INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
December 30, 2023
Feature
www.thereporterethiopia.com

Manufacturing Powerhouse: Feasible Or Fantasy?

Two weeks ago, the head of the state-owned Ethiopian Sugar Industry Group told Parliament that sugar factories in different parts of the country require military protection. The Ethiopian National Defense Force has reportedly deployed a military division
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December 30, 2023
News
Eli Mansour

Western Caucus Members Introduce Legislation To Modernize The ESA

Washington DC - Western Caucus members, led by Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), re-introduced the ESA Flexibility Act. This legislation will grant landowners leeway and the Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wil
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December 29, 2023
Feature

USDA Highlights 2023 Successes In Serving Farmers, Families And Communities

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is marking the end of 2023 by highlighting on-the-ground projects and partnerships that are building economic prosperity for farmers, families, and communities nationwide. Thanks to President Biden’s
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December 28, 2023
News

Südzucker AG Appoints Dr. Stephan Meeder To The Executive Board

The supervisory board of Südzucker AG appointed Dr. Stephan Meeder (53), currently CEO/CFO of CropEnergies AG, to the Südzucker executive board with immediate effect. Stephan Meeder will take over the responsibilities of CFO Thomas Kölbl (61), who will re
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December 28, 2023
News

Case IH Recognized For Outstanding Agricultural Innovation With ASABE AE50 Awards Across Product Lines

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognized Case IH for outstanding agricultural innovation across product lines with AE50 awards for the Steiger 715 Quadtrac, Model Year 2024 Steiger 425-645 tractors, AFS Furrow Comma
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December 27, 2023
Video

Talking Sugarbeet Root Maggot Best Management Practices

University of Idaho entomologist Dr. Erik Wenninger and one of his graduate students Beck Akhiwu talked about some of the ways to best manage sugarbeet root maggots during the recent 2023 University of Idaho Snake River Sugarbeet Conference in Burley, ID.
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December 27, 2023
News
American Soybean Association

Growers Commend Chlorpyrifos Restoration, EPA Commitment To Science-Based Process: ASGA’s Hultgren says growers need tools like chlorpyrifos

Washington, D.C. - In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest announcement that it will restore uses of chlorpyrifos and commit to a science-based review of the pesticide, Alan Meadows, American Soybean Association director and soybean gr
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December 26, 2023
Feature

A Look Back Through Photos Of Michigan’s Sugarbeet History

We came across a story from Michigan radio station 99.1 WFMK where John Robinson takes a look back at the history of sugarbeets in Michigan. What was really interesting about the story is the photos that are included.
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December 26, 2023
New Products

New Holland TL5 Accessible Tractor

The world’s first accessible tractor is set to help farmers with lower limb disabilities work in fields independently.
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December 23, 2023
News

Nebraska Crop Production Clinics Scheduled In January

Lincoln, Neb. — The 2024 Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics will kick off on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Gering and head east across the state. Session topics will include crop production, insect management, pesticide safety, disease management, soil fe
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December 23, 2023
News

Sam Funk Named Director Of NDSU Williston Research Extension Center: Funk is an expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption

Sam Funk will join North Dakota State University as director of the Williston Research Extension Center. He began his appointment on Dec. 18.
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December 22, 2023
New Products

2024 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Product Winners Announced

Tulare, Calif. – Results are in for the World Ag Expo 2024 Top-10 New Products Competition. The winners will be showcased Feb. 13-15, 2024 during the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.
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December 22, 2023
News
American Sugar Alliance

There is No Sugar Supply Shortage in the United States. Period.

Recently, big corporate candy executives have been pushing a false narrative that there is a domestic sugar shortage. According to a recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture, not only are these reports totally false, there is actuall
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December 22, 2023
New Products

Cracking The Conveyor Code: Ideal Solutions For Conveying Powdered Food

Almost every industry has a powdered version of products or ingredients that will require transport throughout a production facility for further processing. Within the food processing industry, this encompasses a range of products including powdered sugar
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December 21, 2023
News

U Of I Report Finds Idaho Ag Enjoyed Record 2023 Sales Of Four Top Commodities

Moscow, Idaho — Idaho agriculture overcame a struggling dairy market to record a second consecutive year of stellar cash receipts in 2023, propelled by record values of four of the state’s major crops, according to a new University of Idaho economic repor
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December 21, 2023
News

Südzucker AG Takes CropEnergies AG Off The Stock Exchange

The company has announced that Südzucker AG intends to delist CropEnergies AG from the stock exchange in spring 2024. With the conclusion of a delisting agreement and an unconditional tender offer to the shareholders of CropEnergies, the key decisions hav
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December 20, 2023
News

Union Pacific Urges Border Crossings Be Reopened And Cross-Border Commerce Restored

Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. These locations represent 45 percent of cross-border Union Pacific business and include goods critical to the U.S. economy.
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December 20, 2023
Feature
USDA

2022 U.S. Agricultural Export Facts: Holiday Baking

Whether you are baking in North America or at the North Pole, your holiday cookies, cakes and candies are sure to be extra sweet and delicious thanks to the high quality and variety of U.S. food ingredients exported around the world.
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December 19, 2023
New Products

Kawasaki MULE Family Returns With A Full Lineup Of Side-By-Sides

The iconic Kawasaki MULE™ family of side x sides is built Kawasaki STRONG and has a machine for any need you may have on the job site including the MULE 4010 4x4 series or the compact MULE SX series of side-by-sides.
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December 19, 2023
News

BASF Showcases Commitment To Innovation In Agriculture In 2023

Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Growers faced unprecedented challenges in 2023, including weed control, drought pressure and more. As a leader in innovation, BASF Agricultural Solutions steps up to address these challenges head on, continuing to introduce
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December 18, 2023
News

British Sugar, NFU Sugar Agree On Contract For 2024/25 Sugarbeet Crop

British Sugar and NFU Sugar have concluded negotiations and agreed to a deal for the 2024/25 sugar beet contract.
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December 18, 2023
News

System Solutions LLC Released John Deere Financial Dealer Integration For Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Glastonbury, Conn. -- System Solutions released John Deere Financial Dealer integration for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This integration brings the full business software capabilities of Business Central to the thousands of agribusiness deale
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December 17, 2023
News

URM Stores Advances Food Traceability In The Grocery Industry, Automates FSMA 204 Compliance: Retailer-owned co-op demonstrates commitment to transparency, quality, and safety throughout its supply chain with easy, cost-effective traceability r

Salt Lake City and Spokane, WA - URM Stores, Inc., the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest, has advanced efforts to comply with FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law through automation with the ReposiTrak Traceability Network.
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December 16, 2023
Feature

Ohio ICU Nurse Builds Drone Agriculture Business: LCCC grad’s budding drone business could improve small farm pesticide application

Elyria, Ohio -- Ethan Moore’s drone is a head-turner. Literally.
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December 15, 2023
Feature

Mars, McDonald’s, PepsiCo, 10 Others Launch Blended Finance Framework To Make Regenerative Farming Mainstream: Plan could unlock trillions of dollars for worldwide economy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Agribusiness Task Force announced the launch of a new blended finance framework that could unlock trillions of dollars for regenerative agriculture.
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December 15, 2023
Feature
Becky Vogt, Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska

Poll: Most Rural Nebraskans Unfamiliar With Farm Bill But Support Programs

Most rural Nebraskans report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill and federal agricultural policy, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll.
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December 14, 2023
News

Redpath Sugar Increases Production Capacity To Meet Growing Demand In Canada's Food Manufacturing Industry

Toronto – Redpath Sugar has announced the successful expansion of its Toronto cane sugar refinery as a strategic response to the growth in demand in Canada's thriving food manufacturing sector.
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December 13, 2023
Feature

Enhanced Sustainability In Sugar Production Thanks To New Diffusion Tower

In November the official inauguration of the new diffusion tower at Tiense Suikerraffinaderij (Tienen, Belgium) took place, with the presence of Flemish (Belgium) Minister of Economy, Innovation, Employment, Social Economy, and Agriculture, Jo Brouns.
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December 13, 2023
News

Chipotle Invests In Autonomous Agricultural Robots, Climate-Smart Fertilizer To Improve The Future Of Farming: The company's latest Cultivate Next cohorts include Greenfield Robotics and Nitricity

Newport Beach, Calif. -- Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it is investing in Greenfield Robotics, a company founded with the vision of making regenerative farming more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable by leveraging the latest advances in AI, rob
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December 12, 2023
Feature
Greg Dean, Senior Agricultural Manager, Nampa District, Amalgamated Sugar

Getting Back To The Basics: Reviewing the keys to successful establishment of a sugarbeet crop

All sugarbeet growers make choices about the establishment of their sugarbeet stands. Those choices or decisions will have consequences, some of which will be a positive impact. The successful establishment of a good stand will have much to do with the y
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December 12, 2023
News

AEM United States Ag Tractor And Combine Report November 2023

Milwaukee – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released tractor sales data for November.
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December 11, 2023
News

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates – November 2023

SUGAR Mexico production for 2023/24 is projected at 5.283 million metric tons (MT), a decrease of 47,000 from last month but up 58,752 over last year. Production costs are lower this year and production in some areas has benefitted from October seasonal r
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December 10, 2023
News

CropX Acquires Green Brain To Expand In Australia: Green Brain, a leading provider of digital agronomy solutions in the country, brings CropX a well-established distribution network and a loyal custome

CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agtech solutions, including the CropX agronomic farm management system, announced its acquisition of Green Brain, a prominent digital irrigation management solutions provider based in Adelaide, Australia. The
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December 09, 2023
News

Trimble To Provide Advanced Positioning Systems To Sabanto For Enhanced Autonomous Tractor Performance: Trimble’s Dual Antenna GNSS receiver and real-time positioning service will provide centimeter-level accuracy for farmers utilizing autonomous equipme

Westminster, Colo. — Trimble and Sabanto have announced the integration of Trimble BX992 Dual Antenna GNSS receivers with Trimble CenterPoint RTX into Sabanto’s autonomy solutions. Trimble will act as Sabanto’s key autonomous technology provider, deliveri
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December 09, 2023
News

BASF Provides Update On Implementation Of Corporate Strategy And Commits To Targets For Scope 3.1 Emissions

BASF is taking a further step on its path to net zero and has committed to targets for Scope 3.1 emissions. The announcement was made during an update for investors and analysts in Ludwigshafen at which Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Ex
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December 08, 2023
Feature

Alder Gives Update On Herbicide Carryover Research In Sugarbeets

Amalgamated Sugar Company research agronomist and weed scientist Clarke Alder gave growers an update on herbicide carryover research that the company has been conducting over the past couple of years.
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December 08, 2023
News

50 Years Ago, Sugarbeet Growers Purchased American Crystal Sugar Company; Today, Shareholders Enjoy Record-Breaking Crops

Fargo, ND - In 1973, Red River Valley sugarbeet growers took a big risk by purchasing a troubled Colorado-based sugar company and remaking it in Moorhead, MN, as one of the nation’s first grower-owned sugarbeet cooperatives.
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December 07, 2023
News

CN To Acquire Iowa Northern Railway: Acquisition will provide options for shipping to and from iowa

Montreal – Canadian National Railway announced that it has signed and closed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), which operates approximately 275 track miles in Iowa connecting to CN’s U.S. rail network. The transaction closed into an in
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December 07, 2023
News

Dr. Nicholas Storer To Join The American Sugarbeet Growers Association As Vice President Of Science And Innovation

Washington, D.C. – The American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) has announced the hiring of Dr. Nicholas Storer as Vice President of Science and Innovation, beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
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December 06, 2023
Feature

MSU Extension Informs Montanans About Corporate Transparency Act

Bozeman – A new federal reporting requirement aimed at reducing corporate crime will affect some Montana farmers, ranchers and businesses, according to Montana State University Extension.
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December 05, 2023
News

Minnesotan Wins Tractor In Case IH Farmall 100th Giveaway: Wilson selected from nearly 8,500 applicants in national giveaway

A year-long celebration of Farmall’s 100th anniversary concluded with naming Steve Wilson of Rochester, Minnesota, the winner of a new Farmall utility 75C tractor. Wilson was one of 8,446 participants in a Case IH-led contest that encouraged fans of the r
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December 04, 2023
News
USDA-ERS

2023 Farm Sector Income Forecast

Farm sector income is forecast to fall in 2023 after reaching record highs in 2022. Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, reached $182.8 billion in calendar year 2022, increasing $42.4 billion (30.2 percent) from 2021 in nominal dollars. In 2023, n
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December 04, 2023
News
John O'Connell, University of Idaho

University Of Idaho Hires New Entomologist

Moscow, Idaho – Entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis is eager to put his extensive background in pollinators, biological pest control agents, ecology and taxonomy to work for the benefit of Idaho’s farmers.
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December 03, 2023
News

Biotalys Provides Company Update : Review by new CEO Kevin Helash leads to focus on core capabilities and organizational changes

Ghent, Belgium – Biotalys (Euronext – BTLS) provided a company update following a strategic review of the company by CEO Kevin Helash and the board of directors. The review leads to a shift to the second-generation AGROBODY technology to develop protein-b
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December 02, 2023
News

Sentera Announces Two New Board Appointments: Board appointments bring commercialization, product strategy experience

St. Paul, Minn. – Sentera, a leading provider of AI-powered tools for food and agriculture customers, today announced the appointment of Michael Stern and Anthony Osborne to key advisory and director roles on its Board of Directors, respectively.
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December 02, 2023
News

AcreTrader Broadens Farmland Investment Options With Broker-Dealer Registration

Fayetteville, Ark. -- AcreTrader, the platform providing investors access to the farmland asset class and providing farmers a platform to grow their businesses, responds to the growing demand for alternatives by introducing new vehicles for farmland inves
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December 01, 2023
News

Trimble Introduces Automatic Stream Switching, Allowing Seamless Centimeter Level Accuracy Via Satellite And Cellular: Automatic stream switching allows farmers to access the best available means of receiving RTX corrections, minimizing downtime

Westminster, Colo. —Trimble announced stream switching - a new feature allowing farmers to seamlessly stream Trimble CenterPoint RTX, RangePoint RTX and ViewPoint RTX, over IP or satellite. Available for farmers using a NAV-900 or NAV-500 receiver, this n
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December 01, 2023
Feature
Tristan Vanheuckelom, The European Conservative

Not Just The Farmer’s Fight

(Sugar Producer Editor: We found this to be an interesting commentary and the timing was especially spot on as we heard a similar sentiment at a meeting we attended in November where the speaker said U.S. growers should pay attention to what’s going on in
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