INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
October 29, 2021
News

Study Rejects Candy Lobby's Long-Held Accusations

Researchers from the University of Tennessee have released a study that sheds new light on how sugar prices affect sweetened product prices.
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October 27, 2021
News

NIFA Invests in Farm & Ranch Stress Assistance Network

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of nearly $25 million for 50 grants supporting Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network State Department of Agriculture projects.
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October 27, 2021
New Products, News

T-L Irrigation Introduces Pro Version of Precision Point Touch Pivot Controller

New board add-on replaces multiple external systems for simplified and functional pivot operation.
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October 27, 2021
News

ARS Using Samurai Wasp to Fight Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

A tiny wasp may be the solution for managing an agricultural pest causing major economic damage to fruit, vegetable and field crops in North America and Europe.
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October 27, 2021
New Products, News

Volta, Draxxon Partner on Electric Drone Command Center

Draxxon releases the industry’s first fully electric towable mobile command center, powered by a Volta Power Systems lithium-ion power system.
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October 26, 2021
New Products, News

Enhance Your Equipment with Precision Ag

Short of being able to dial into the perfect temperature or annual rainfall amount, precision ag technology is one of the best ways to get the results you’re after.
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October 25, 2021
News
Karla Pomeroy

Wyoming Sugarbeet Harvest Strong Despite Delays

Wyoming Sugar’s 2021 crop should push 32 tons per acre and finish above 19 percent in sugar content.
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October 22, 2021
News
Alex McCuaig

Alberta’s Sugarbeet Harvest Looks Promising

Growers say sugar content is lower than normal but yields look good after a summer that saw intense heat and little rain.
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October 22, 2021
New Products

New Product: Trimble NAV-900 Guidance Controller & CenterPoint RTX Correction Service

Trimble’s NAV-900 guidance controller is the most advanced GNSS receiver to date.
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October 22, 2021
New Products, News

Consortium Launches New Online Water Data Platform

As droughts intensify in the West, OpenET makes satellite-based data widely accessible to help 17 states develop more resilient water supplies.
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October 21, 2021
News

Measuring Soil Health Easily and Reliably

Carbon dioxide flush information found to be more reliable and useful indicator of soil health
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October 21, 2021
News

Michigan Sugar Company Anticipates Record Crop

Permanent piling gets underway Oct. 22; officials predicting a yield of 34 tons per acre
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October 21, 2021
News

Ag Groups Object to EPA Chlorpyrifos Rule

More than 80 agricultural groups filed formal objections last week to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aug. 30 rule to revoke all tolerances of chlorpyrifos.
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October 21, 2021
New Products, News
Willie Vogt

Hybrid Approach Opens Acceptance of Biologicals

Regev from STK combines a biological active ingredient with a known synthetic product.
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October 21, 2021
New Products, News

Ritchie Bros. Launches Self-Serve Equipment Listing Service

RitchieList.com is a new, easy-to-use, listing and private transaction service from the used equipment market leaders.
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October 21, 2021
New Products, News

Aquiline Drones Offers Ag Training Course

Empowering drone operators to help farmers increase profits with smart farming technology
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October 21, 2021
News

Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge Announced

The goal of the competition is to improve the efficiency of fertilizers to increase crop yields while reducing the impacts of fertilizers on the environment.
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October 20, 2021
News

U.S., Mexican Ag Secretaries Issue Joint Statement

“We share a commitment to keeping our markets open and transparent so that trade can continue to grow.”
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October 20, 2021
News
Jack Hall

Michigan to Launch Program to Keep Farming Disputes Out of Court

Farmers’ disputes covered by this grant can range from contract issues, estate and probate complications, adverse determinations by the USDA, bankruptcy, and any other conflict they may face concerning their farm.
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October 20, 2021
News
Hal Bernton

Heat-Afflicted Northwest Farmers Eligible for Federal Aid

Pacific Northwest food producers stung by extreme heat will be eligible for disaster relief in a $10 billion package included in legislation now signed into law.
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October 20, 2021
News

Michigan: Good Yields Expected

Field crop yields are trending well in Michigan this year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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October 15, 2021
News
Fort Morgan Times

How Satellite Data Has Changed Agriculture

Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed a number of key advances in the use of satellite data within agriculture.
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October 15, 2021
New Products, News

New Product: Soil Technology Expansions from Locus AG

Advancements to Rhizolizer and Pantego soil technologies provide tailored programs for row crops with more flexibility, lower input needs, higher performance and greater cost savings
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October 14, 2021
New Products, News

Growers Edge Launches Digital Ag Lending Platform

Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology solutions for the agricultural industry, recently launched a fully digital financial software and services platform for the agriculture industry.
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October 14, 2021
News

American Farmland Trust Adds Idaho Manager

David Anderson has joined American Farmland Trust as the organization’s Idaho program manager, a position established in collaboration with NRCS to address the loss of high-priority farmland and ranchland in Idaho to development.
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October 14, 2021
New Products, News
Paul Gross, Michigan State University Extension

Soil Health Assessment Tool Available for Michigan Farmers

In-field tool tracks soil health improvements.
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October 12, 2021
News
Gene Lucht

Farm Policy Important to Growers, Consumers

When it comes to farm policy, nothing is bigger than the farm bill. But the farm bill is so big it can be difficult for farmers and consumers alike to really understand, leading to debates about government subsidies.
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October 12, 2021
News
Jon Adamy

Michigan: Harvest on Hold as Farmers Wait to Dry Out

“We’re stalled right out.” That’s how Matt Schwab is describing work at his 700-acre farm in Standish, Mich, after getting pummeled by roughly 6 inches of rainfall in the last week or so.
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October 11, 2021
News

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Host Harvest Tour

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October 07, 2021
News
Erin Udell

Hispanic Beet Worker Monument to Be Raised in Colorado Park

A monument honoring northern Colorado's Mexican and Hispanic sugarbeet workers will be unveiled Saturday in Fort Collins' Sugar Beet Park. The 8-foot-tall bronze sculpture is in the shape of a hand holding a short hoe.
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October 07, 2021
News

USDA Introduces Insurance Policy for Farmers Who Sell Locally

The new Micro Farm policy simplifies record keeping and covers post-production costs like washing and value-added products.
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October 05, 2021
News
Dave Bonner

Favorable Outlook for Western Sugar Lovell District

September growth is pivotal for the 2021 season within the Western Sugar Cooperative’s Lovell factory district.
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October 04, 2021
News

Ag Relief Included in Federal Spending Bill

Excessive heat and smoke exposure were added to disaster assistance late in the process to address challenges that have been emerging this summer.
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October 04, 2021
News

Regular Beet Harvest to Begin this Week in Nebraska

Kendall Busch and his small crew were opening the land Friday, getting ready for regular sugarbeet harvest set to begin Oct. 6.
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October 04, 2021
News
Stephen Hartgen

Ag Sector Steady throughout Southern Idaho

The region remains an agricultural valley, and in many ways that shapes our quality of life and our economy.
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October 04, 2021
News
Connor Veenstra

Nature Conservancy Awards Funding to Michigan Farmers

Sugarbeet farmers in Michigan's Saginaw Bay Watershed will be able to try strip tillage without financial risk, thanks to a new grant recently awarded to The Nature Conservancy and other partners from the USDA.
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October 01, 2021
News
Dave Osdiek

UNL Offers Online Science Education Videos

Eight video episodes have been released and are available to view in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Farm Sci-Ed video series, which highlights the science and education behind farming.
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