INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
March 30, 2020
News
Robert M. Harveson, University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension

History Lesson: The First Domestic Sugarbeet Seeds Were Produced in Nebraska

At the turn of the 20th century, the vast majority of all seed used in U.S. sugarbeet production originated in Europe. It took two primary factors before Americans were convinced that a domestic seed industry was needed.
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March 30, 2020
News

Betaseed Announces New Sugarbeet Yield Record

A grower in southern California’s Imperial Valley growing region has set a new yield record with a Betaseed variety.
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March 27, 2020
New Products, News

Spudnik to Remain Open During Outbreak

Blackfoot, Idaho-based Spudnik Equipment will continue to manufacture equipment for potato and sugarbeet growers amid the continuously changing situation caused by COVID-19.
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March 25, 2020
New Products, News

Agnition Products Bolster Plants’ Natural Systems

Plants have systems in place to get what they need from the sun and soil. Strengthening these systems and empowering plants to do what they are designed to do is the idea behind the science of Agnition’s Procure and Generate.
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March 25, 2020
News

Supply Chain COVID-19 Guidelines

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March 25, 2020
News

Ezell Hired as HELM Regional Sales Manager

HELM Agro US, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-quality crop protection and fertilizer products, announces the hiring of Jeff Ezell as regional sales manager for its central Corn Belt territory.
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March 25, 2020
News

HELM Employment Opportunities

HELM Agro US is seeking experienced and highly driven sales professionals.
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March 25, 2020
News
Tyne Morgan

Farmers Could See Warmer, Wetter Weather Entering Planting Season

Farmers looking for a weather reprieve in the wet weather pattern many areas are seeing won’t get a break in moisture anytime soon.
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March 24, 2020
News

American Farmland Trust Launches Fund to Help Farmers Affected By the COVID-19 Crisis

The fund will award eligible farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each. The initial focus will be on farms that sell at farmers markets or to restaurants, caterers, schools, stores, or makers who use farm products.
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March 24, 2020
News

Syngenta Seeks to Reduce Carbon Intensity with Packaging Innovations: Cutting-edge technology and precise testing help the company get products in the hands of customers, independently and sustainably.

Cutting-edge technology and precise testing help the company get products in the hands of customers, independently and sustainably.
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March 23, 2020
News

American Farmland Trust Urges Lawmakers to Include Farmers in Stimulus

Many businesses and supply chains are shuttered, and while agriculture is considered an essential industry to our nation, there is no doubt that the closure of restaurants and farmers markets have had an impact, even while grocery stores are selling out o
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March 23, 2020
News

Jekanowski Appointed World Agricultural Outlook Board Chairman

USDA chief economist Robert Johansson today announced the appointment of Mark Jekanowski as the World Agricultural Outlook Board chairman.
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March 19, 2020
News

Labor, USDA Announce Information Sharing to Assist H-2A Employers

Agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue today announced a partnership between the USDA and U.S. Department of Labor to help facilitate the identification of foreign and domestic workers that may be available and eligible to transfer to other U.S. agricultural
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March 19, 2020
News

Big Data Helps Farmers Adapt to Climate Variability

A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big data and digital technologies can help farmers better adapt to threats — both present and future — from a changing climate.
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March 19, 2020
News

Visit Farmers.gov for Updates on Services in Your Community

All service center visitors wishing to conduct business with the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any other service center agency are encouraged to call their service center to confirm availability for in-person or phone app
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March 19, 2020
News
Suzanne Bopp

Transportation Reform Is Mission Critical: Moving products to and from farms is essential to the ag industry, which is why current regulations need clarification and flexibility.

Moving products to and from farms is essential to the ag industry, which is why current regulations need clarification and flexibility.
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March 19, 2020
News

USDA Designates H-2A Visa Program as Essential

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March 18, 2020
News

Plant Management Network Reimagines Information Sharing

Discover Grow: a nonprofit, freely available, online resource of timely, science-based information on plant health. It’s a place for plant health management professionals to exchange knowledge and discover the latest applied research.
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March 18, 2020
News

BioSafe Adds to Engineering Team

BioSafe Systems announces the hiring of Don Hobro as its new chemical/project application engineer.
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March 16, 2020
News

New USDA Team to Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The USDA is standing up a new team of department staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.
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March 16, 2020
News

Positive Effect of Cover Crops on Soil Microbiome

Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops after harvest, but a new global analysis from the University of Illinois shows the practice can boost soil microbial abundance by 27 percent.
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March 16, 2020
News

USDA Opens Signup for Causes of Loss

Growers can sign up March 23 for Producers Impacted by Drought or Excess Moisture. Provisions for sugarbeet producers are also available.
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March 16, 2020
News
Kevin Killough

Tough Years Put Strain on Wyoming Growers

Generally a lucrative crop for producers in Wyoming, back-to-back disappointing years have left sugarbeet growers in a tough spot.
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March 13, 2020
News

Motion Industries Promotes Cook to VP/CFO

Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, has promoted Greg Cook to executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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March 11, 2020
News

Microbes' Important Role in Soil Nitrogen Cycle

But different microbes have distinct roles to play, and environmental factors influence activity.
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March 10, 2020
News

USDA Statement on U.S. Sugar Market

The USDA today notified the Department of Commerce of an additional need for sugar in the U.S. market of 200,000 short tons raw value of refined sugar.
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March 10, 2020
News

BioSafe Welcomes Service Technician

BioSafe Systems recently welcomed new field service technician Lee Holland to its team.
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March 10, 2020
New Products

New Product: Wilbur-Ellis Embrece-EA Surfactant

Wilbur-Ellis Company announces the launch of Embrece-EA, a unique blend of surfactants designed to elevate the performance of fungicides, insecticides and miticides by increasing wetting and spreading of spray materials.
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March 10, 2020
News

Progress on Implementation of China Phase One Agreement

U.S. secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement and has taken several additional actions to realize its agriculture-related commitments.
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March 09, 2020
News

Nebraska Beet Growers Face 2020 Funding Challenges

Sugarbeets should be getting ready to go into the ground later this month in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming, but growers could face some challenges with funding.
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March 06, 2020
News
Jonathan Knutson

Event Aims to Give Sugarbeet Growers a Lift

International Sugarbeet Institute to convene after difficult harvest
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March 05, 2020
News

Dales Joins Vive Board

Vive Crop Protection announces the addition of Joe Dales to the company’s board of directors.
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March 02, 2020
New Products

New Software, Functions for Kuhn CCI 1200 Touchscreen

Kuhn announces new software for the CCI 1200 ISOBUS touchscreen display. This display is compatible with AEF-certified ISOBUS tractors and implements.
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March 02, 2020
News
Ann Bailey

American Crystal Processing Finishes Early

Most of American Crystal Sugar Co.’s factories apparently will wind up their slicing campaigns by early March. That’s two and a half months earlier than the company’s average finish date.
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March 02, 2020
News
Chabella Guzman

UDSA Approves Program and Funds for Sugarbeet Growers

U.S. secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including sugarbeet growers, through WHIP+.
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March 02, 2020
New Products

New Product: Valley 365 Connected Crop Management

Growers gain greater control through a single sign-on platform to manage crop data.
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