INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
May 31, 2019
News
Tracy Hmielowski

Cover Crops for Weed Control

Research on the effects of cover crops seems to be everywhere these days—from use in organic farming to home gardens and to traditional row crop systems.
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May 31, 2019
News

GROWMARK Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

Fifteen agriculture students have been selected as the third class of recipients of the GROWMARK Foundation scholarship.
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May 30, 2019
News
Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President, ASGA

Straight Answers: Educating the public on the safety of the American food supply

Educating the public on the safety of the American food supply
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May 30, 2019
News

IoT Solutions Taking Root in Agriculture

A new report unveils the opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) within the agricultural market, specifically connected agriculture in field crops, tree crops and livestock.
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May 30, 2019
News

Soil Health Economics to be Assessed across North America

Cargill and the Soil Health Institute have announced a new partnership to assess, demonstrate and communicate the economics of soil health management systems across North America.
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May 30, 2019
News

Irrigation Association Announces July as Smart Irrigation Month

Technology Tuesday on July 9 kicks off the IA's month-long celebration of smart and efficient irrigation.
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May 29, 2019
Feature, New Products

Trucks, Bulk Beds & Trailers Buyers' Guide

For help getting those precious beets from field to factory, check out our latest buyers' guide.
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May 28, 2019
News
Mikkel Pates

Amid Slow Crop Start, American Crystal Adds Acres

In the face of the slow start to the growing season, American Crystal Sugar Co. is adding 10,000 acres of sugarbeets to maximize the company’s processing capacity.
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May 24, 2019
News
Laura Reiley , Colby Itkowitz and Annie Gowen

Trump Announces Aid Package for Farmers

President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and China are far from settling a bitter, year-long trade dispute.
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May 24, 2019
News

GROWMARK Launches New Website: New site highlights the wide variety of products and services offered by GROWMARK

New site highlights the wide variety of products and services offered by GROWMARK
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May 23, 2019
News

Lamar Joins BHN Humic Research Team

On May 1, Richard Lamar joined Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) as senior director of humic research. He brings a tremendous amount of skills, experience and knowledge of humic substances to BHN.
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May 23, 2019
News

Oligmueller Earns Betaseed Scholarship

Betaseed recently announced Megan Oligmueller as Betaseed’s 2019 scholarship winner in the Western Sugar south area. Oligmueller was awarded a $500 scholarship.
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May 23, 2019
News

Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Ag Services, Inc.: Company expands its presence and capabilities in the Coachella Valley

Company expands its presence and capabilities in the Coachella Valley
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May 21, 2019
News
Robert M. Harveson, University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension

Nebraska: A Hotbed for New Plant Diseases?

Although plant pathology was not officially recognized as distinct from botany until 1920, the study of plant diseases had been practiced in Nebraska since 1884 with the arrival of the eminent botanist Charles Bessey.
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May 20, 2019
News
Eric Hewing

How Will Autonomy Change Farming?

With more and more machines replacing typical farming roles, it leads to the question: How will autonomy change farming?
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May 20, 2019
News

Farmers Losing Grip on American Food Dollar

According to a report recently released by USDA-ERS, U.S. farmers and ranchers earn just 14.6 cents for every dollar American consumers spend on food.
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May 20, 2019
News
Robert Creenan

Michigan Growers Having Rough Start to Season

This year’s growing season has been difficult so far for farmers. All crops, sugarbeets in particular, are about a month behind.
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May 20, 2019
News
Patrick Springer

The High Stakes of Farm Stress

Meg Moynihan used to work with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s organic program. Now she calls herself the ag department’s “farm stress lady.”
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May 16, 2019
New Products
Darcy Maulsby

AgriClime Creates Confidence to Invest in a Better Crop

Participants in Syngenta's program can receive up to 30 percent cash back on qualifying Syngenta products, if certain weather thresholds are not met during the offer period.
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May 16, 2019
News
Alan Leshner

Opinion: Ag Faces a Scientific Innovation Drought

Agricultural research and development funding has an estimated return on investment of 20 to 1. But the federal government’s support for the scientific innovation needed by this sector has run dry, and our farmers have lost ground to overseas competitors.
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May 15, 2019
News
Darcy Maulsby

Growers Show Resilience in Overcoming Natural Disasters: When Mother Nature dealt out natural disasters over the past year, rural communities responded with resilience.

When Mother Nature dealt out natural disasters over the past year, rural communities responded with resilience.
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May 15, 2019
News
Lyndon Kelley

Reducing Irrigation Costs: Tips for reducing irrigation costs while keeping yields and returns up.

Tips for reducing irrigation costs while keeping yields and returns up.
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May 15, 2019
News
Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, Stavros Vougioukas & Zachariah Rutledge

Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce

As the labor supply to U.S. farms continues to contract, farmers will have to invest in labor-saving technologies if they wish to remain competitive in a global economy.
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May 15, 2019
News, Video
Spike Jordan

What Would Happen If RoundUp Went Away?

In a worst-case scenario, what would happen if the world’s most widely used herbicide were to be removed from the shelves tomorrow? The impact—particularly for sugarbeet growers—would be significant.
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May 14, 2019
New Products

Premier Crop Systems Maximizes Field Profitability

Do you know how much it costs you to raise a bushel of grain or hundredweight of potatoes in each unique part of your field—that is, as your productivity changes across the field?
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May 14, 2019
News
Christy Brissette

Canadian Government Advises Against Sugar Substitutes: Canada's new dietary advice is to avoid sugar substitutes. Will U.S. follow suit?

Canada's new dietary advice is to avoid sugar substitutes. Will the U.S. follow suit?
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May 14, 2019
News

Western Hemisphere Ag Leaders Issue Joint Statement

Western Hemisphere agriculture leaders met Sunday on the margins of the G-20 Agricultural Ministerial in Niigata, Japan, affirming their intent to work together to champion global food security and agricultural trade on the basis of sound science and risk
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May 13, 2019
News

Texas Tech Releases New Global Sugar Subsidy Guide

U.S. trade negotiators and lawmakers gained access to a helpful resource about foreign agricultural policy today when Texas Tech University unveiled a report on global sugar subsidies.
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May 13, 2019
News

Producers Upset at House Ag Hearing on Rural Economy

Members of a House Agriculture subcommittee and farmers who were testifying Thursday at a hearing on the state of the farm economy expressed frustration over disaster aid and the tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed that resulted in retaliato
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May 10, 2019
News

Calendar: UI Crops, Soils & Technology Field Day

The University of Idaho Parma Research & Extension Center will host this interactive field day on June 7.
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May 09, 2019
News
Phillip Hayes, ASA

From Spring Showers to Foreign Subsidies: The best growers in the world deserve fair trade on the global sugar market.

The best growers in the world deserve fair trade on the global sugar market.
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May 06, 2019
News
Mikkel Pates

Knudsen to Retire as Minn-Dak Co-op VP

Tom Knudsen, vice president of agriculture at Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, N.D., is retiring June 3 after 42 years with the company.
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May 06, 2019
News
Brad Carlson

Researchers Work on Growing Better Beets

Like the growers who own their company, scientists at Boise-based Amalgamated Sugar are challenged each year to improve upon a beet crop that has performed solidly for most of the past decade.
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May 04, 2019
Feature

Ten Steps to Developing an On-Farm Research Project

“Every farmer should have at least one research or demonstration trial going on every year, says Michigan State University Extension educator Pual Gross. But how to go about doing that?
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May 03, 2019
News
Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President, ASGA

Picking Up Steam: Getting into the meat of matters with the new Congress

Getting into the meat of matters with the new Congress
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May 03, 2019
News

Stay Strong Nebraska Initiative to Help Farmers and Ranchers Rebuild: Donations to support Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief Funds

Donations to support Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief Funds
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May 03, 2019
News

Vanhoy Joins Vestaron as CFO

Jessica Vanhoy has joined Vestaron as the company’s as chief financial officer. Vanhoy has 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, fostering teamwork through company growth.
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May 02, 2019
News

Michigan Sugar Co. Wraps Up Tour Season

Michigan Sugar Co. recently wrapped up its second season of public tours at its sugarbeet processing facility in Bay City. Plans are now being made for Season 3.
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May 02, 2019
News

ASGA Names Summer Intern

The American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) announces the selection of Todd Lackman, son of Scott and Audrey Lackman of Hysham, Mont., as the 2019 ASGA intern.
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May 02, 2019
New Products, News

West Central Distribution Aims to Increase Phosphorus Availability: The Phosphorus Project tests nutrient availability and showcases how to increase grower profitability.

The Phosphorus Project tests nutrient availability and showcases how to increase grower profitability.
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May 02, 2019
Feature, New Products
Tyrell Marchant, editor

A Little Re-VIVE-al: Vive Crop Protection thinks small to change the big picture

Vive Crop Protection thinks small to change the big picture
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May 01, 2019
News

American Crystal to Utilize New Spectroscopy Equipment

KWS Innovations and American Crystal Sugar Company recently announced that American Crystal has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase and utilize the Beetrometer F400 equipment for use in the company’s central tare lab.
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May 01, 2019
Feature
Tyrell Marchant, editor

The Big Picture: One company’s thoughts on the global agrochemical market

One company’s thoughts on the global agrochemical market
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May 01, 2019
News

Maximum Residue Levels Are Important

When countries set different maximum residue levels, those regulations can impact access to export markets and new crop-protection technologies.
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