INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
January 31, 2020
News

U.S Farm Bankruptcies Jumped 20 Percent in 2019

U.S. farm bankruptcies were up 20 percent in 2019, despite the billions of dollars in aid for farmers hurt by the trade war with China.
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January 31, 2020
News

New U.S. Trade Deal Should Help Idaho Ag

Industry experts believe the new trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada will help Idaho's agriculture, particularly dairy, potatoes and wheat.
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January 30, 2020
News

Farm Bureau Establishes 2020 Priorities

Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st annual convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to labor, and from climate change to conservation compliance.
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January 30, 2020
New Products

New Product: Senninger SENNODE-BT Controller

The new battery-operated SENNODE-BT controller is enabled with powerful wireless Bluetooth technology that can be easily managed from a smartphone.
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January 29, 2020
New Products

Ayrstone Doubles Wi-fi Bandwidth for Farms with AyrMesh Hub2x2

The new AyrMesh Hub2x2 is the fastest, most user-friendly product available today for rural outdoor wi-fi.
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January 29, 2020
New Products, News

Ceres, Wilbur-Ellis Partner to Provide Aerial Imagery Tech for Farmers

Ceres Imaging, the aerial imagery provider that helps growers make proactive decisions to maximize resources, announces a partnership with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness to distribute and use its technology in core markets throughout the U.S.
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January 29, 2020
News

What Poor U.S. Beet, Cane Crops Mean for Sugar Industry

Unusually bad weather hampered both U.S. sugarbeet and sugarcane crops last year, leading government officials to seek an 80 percent increase in raw sugar imports from Mexico. Extra cargo already has begun arriving by ship to the piers of a small number o
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January 29, 2020
News

A Quick Look at Farming in Idaho’s Congressional Districts

A lot of farming and ranching takes place in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, but not nearly as much as occurs in the state’s 2nd Congressional District.
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January 29, 2020
News
Lauren Glevanik

Flying into the Future of Agriculture

Using drones and predatory bugs, UC Davis researchers treat crop pests
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January 29, 2020
News
Dee George

Sugarbeet Growers Still Coping with Tough 2019 Season

Between excessive precipitation and an early freeze, yields for the farmer-owned cooperatives in the Red River Valley dropped dramatically, and many acres were left unharvested.
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January 29, 2020
News

Helm Agro Hires Mid-South Sales Manager

Helm Agro US, Inc. announces the hiring of Dustin Smith as regional sales manager for the mid-South.
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January 27, 2020
News

UN Declares 2020 International Year of Plant Health

The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. They are calling on people, organizations, industries, scientists, and governments to work together to protect plants against the introduction and spread of invasive pests.
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January 24, 2020
News

AGCO Foundation Expands Flagship Ag Learning Center

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation announces a partnership with the Global Growers Network to expand their flagship agricultural learning center in Clarkston, Ga.
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January 24, 2020
News

Vestaron Earns Spot in Global Cleantech 100

Vestaron, a biologic crop protection company, was named a 2020 Global Cleantech 100 company by Cleantech Group.
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January 23, 2020
News

Michigan Sugar Company Elects New Directors

Two new faces have joined the Michigan Sugar Company board of directors, two outgoing directors were recently honored for their service, and a new slate of board officers—including a new board chairman—has been elected.
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January 23, 2020
News

Vestaron Adds Sales Rep for California, Arizona

Vestaron Corporation continues to add sales reps to support its peptide-based bioinsecticides with the addition of Collin Briley for its Coastal and Desert region in California and Arizona.
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January 23, 2020
New Products, News

PERC Adds New Equipment Category to Propane Farm Incentive Program

The Propane Education & Research Council announces the addition of an agronomic heat treatment systems equipment category for its 2020 Propane Farm Incentive Program, which offers up to $5,000 off of qualifying propane-powered equipment.
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January 23, 2020
News

Investing in the Future of Agriculture

National Crop Insurance Services is proud to invest in the future of agriculture through the NCIS 1890 Scholarship Program. NCIS awards scholarships to students majoring in agriculture-related disciplines at historically black 1890 land grant universities
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January 23, 2020
News

Perdue Statement on EPA's WOTUS Rule

The EPA and the Army have finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “waters of the United States.” The agencies are streamlining the definition so that it includes four simple categories of jurisdictional waters, provides clear exclusions f
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January 21, 2020
News

BioSafe Systems Hires New Accounting Manager

BioSafe Systems announces the hire of Michael Cunningham as its new accounting manager.
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January 21, 2020
News

New Product: Vive Midac FC

New convenient sugarbeet root maggot control with Midac FC
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January 21, 2020
News
Tom Lutey

Western Sugar Finishes Billings Campaign Early

Beet slicing at Western Sugar Cooperative’s factory in Billings, Mont., has ended roughly a month earlier than normal as a result of a 2019 harvest limited by weather.
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January 20, 2020
News

Mahindra Ag North America Names New VP

Dragojevic joins as VP of sales, service and parts distribution
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January 18, 2020
News

Krieger to Service Eastern Corn Belt for Helm Agro

Helm Agro US, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-quality crop protection and fertilizer products, announces the hiring of Jeff Krieger as regional sales manager for the eastern Corn Belt.
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January 17, 2020
News

Vestaron Hires Sales Rep for Central Valley

Noel Cornejo has been hired as a Central Valley sales representative by Vestaron Corporation to support its peptide-based bioinsecticides.
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January 17, 2020
News

BioSafe Hires New Label Designer

BioSafe Systems announces the hiring of Kevin Wagner as the company’s new label designer.
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January 17, 2020
News

Disaster Aid May Come for 2019 Frozen Sugarbeet Crop

In the aftermath of a frozen harvest that locked in the ground up to a third of Wyoming’s sugarbeet crop, there’s increasing hope for some federal disaster relief to beet growers through the USDA.
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January 17, 2020
News

The Toll of Trade Disputes on U.S. Ag

American agricultural exports to China fell from $15.8 billion in 2017 to $5.9 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration, and exports remained depressed in 2019.
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January 13, 2020
Below the Surface
Tyrell Marchant, editor

Below the Surface: Bring It On: Putting the “resolute” in New Year’s resolutions

Putting the “resolute” in New Year’s resolutions
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January 10, 2020
News
Justin Goulet

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Pres. Looks on Bright Side of tough 2019

This comes after a tough 2019 harvest which saw crop loss due to rugged weather conditions. Rogers Sugar Inc. and the ASBG made the decision to terminate the beet harvest in November.
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January 10, 2020
Below the Surface
Tyrell Marchant, editor

Between the Rows: Out of the Spotlight

Beautiful things don't ask for attention.
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January 10, 2020
News

Don’t Let the Last Weed Standing Reproduce

Herbicide weed resistance battle must be fought at different levels
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January 09, 2020
News

Agencies Launch Website for Biotech Regulation

Today, the USDA, FDA and EPA jointly launched a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation.
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January 09, 2020
News
Ronald Goldy, Michigan State University Extension Vegetable Educator

More about the New USDA Bioengineering Label

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, food products containing bioengineered material will have to be labeled as such.
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January 09, 2020
News
Scott E. Rupp

Big Agribusiness Firms Moving toward Biologicals

Is agribusiness going green? Increasingly, the sector appears trained on becoming more natural and sustainable compared to chemical alternatives.
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January 09, 2020
News

Can Soil Microbes Slow Climate Change?

One scientist has tantalizing results, but others are not convinced
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January 09, 2020
News
Eric Sfiligoj

What’s Next With Glyphosate?

While most of U.S. agriculture in 2019 was engaged in playing a form of survivor, perhaps the ultimate example of this kind of reality game taking place involved glyphosate. To say it’s been a rough year for the popular herbicide would be a gross understa
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January 08, 2020
News

How Digitilization of the Supply Chain Can Reduce Food Waste

Through embracing technology and digitalizing the food supply chain, a move can be made towards reducing the amount of food waste and loss within the industry.
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January 08, 2020
New Products, News

Ceres Imaging Sees Record Growth

Farm solutions provider continues to thrive in race to turn data into actionable insights, helping growers solve problems with confidence
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January 08, 2020
News

Hemmeter Joins Wilbur-Ellis Board of Directors

Molly Hemmeter has joined Wilbur-Ellis’s board of directors.
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January 07, 2020
New Products

Lindsay, Farmers Edge Expand Digital Partnership

Project will connect 2 million irrigated acres by the end of 2021, delivering new levels of integration to provide the industry’s most advanced AI-driven crop management solution available
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January 07, 2020
New Products

New Product: Reinke Electric Swing Arm Corner

Patent-pending technology improves corner watering and yields
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January 07, 2020
New Products

New Product: BioSafe BT NOW Insecticide

BioSafe Systems announces the release of BT NOW, an aqueous, biological insecticide labeled to control various Lepidoptera pests in a wide variety of crops.
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January 02, 2020
News
Ronald Goldy, Michigan State University Extension Vegetable Educator

Label Denoting Bioengineered Ingredients Will Soon Appear

Starting in 2020, consumers will start to see labels for genetically modified foods on store shelves.
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