INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
April 30, 2024
News

Experienced USDA FAS Official Joins Sugar Alliance

A long-time veteran of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Casey Bean, will join the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) as the organization’s trade consultant on May 1. Bean will work with ASA to analyze the complex global trade issues that impact U.S.
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April 30, 2024
New Products

New Holland FieldOps, A New Platform For Real-Time Farm Data Management, Soon To Be Released

New Holland has released FieldOps, a versatile and easy-to-use farm management web and mobile platform available for operators worldwide. It brings real-time monitoring, remote display viewing and intuitive user interface together into one comprehensive p
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April 29, 2024
New Products

Cat’s Prowler Pro Available In Three Models

The Arctic Cat Prowler Pro is known for its quiet 50-horsepower, 812cc EFI engine, comfortable ride, unmatched capabilities, ample storage and durability.
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April 29, 2024
News

UPL Completes Acquisition Of Corteva's Solo Mancozeb Business

London - UPL Corporation Ltd., a global provider of holistic and sustainable agricultural solutions, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Corteva Agriscience's solo mancozeb global fungicide business outside of China, Japan, South Korea, UK,
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April 27, 2024
News

ASPF: New European Packaging Rules Raise Several Concerns

New packaging rules adopted by the European Parliament raise serious trade and food safety concerns. If endorsed by the EU Council later this year, they will almost certainly negatively impact global supply chains and food security at a time when more tha
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April 26, 2024
News

CNH Names Gerrit Marx As CEO: Marx returns to CNH from Iveco Group, succeeding Scott W. Wine who has decided to leave the company

CNH Industrial N.V. announced the appointment of Gerrit Marx to the role of CEO effective July 1, 2024. He succeeds Scott Wine, whose request to leave the company at the end of the current three-year business plan cycle to pursue other interests, has been
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April 26, 2024
New Products

QED Environmental Systems Announces Launch Of Versatile Single-Use Soil Sampler

Dexter, MI – QED Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc., announces the new single-use Combo Core™ soil sampler for field preservation VOC analysis.
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April 25, 2024
News
Conab

Brazil Should Have A New Sugar Production Record Even With Lower Crushing In 24/25

The first estimate of the 2024/25 sugarcane harvest, released this Thursday, 25th, by the National Supply Company (Conab), indicates that Brazil should produce 685.86 million tons, a reduction of 3. 8 percent compared to the previous harvest, when 713.2 m
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April 24, 2024
News

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New School Meal Standards To Strengthen Child Nutrition: Gradual implementation of nutrition updates, to include less sugar, set to begin in Fall 2025

Washington – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote the health of America’s children through school meals. Nutrition standards for school meals will be gradually updated to include less sugar and great
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April 24, 2024
New Products

Earth Anchors Keep Farm Structures Grounded: Anchors ensure the safety and stability of portable temporary structures

To provide protection and flexibility for seasonal needs, the agricultural sector relies on storage buildings for equipment, livestock shelters and temporary crop storage. Farmers often use storage buildings such as sheds or warehouses to store and organi
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April 23, 2024
News

NDSU Extension Agronomist, Cropping Systems Specialist Announces Retirement: Greg Endres, NDSU Extension cropping systems specialist, will retire May 1 after over 40 years of service

After over 40 years with North Dakota State University serving North Dakota agriculture, Greg Endres, Extension cropping systems specialist, will retire effective May 1.
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April 22, 2024
News
Chabella Guzman

Sugarbeets To Be Grown Across Nebraska In Agronomy Project

Lincoln, Neb. — The Nebraska Extension 4-H and Open Class entries have seen many special projects over the years, from dry edible beans to sorghum and broom corn. This year, Nebraska Extension and 4-H's Special Agronomy Project for 2024 is sugarbeets.
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April 22, 2024
Feature
Wes Wade, wes.wade@willistonherald.com

Mondak Heritage Center Working To Preserve (Sidney) Sugar Beet Plant History

Sidney, Mont., - The Sidney Sugars Incorporated sugar beet plant might be closed, but its history isn’t going away any time soon.
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April 22, 2024
News
American Farm Bureau Federation

Agriculture Emissions Fall To Lowest Levers In 10 Years

America’s farmers and ranchers are leading the way in greenhouse gas emission reduction through voluntary conservation efforts and market-based incentives.
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April 21, 2024
News

USDA, USAID Deploy $1 Billion For Emergency Food Assistance: Biden-Harris Administration announces both immediate aid and pilot program for non-traditional commodities

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will deploy $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase U.S.-grown commodities to provide emergency food assistance to people in need thro
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April 20, 2024
News

Digi International Reveals 2024 Green Tech Customer Innovation Award Winners: Recognizing customer initiatives that use groundbreaking green technologies to champion sustainability, environmental stewardship and carbon reduction

Minneapolis, MN – Digi International (www.digi.com), a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, is proud to reveal the winners of its 2024 Green Tech Customer Innovation Awards.
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April 20, 2024
News
Laney Reasner, laney.reasner@okstate.edu

New Farm Bill Curriculum Available To High School Students

Oklahoma State University Extension has launched a curriculum to educate high school and 4-H students about the Farm Bill.
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April 19, 2024
Feature

Three Tips For Managing Crop Nutrition Costs In Permanent Crops During Tight Times: Growers can help cushion their farms from rising prices and falling incomes through data-driven management practices

St. Johns, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that farming profits are predicted to fall in 2024. As growers look to balance expenses and outcomes, they may be tempted to cut inputs from their crop nutrition plan. But AgroLiquid’s Abe Is
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April 19, 2024
News

BRANDT Expands Leadership Team, Welcomes New VP Of Strategy

Tampa, Fla. — Matthew Ingram will join the BRANDT leadership team in Tampa as vice president of strategy as of April 30. In this new role, Ingram will help the company’s senior leaders on refining corporate strategy and optimizing cross-selling opportunit
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April 18, 2024
Feature
Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist, University of Minnesota

Unharvested Sugarbeets In Your Fields This Spring? Here Are Some Nutrient Management Considerations

I have received a few questions this spring regarding nutrient management considerations for fields with unharvested sugarbeets. The main question is whether the sugarbeets left in the field could provide a potential nitrogen (N) credit for this year’s cr
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April 18, 2024
News
American Sugar Alliance

Bright Forecast For America’s Sugar Industry

Recently the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released its outlook for U.S. agriculture. It projects that American sugar production remains strong and is expected to grow, despite challenges we have seen
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April 17, 2024
News

Sugarbeet Planting Update From Across U.S.

The USDA NASS has provided an update on the 2024 U.S. sugarbeet crop planting in its weekly crop progress report (https://www.nass.usda.gov/) from last week. Here’s a sample of what the latest report showed. Planting hasn’t started in some states so there
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April 17, 2024
News

New Chemigation Bill Changes Licensing Process For Chemigators

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 549 into law, marking a significant change in the requirements for chemigators in Idaho.
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April 16, 2024
News

Coalition Created To Advocate For Farmers’ Access To Critical Crop Protection Tools: More than 60 agricultural groups voice support for increased legislative clarity that ensures glyphosate and other essential tools remain available to

St. Louis – Grower and industry groups from across the country have joined together to support a new coalition, the Modern Ag Alliance, to protect American farmers’ access to critical crop protection tools farmers need to ensure a robust and affordable fo
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April 16, 2024
News

I WANT THIS JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!: John Deere Launches Nationwide Search For First-Ever Chief Tractor Officer To Be The Face And Voice Of The Company’s Social Media

Moline, I.L. — This isn’t just a job; it’s the ultimate influencer adventure! John Deere, with the help of quarterback Brock Purdy, launched an epic hunt for the company’s first-ever Chief Tractor Officer (CTO) — a witty and charismatic content creator re
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April 15, 2024
News

Vive Crop Protection Welcomes Accomplished New Board Member, Susanne Wasson, To Drive Innovation And Growth

Toronto -- Vive Crop Protection has announced the appointment of Susanne Wasson to its Board of Directors. With an impressive track record as a goal-oriented, innovative leader, Wasson brings a wealth of expertise and strategic vision to further propel Vi
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April 15, 2024
Feature

CoBank Quarterly: Sticky Inflation Puts Federal Reserve On The Horns Of A Dilemma: Lower interest rates are coming, but the Fed will err on the side of caution

Denver -- Strong labor and consumer spending metrics have led most market participants to dismiss earlier recession concerns, but there are still some worrying signs for the U.S. economy. While inflation rates are trending in the right direction, they rem
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April 13, 2024
News

AEM United States Ag Tractor And Combine Report - March 2024

Milwaukee, Wisc. - The AEM Ag Tractor and Combine Report is provided monthly and is derived from AEM member companies through proprietary statistical reporting programs. The data is provided by AEM members and represents preliminary monthly retail sales o
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April 13, 2024
News

Jennifer Posey-Williams Joins Meristem Team: Veteran crop nutrition expert eager to help farmers grow more for less in North Dakota

Columbus, Ohio – Experienced agronomy professional Jennifer Posey-Williams has joined Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC (www.MeristemAg.com), one of the fastest-growing crop input suppliers in America.
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April 12, 2024
News

First Biostimulant Certified Under TFI Program

Arlington, VA – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced that its newly launched Certified Biostimulant program has awarded the first certification for a biostimulant product.
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April 12, 2024
Feature
Anna Cates, Katie Black, Bill Lazarus, Amit Pradhananga and Bailey Tangen, University of Minnesota

Can Soil Health Management Get You Into The Field Earlier?

Field workability. It’s difficult to quantify, because whether it’s a good time for field work depends on the work you’re trying to do, your equipment, your soil type, as well as maybe your tolerance for compaction and the other time-sensitive elements of
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April 11, 2024
News

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates – March 2024

SUGAR: Mexico production for 2023/24 is projected at 4.572 million metric tons (MT), a decrease of 175,090 from last month and 651,856 lower than last year. Area harvested is running over 20,000 hectares below the level forecast by CONADESUCA resulting in
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April 11, 2024
News

Talc USA Moves Production To Illinois: New production line will manufacture all TALC products, including the company’s newest and most advanced HomeLAND products for corn and soybeans

Springfield, Ill. – Talc USA, a BRANDT company, is preparing a new production facility in Curran, Ill., to increase its production capacity in the U.S. while reducing shipping costs to its end farmer customers.
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April 10, 2024
News

AGCO Launches PTx, A Precision Ag Portfolio To Accelerate Technology Transformation: New leading brand combines precision technologies of Precision Planting and PTx Trimble

Duluth, Ga. -- AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced the launch of PTx, a new brand representing its precision ag portfolio. PTx combines precision ag
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April 10, 2024
News

AGCO, Trimble Close Joint Venture, Form PTx Trimble: Leading ag tech deal creates an industry-leading, mixed-fleet precision ag platform serving farmers globally

Duluth, Ga. and Westminster, Colo. - AGCO Corporation and Trimble announced the closing of their joint venture (JV) transaction. The JV, known as PTx Trimble, combines Trimble's precision agriculture business and AGCO's JCA Technologies to form a new comp
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April 09, 2024
Feature
Daniel Munch, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation

What Will The Collapse Of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Mean For Agriculture?

On March 26, a container ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge resulting in the structure’s collapse and the tragic loss of six construction workers. Aside from the everlasting impacts to the families who lost loved ones, the destroyed bri
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April 09, 2024
New Products

Hercules Tires Launches AG-TRAC F-2: A Sturdy Tire Engineered For Peak Performance On Diverse Farm Terrains

Huntersville, N.C. – Hercules Tire and Rubber Company (HTR), a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors (ATD), has introduced the all-new AG-TRAC F-2, a robust tire designed for optimal performance on multiple farm surfaces.
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April 08, 2024
News

AEM Manufacturing Express Set To Hit The Road This Summer: 20-state interactive mobile tour to visit 80 communities to celebrate American Equipment Manufacturing

Milwaukee, WI -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced that it will hit the road this summer for an unprecedented initiative to tell the story of the U.S. equipment manufacturing industry and celebrate the 2.3 million men and women w
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April 08, 2024
News
American Farm Bureau Federation

Biofuel, Ag Groups Call On EPA To Issue E15 Emergency Waiver

The Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, and National Sorghum Producers sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling on Administrator
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April 07, 2024
News

Frito-Lay Awards Four Outstanding Students With First-Ever Community Builder Scholarship: $100,000 in scholarships presented to next-generation leaders committed to improving their communities across the U.S.

Plano, Texas -- Frito-Lay announced it awarded $25,000 to four scholarship recipients, each actively leading and uplifting their local communities and contributing to a brighter future. The Frito-Lay Community Builder Scholarship serves to help each stude
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April 05, 2024
News

26th Annual Food Safety Summit To Offer A Dynamic Education Program, Robust Trade Show Floor And Networking Opportunities

Rosemont, IL - Leadership, Recall Modernization, Traceability, Outbreak Investigations, and Culture are some of the pressing topics to be addressed at the 26th Annual Food Safety Summit, taking place May 6-9, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in
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April 04, 2024
Feature
Christine Charles and Madelyn Celovsky, Michigan State University Extension

Cover Crop Use In Michigan, Reflecting On The 2022 Census Of Agriculture

Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census of Agriculture provides a comprehensive glimpse into the state of agriculture in the United States. Practices like cover crop plantings are becoming more extensively discussed and
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April 02, 2024
Feature
Kari McNair, economist, U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics

Getting Less For The Same Price? Explore How The CPI Measures “Shrinkflation” And Its Impact On Inflation

You may have noticed recently that you’re going through a roll of paper towels at a faster clip or that there seem to be fewer tortilla chips in the bag. This isn’t your imagination. The concept is known as downsizing or shrinkflation. (We will use the te
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April 02, 2024
Feature

Mattracks Celebrating Three Decades Of Innovation

Karlstad, MN – Mattracks, the inventor and manufacturer of the original rubber track conversion system, is celebrating a significant milestone, its 30th year in business. First designed, patented and released to the public in 1994 by Glen Brazier with the
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April 01, 2024
Feature

Red River Basin LiDAR Data Now Available

The Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) has announced the availability of Quality Level (QL) 1 LiDAR data for the Red River Basin (RRB) of Minnesota.
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April 01, 2024
Feature
Betty Resnick, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation

Chaos At Shipping Chokepoints

An estimated 80 percent of world trade is transported via ship. Maritime trade is most vulnerable to disruption at a series of geographic chokepoints across the globe (Figure 1). Some chokepoints are human-built canals, which provide extremely valuable sh
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