INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
December 29, 2022
Feature
John Laurenson, marketplace.org

French Entrepreneurs Look To Agriculture, Forestry For The Future Of Aviation Fuel

Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is airplane fuel made from renewable sources like reused cooking oil. Nearly half a million flights have used this fuel mixed with regular petroleum-based kerosene — almost all of them in Europe.
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December 29, 2022
Feature

Trigo, Rewe Launch Germany’s First Fully Automated Supermarket

Tel Aviv, Israel & Munich – Trigo, an Israel-based computer vision company that builds systems for autonomous checkout and retail analytics, has rolled out Germany’s first fully-autonomous cashierless supermarket in partnership with German grocery giant R
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December 28, 2022
New Products

Amazing ATV Equipment To Launch In USA

ATV equipment manufacturer Quad-X, Europe’s largest attachment manufacturer, will be showcasing their quad machinery at World Ag Expo, in Tulare, California, 14-16 February. With more than 140 plus attachments made by the Irish firm, if you have an ATV o
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December 27, 2022
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Total Value Of Idaho Ag Production Up Half A Percent In 2021

Pocatello – The total value of agricultural production in Idaho increased half a percent in 2021 compared with 2020.
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December 27, 2022
Feature
Parthasarathi Biswas, The Indian Express

Converting Waste To Energy: Sugar Mill Finds New Way

Latur-based Natural Sugar and Allied Industries’ sugar mill in Osmanabad, India, aims to add another dimension to the industry’s constant foray into newer avenues for revenues. This mill, located in Kalamb taluka of Osmanabad, aims to utilise press mud to
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December 26, 2022
Feature
Clarke Alder, Agronomist, Weed Science, Amalgamated Sugar Company

Weeds: Our Continuous Challenge

Weeds have been a part of farming forever. In fact, farmer or not, weeds have been a part of nearly everyone’s life. Whether it’s pulling them out of Grandma’s flower bed, spraying roadsides for the county, or catching grasshoppers as a kid, weeds have ha
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December 23, 2022
News

USDA Releases 2021 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary

Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2021 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary.
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December 21, 2022
News

Select Customers In 8 Texas Cities Can Take Advantage Of Same-Day Delivery Via Drone

Bentonville, Ark. – Santa’s sleigh may not be the only thing seen flying in the skies of Texas. Walmart’s drone delivery service is now available for select customers in the Dallas-area. The new delivery option will be fulfilled from 11 stores, making it
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December 21, 2022
News

Lindsay Corporation Announces Partnership With Ceres Imaging: High-resolution imagery incorporated into Lindsay's FieldNET irrigation management tool offers increased visibility of crop and field conditions

Omaha, Neb. -- Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Ceres Imaging, an Oakland, Calif., provider of high-resolution imager
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December 20, 2022
News

AGCO Names Patrick Hoefling 2022 Operator Of The Year: Application operator from Odebolt, Iowa, recognized for the skills, dedication, customer service

Duluth, GA – AGCO, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, named Patrick Hoefling of Nutrien Ag Solutions and Odebolt, IA, the 2022 Operator of the Year at the Agricultural Retaile
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December 20, 2022
Feature
American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science of America

Does Dew Provide Water To Plants?: Plant life in drier regions rely on an unsuspecting water source

One of the prettiest sights first thing in the morning is finding dew droplets on surrounding greenery. During cool nights, water from the air precipitates on plant leaves. Dew is not only aesthetic but is considered an important source of moisture and wa
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December 19, 2022
News

USDA Invests More Than $200 Million To Expand Agricultural Exports Through Market Development Programs: Funding awarded to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help producers promote their products across the globe

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is awarding $202.7 million to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand export markets for U.S. farm and food products through the Market Access Program, also
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December 19, 2022
News

British Beet Research Organisation: Advisory Bulletin Frost Special 13 December 2022

Cold weather is increasing the risk of frost damage to sugarbeet, with increasing cases of damage being reported. Freezing temperatures followed by sudden thaws could cause the deterioration of roots.
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December 18, 2022
News

AMVAC GreenSolutions Surpasses 1.2 Million Acres Treated in 2022: GreenSolutions biological product portfolio supports North American growers

Newport Beach, Calif. – AMVAC, a global technology solutions provider in agriculture, surpassed 1.2 million acres treated with GreenSolutions in North America in 2022, a new milestone for the company.
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December 17, 2022
News

Owen Roberts Is New Ag Communications Director, Expands Program’s Global Focus

Urbana, Illinois – Owen Roberts has been named director of the Agricultural Communications program in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES).
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December 17, 2022
News

Wilbur-Ellis Announces Student Teams Honored in "Wilbur-Ellis Innovation Award"

San Francisco - Wilbur-Ellis announced the winners of the first Wilbur-Ellis Innovation Award, which invited student teams from U.S. colleges and universities to submit innovative ideas for feeding a growing world population.
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December 16, 2022
News

Certis Biologicals Adds Leadership To Strengthen Innovation Pipeline

Columbia, Md.-- To meet the rising demand of biological crop protection, Certis Biologicals announced that it is strengthening its innovation pipeline by naming Mike Allan Vice President of Business Development and Licensing. As such, Allan will seek oppo
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December 15, 2022
News

New Chairman Elected To Lead GROWMARK Board Of Directors: Three officers also elected to leadership positions on GROWMARK board

Bloomington, Ill. (AgPR) – GROWMARK, Inc. announced the election of a new Chairman to its Board of Directors. Kevin Malchine of Waterford, WI, will serve as chairman effective immediately.
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December 15, 2022
News

Solis Agrosciences Delivers Specialized Research Services For AgriFoodTech Innovators

St. Louis -- New startup Solis Agrosciences enters the market to make plant science innovation faster and simpler. With its proprietary Plant Pipeline as a Service (PPaaS), Solis creates transgenic and gene-edited plants reliably and resource-efficiently,
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December 14, 2022
News

Corteva Signs Agreement To Acquire Stoller Group

Indianapolis and Houston — Corteva, Inc. and Stoller Group, Inc. announced that Corteva has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Houston-based Stoller, one of the largest independent biologicals companies in the industry.
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December 14, 2022
News
Northland Potato Growers Association

Agriculture Contributes $31 Billion To North Dakota Economy, Generates 110,000 Jobs

Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently completed an inaugural study on the economic contributions of agriculture to the state of North Dakota. Results show a contribution of nearly $31 billion to the economy and more than 110,000 job
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December 13, 2022
New Products

Monarch Tractor Launches Production of Founder Series MK-V: The First Commercially Available Electric, Driver-Optional Smart Tractor

Livermore, Calif. – Monarch Tractor, maker of the MK-V, the fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, announced the first tractors are coming off the Founder Series production line at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Livermore, Califor
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December 13, 2022
News

USDA-NASS Farm Labor Reports

United States - There were 785,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of Oct. 9-15, 2022, up 2 percent from the October 2021 reference week. Workers hired directly by farm operators numbered 797,000
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December 12, 2022
News

Education, Training On AMVAC GreenSolutions Featured on AMVAC Academy: Opportunity for farmers and advisers to increase and test knowledge about biologicals

Newport Beach, Calif. — Technical and product information about the use of GreenSolutions biologicals from AMVAC is featured on AMVAC Academy, a new online learning management system (LMS) for continuing education and training launched in October 2022.
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December 12, 2022
News

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates - December

SUGAR: U.S. sugar supply in 2022/23 is virtually unchanged from last month as projected changes in production are counterbalanced by projected imports of sugar from Mexico in accordance with the terms of the CVD Suspension Agreements. Beet sugar productio
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December 11, 2022
News

Next Steps for Regen Ag Lab, BeCrop Technology

Davis, California - Regen Ag Lab and Biome Makers announced a partnership that will expand biological soil analyses in North America. Regen Ag Lab will license Biome Makers’ BeCrop technology to enhance services with soil insights on nutrient cycling and
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December 10, 2022
News

Mike McNinch Joins Meristem Team: Experienced agronomist set to reach more farmers, expand Meristem’s dealer network in Northern Illinois

Columbus, Ohio and Amboy, Ill  – Another leading agronomic professional has joined Meristem Crop Performance, one of the fastest-growing crop input suppliers in America. Mike McNinch becomes a Meristem sales representative in Illinois. McNinch has deep ex
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December 09, 2022
Feature
Krissy Young, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Barbeque, Gumbo, Ice Cream And Team USA – America Leads With Our Best At The FIFA World Cup

There are only a few things in life that can bring together and excite a global community, and food and sports are two of those things.
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December 09, 2022
News

Brazil Mills Seen Ending Sugar Season As Rains Hurt Harvest Ops

Most mills in Brazil’s main centre-south sugarcane region are ending cane crushing for the season, leaving millions of tonnes of cane in the fields to be harvested next year, as rains make harvesting operations difficult and inefficient.
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December 08, 2022
News

Scenes From 2022 Irrigation Show

If you want to know anything—and we mean anything—about commercial or home irrigation, then Las Vegas was the place to be this week as the Irrigation Show and Education Week was in town for its annual show.
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December 08, 2022
News

Boozman, Braun Introduce Bill To Protect Family Farmers & Ranchers From Burdensome SEC Climate Rules: The Protect Farmers from the SEC Act would shield agriculture producers from onerous, unnecessary compliance reporting

Washington—U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced legislation to protect family farmers and ranchers from burdensome greenhouse gas (GHG) emi
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December 07, 2022
News
Alexander Bolton, The Hill

Senators Urge Agriculture Secretary To Help Western States In ’22-Year Mega-Drought’

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is leading a letter signed by 14 other senators urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Western states survive what they are calling a “22-year mega-drought” that is threatening farms and ranches across the West.
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December 07, 2022
News

Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Reached Historic Low In 2021

U.S. farm establishments received 14.5 cents per dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2021—a decrease of 1.0 cent from a revised 15.5 cents in 2020—to the lowest recorded farm share value in nearly three decades.
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December 07, 2022
News

Amalgamated Sugar Celebrates 125 Years

Boise, Idaho – December 6 marked the 125th anniversary of Amalgamated Sugar Company. Over those 125 years, the company has become one of the country's best sugarbeet processors, with achievements that have grown in significance.
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December 06, 2022
Feature
University Of Illinois College Of Agricultural, Consumer And Environmental Sciences

Cover Cropping Up To 7.2 Percent In Midwest, Boosted By Government Programs

Urbana, Ill. – Cover crops, with their ability to reduce erosion and promote soil health, are being planted across more Midwestern land than ever. That’s according to new University of Illinois research showing cover crop adoption reached 7.2 percent in 2
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December 06, 2022
News

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Announces Additional Farm Service Agency, Rural Development State Directors

Washington – Last week President Joe Biden appointed three U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including two Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and one Rural Development (RD) State Director.
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December 05, 2022
News

Report Predicts Canadians Will Spend $1,000 More On Food In 2023

Halifax, NS – Consumers can expect food prices to continue to rise. Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 predicts a 5 percent to 7 percent food price increase in 2023, with the most substantial increases in vegetables, dairy, and meat.
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December 05, 2022
News
Ibrahim Ayyad, Al-Monitor

Egypt Suffering From Sugar Crisis Despite Largest Sugar Factory In The World: Sugar prices have recently witnessed a record rise in Egypt despite the country’s opening of the largest sugar production plant earlier this year

Cairo — The Egyptian market is currently witnessing an unprecedented rise in the price of white sugar, as the price of 1 ton of white sugar reached 16,750 Egyptian pounds ($682) in the past few days.
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December 02, 2022
News

American Crystal Sugar Company Shareholders See Increased  Payments In 2022; Another Forecasted Jump In Fiscal Year 2023

American Crystal Sugar Company shareholders gathered in Fargo yesterday to review and celebrate its crop and financial results from the 2021 crop year (2022 fiscal year). They covered events and forces that have shaped the cooperative in 2022, and they lo
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December 01, 2022
Feature
Ariful Islam Mithu and Rafiqul Islam, The Business Standard

Why Sugarbeet Farming Didn't Take Off In Bangladesh Despite Huge Potential

The Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI) conducted the experiment in 15 upazilas under 14 districts across the country and the result was truly encouraging as scientists found that the climate in Bangladesh is fit for sugarbeet cultivation. But,
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December 01, 2022
News

J.R. Simplot Company Expands Presence In Western Canada

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