INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
June 29, 2019
News

Collaboration Crucial to Solve Global Food and Environmental Challenges

US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance committing to cooperation with food industry to nourish an at-risk world
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June 28, 2019
New Products

New Product: SoilWeb 2.0 App Update

The app gives access to valuable scientific data through modern technology. All the soil information in SoilWeb was collected from the National Cooperative Soil Survey, organized by the NRCS, and accesses soil survey information the agency has been collec
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June 28, 2019
News

Syngenta Helps Find a Better Way Forward for Conservation: Two ongoing pilot projects seek to show that environmental protection and pesticide regulation don’t have to conflict.

Two ongoing pilot projects seek to show that environmental protection and pesticide regulation don’t have to conflict.
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June 28, 2019
News
Jennifer Kite-Powell

Inside The High-Tech World Of Microbes For Crops

It is essential to understand that certain microbes can produce nitrogen, but that its ability to produce nitrogen has been suppressed over time.
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June 27, 2019
New Products, News

Agri-Service Merges Washington Facilities : Combined facility promises continued integrity and quality customer service, as well as adding Fendt to its products.

Combined facility promises continued integrity and quality customer service, as well as adding Fendt to its products.
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June 27, 2019
News

FMC Invests in Delaware Research Facility: FMC Corporation plans $50 million investment in global R&D headquarters in Newark, Del.

FMC Corporation plans $50 million investment in global R&D headquarters in Newark, Del.
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June 27, 2019
New Products

New Product: John Deere 3D Series Compact Utility Tractors

The new John Deere 3D Series compact utility tractors offer a powerful, affordable solution for a wide range of jobs. Available in three horsepower offerings, the 3D Series tractors are designed to tackle everything from pulling and hauling to cutting and
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June 27, 2019
News

Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Ag Aviation Companies

Ag retailer strengthens presence in Montana’s Golden Triangle
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June 26, 2019
News
Phillip Hayes, ASA

EU Serves as Warning to Sugar Policy Critics

Europe's weakened sugar industry should serve as a dire warning to those who would like the U.S. to follow Europe’s lead and unilaterally eliminate U.S. sugar policy without addressing subsidies on the world stage.
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June 26, 2019
News

Bad Weed Year Expected in Idaho

Growers throughout much of the state may be in for a weedy growing season, due to cold and rainy spring weather, says a University of Idaho Extension weed expert.
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June 26, 2019
News

Perdue: Farmers Hit Hard by Trade Policies

U.S. agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue admitted this week that American farmers have been hit hard by President Donald Trump’s trade policies. But, he said, he would make no promises about continued aid to those paying the price.
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June 25, 2019
News

Leaf Spot Detected in Mich. Beet Fields

Cercospora and Alternaria leaf spot have been detected in Tuscola County in 2019.
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June 25, 2019
News

U.S. Sets Wet Record

May 2018 to April 2019 is the wettest 12-month period on record in continental United States
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June 25, 2019
News

Future Crop Insurance Will Need 'Unique' Approach

The issues farmers and policymakers hope crop insurance can address in the future will be more difficult than in the past and may require “unique” approaches, a former Agriculture Department Risk Management Agency administrator said at a House Agriculture
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June 21, 2019
New Products

New Product: John Deere Specialty Tractors: New models include premium high-clearance tractor ergonomic updates and front-hitch options that expand the company’s product portfolio.

New models include premium high-clearance tractor ergonomic updates and front-hitch options that expand the company’s product portfolio.
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June 21, 2019
New Products
Andrew Oerman, Valley Irrigation

Irrigation Forecasts: Save Time with Valley Scheduling

Greg Juul and his partner, Troy Betz, own and operate G2 Farming near Hermiston, Oregon. He says technology has given them a competitive advantage.
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June 20, 2019
New Products, News

Vestaron Hires Patel as COO

Ash Patel is the most recent hire as Vestaron continues to round out its corporate leadership team and fulfill its mission of revolutionizing the agricultural insecticide landscape.
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June 20, 2019
News
Michael Langemeier & Jordan Shockley

Impact of Emerging Technology on Farm Management

Cost economies and the reconfiguration of the value chain are accelerating farm consolidation and structural change in production agriculture. In addition, many economists have described scenarios in which key innovations and technologies could revolution
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June 20, 2019
News

BioSafe Adds to Sales Team

BioSafe Systems announces the hiring of Mathew Smith and Taylor Vadon as technical sales representatives for its agricultural sales division.
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June 19, 2019
News

Sugar Association Marks 75-Plus Years

The Sugar Association seeks to make a difference by sharing its knowledge of sugar to increase consumer understanding and confidence in the role that sugar plays in a nutritious, balanced and enjoyable diet.
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June 19, 2019
News

FDA Recognizes Nothing Added to Real Sugar

In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s issuance of its final guidance regarding the labeling of added sugars for single-ingredient sweeteners, the Sugar Association issued this statement.
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June 19, 2019
News

Grower-Researchers Reap More than Just Increased Production: Participants in research are motivated by learning, teaching opportunities.

Participants in research are motivated by learning, teaching opportunities.
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June 18, 2019
News

Bayer Celebrates National Pollinator Week: Company continues its commitment to bees and other pollinators by spotlighting young people impacting the industry and local groups doing their part i

Company continues its commitment to bees and other pollinators by spotlighting young people impacting the industry and local groups doing their part in planting forage
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June 18, 2019
New Products, News

Looking Down, Not Up, at Rain

Nutra-Crop explains why soil nutrients are still important to remember during the rainy planting season.
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June 17, 2019
News

Beets Get Nod for Road Maintenance in Michigan

Organic additives to road salt, including sugarbeet juice, brewery grain and cheese brine, have been used on snow-covered roads.
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June 17, 2019
News

Lindsay CEO Appointed to USDA’s Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee

Lindsay Corporation president and CEO Tim Hassinger has accepted an appointment to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade.
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June 17, 2019
News
Angela Dowden

Public Should Resist Demonizing Sugar

The truth, of course, is that sugar is just sugar, neither good nor bad, but simply another dietary component that can be consumed in moderation without guilt or worry.
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June 10, 2019
New Products

New Product: Farmwave AI Subscriber Model

Farmwave’s mission is to transform the world’s agricultural information into AI data models that power decision-making and preserve the future of farming.
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June 10, 2019
News

Bacteria Turn Table Sugar into More

ARS scientists have a new job for somehelpful bacteria: turning table sugar into a sugar with cell-protective abilities that could help prolong the shelf life of foods, drugs, vaccines, and even friendly bacteria and fungi used to fight crop pests.
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June 10, 2019
News

MSU Extension Offers Delayed Planting Resources

Midwest farmers are facing difficult planting and farm management decisions after weeks of unrelenting rainfall. Michigan State University Extension has educational resources and programs to help farmers as they deal with delayed planting seasons.
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June 07, 2019
News

Betaseed Names Scholarship Winners

Students Izaac Reuter and Andrew Fornstrom were each awarded a $500 scholarship from Betaseed.
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June 05, 2019
Feature
Courtney Gaine, President & CEO, The Sugar Association

Real Sugar Is Grown by Real People : This is a basic truth many consumers don’t know.

This is a basic truth many consumers don’t know.
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June 05, 2019
Feature
Phillip Hayes, ASA Spokesman

Riding the Wave: Volatile sugar market necessitates strong sugar policy

Volatile sugar market necessitates strong sugar policy
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June 05, 2019
News
Rick Manning

Opinion: Zero-for-Zero would End Worldwide Sugar Subsidy Insanity

The U.S. Department of Commerce has done a good job in dealing with Mexican sugar dumping into the United States, but subsidies around the world continue to dramatically distort the price of sugar around the world.
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June 04, 2019
News
Malachi Barrett

Michigan Farmers Can Build Commercial Solar Panels on Agricultural Land

Michigan farmers will keep their tax incentives if they build commercial solar panels on land set aside for agricultural use.
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June 03, 2019
New Products, News

Legion Bio Chem Renamed as Nutra-Crop

"New name, same mix-and-match nutrient solutions"
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June 01, 2019
New Products

New Product: TerraSiteRx Analytics Platform

A&L Canada Laboratories offers new solutions delivering farm data insights for better business decision-making and more profitable farming
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June 01, 2019
News
Linh Anh Cat

How Are Microplastics Changing Agriculture?

Scientists now believe that microplastics change agricultural crop growth. Agricultural soils could actually hold more microplastic than ocean basins.
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