO labeling law, which caused a sigh of relief among those in the sugarbeet industry.
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February 18, 2019
New Products, News

New Product: DripByDrip

Bayer, Netafim and BGN Technologies join forces in a research project that combines soil research, digital prediction tools and state-of-the art drip technology by Netafim to develop best practices for using drip irrigation as a delivery system for Bayer'
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February 14, 2019
News

PERC Announces 2019 Propane Farm Incentive Program: Producers can save up to $5,000 toward the purchase of new propane-powered equipment with help from the limited-time program.

Producers can save up to $5,000 toward the purchase of new propane-powered equipment with help from the limited-time program.
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February 14, 2019
News

Western Sugar to Wrap Campaign This Week

The 2018-19 campaign at Western Sugar Cooperative’s Scottsbluff, Neb., factory will come to a close Monday.
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February 14, 2019
New Products

Senninger to Offer Maxijet Micro-Sprays

Senninger is expanding its micro-irrigation product line by promoting Maxijet micro-sprays and components, designed for easier and more efficient micro-irrigation.
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February 13, 2019
New Products

New Product: Kubota M7 Gen 2 Tractors: Kubota’s biggest tractor just got better, now featuring new semi-power shift transmission

Kubota’s biggest tractor just got better, now featuring new semi-power shift transmission
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February 13, 2019
News

ACH, Crystal Seed See Success in Sidney Growing Area

ACH Seeds has enjoyed success in the sugarbeet industry due to constant research, and developing varieties with excellent tonnage and sugar content.
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February 13, 2019
News
Anna Dragseth

No-Till Shows Promise in Montana Nitrogen Trials

Since 2016, Chengci Chen, superintendent and cropping systems agronomist at the Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center, has been working on sugarbeet response to tillage and a nitrogen management project.
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February 13, 2019
New Products

New Product: Lindsay FieldNET Pivot Watch: The industry’s most universal remote irrigation monitoring solution is low-cost, offers do-it-yourself installation and works on any pivot brand.

The industry’s most universal remote irrigation monitoring solution is low-cost, offers do-it-yourself installation and works on any pivot brand.
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February 12, 2019
News
Nicholas Staropoli

'Locally Grown' Doesn't Always Mean 'Sustainable'

When perusing your neighborhood farmer’s market for the best head of kale, you should be cognizant of the fact that there’s something these vendors aren’t telling you: the ‘eat local’ movement may be broken.
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February 11, 2019
New Products

AGCO Earns Seven AE50 Awards: As an organization, AGCO receives more AE50 Awards than any other OEM

As an organization, AGCO receives more AE50 Awards than any other OEM
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February 11, 2019
News

American Vanguard Celebrates 50 Years

American Vanguard Corporation, parent company to AMVAC Chemical Corporation, is celebrating 50 years in business.
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February 10, 2019
New Products

New Product: Sprayer Boom Extensions

These John Deere 40 Series boom extensions can extend sprayer widths from 120 to 132 feet and are available from Hunt Seed Company.
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February 08, 2019
New Products

Irrigation Product Buyers' Guide

There aren’t many things prettier than a beautiful, green field being watered, the summer sun hitting the spray and making a rainbow that follows you as you drive past.
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February 08, 2019
New Products

New Product: TireGrabber

Available from Hunt Seed Company, theTireGrabber’s user-friendly wrist-like action can move in any direction to pick up, swing or rotate tires using a three-point pressure system that reduces wear and tear and increases safety.
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February 06, 2019
New Products

New Product: Valent MycoApply EndoPrime SC: New formulation promotes increased root absorption, nutrient uptake

New formulation promotes increased root absorption, nutrient uptake
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February 06, 2019
News

Gypsum as an Agricultural Product: This common ingredient in drywall can increase yields, improve soil

This common ingredient in drywall can increase yields, improve soil
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February 05, 2019
News

Agri-Service Opens New Location: Fruitland, Idaho, facility allows expansion of services and brings line of Fendt tractors to region

Fruitland, Idaho, facility allows expansion of services and brings line of Fendt tractors to region
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February 05, 2019
New Products

AZteroid FC 3.3 Fungicide Receives EPA Approval

AZteroid FC 3.3 is a new higher concentration formulation of the popular AZteroid FC fungicide from Vive Crop Protection.
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February 05, 2019
News

UPL Completes Acquisition of Arysta

UPL Limited announces the completion of its acquisition of Arysta LifeScience Inc. from Platform Specialty Products for $4.2 billion.
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February 04, 2019
News
Tom Lutey

Montana Beet Factories Wind Down after Early Start

Montana sugar factories should be winding down in early February. Western Sugar expects to stop making sugar Wednesday in Billings, its earliest stopping date in the past few years.
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February 03, 2019
News, Below the Surface

Below the Surface: The Greatest Thing in the World: True love in any of its forms never comes easy.

True love in any of its forms never comes easy.
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February 01, 2019
Grower of the Month

The Work is the Reward: Grower of the Year Paul Rasgorshek of Nampa, Idaho

Grower of the Year Paul Rasgorshek of Nampa, Idaho
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February 01, 2019
News

Wyoming Sugar Hits 1 Million Bags

Wyoming Sugar announced this week that they have made 1 million bags of sugar, on this their 102nd campaign, and expect thousands more before the campaign is finished.
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