INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
April 30, 2020
New Products

New Product: AgBiome Howler Fungicide

Howler controls diseases caused by Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia and more.
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April 29, 2020
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Ag Recovery from COVID-19 Could Be Slow

Farmers and agricultural industry leaders caution it will take more than just a few weeks or months for the farming industry, which has been hammered by declining commodity prices linked to the coronavirus outbreak, to get back to normal.
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April 29, 2020
News

IA Offers Discounted Membership

While the IA is currently supporting its members and the industry through advocacy and professional development initiatives, they are also preparing for a future of rebuilding the industry—your businesses—to what it once was.
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April 29, 2020
New Products

Valley, Prospera Quadruple Coverage by A.I. Crop Detection Service

After a successful 2019 launch, Valley Insights is expanding to four U.S. states and progressing toward truly autonomous crop management. U.S. trials of industry-first sensors installed on commercial irrigation machines to collect proximal plant data comm
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April 27, 2020
News

Results from Michigan Sugar Campaign

Cooperative sliced 4.1 million tons of beets, produced more than 1 billion pounds of sugar
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April 24, 2020
News

Betaseed Supports Communities

Betaseed recently donated a total of $10,000 to the Walsh County (N.D.) Food Pantry and the Backpack Meal Program.
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April 24, 2020
New Products

Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services

Educational agronomy tools for growers and retailers
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April 24, 2020
News

UNF Awarded Grant for Autonomous Ag Robotics

The University of North Florida College of Computing, Engineering and Construction, in collaboration with the University of Central Floridaa, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for collaborative research in the use of autonomous
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April 23, 2020
News

Pioneer Sugar Bags to Sport New Look

Michigan Sugar Company’s new branded bags filled with all-natural white granulated, brown and powdered sugar to begin hitting store shelves this month
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April 22, 2020
News

AMVAC Hires Commercial Product Manager

AMVAC recently welcomed Micah Scanga as commercial product manager for potatoes and high-value crop segments.
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April 21, 2020
News
Mikkel Pates

Disaster Aid Increases Projection for American Crystal Grower Payments

The recent infusion of federal disaster aid for the 2018 and 2019 crops has been vital to keeping some sugarbbeet growers financially viable, and has helped boost American Crystal Sugar Co.’s projected payment by 8 percent.
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April 21, 2020
News

USDA Holds Virtual Career Expo for Kansas City Jobs

ERS and NIFA are partnering with University of Missouri to host a joint Virtual Career Expo on April 28.
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April 17, 2020
News
Kevin Killough

Western Increases Assessment for Growers Who Don’t Plant Crop

The Western Sugar Cooperative board of directors recently voted to increase the assessment—what some growers call a penalty—on co-op farmers who don’t plant their required share of sugarbeets.
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April 16, 2020
News
Michael Staton

Repairing Harvest Ruts This Spring: Recommendations for repairing harvest ruts prior to planting without causing further soil compaction.

Recommendations for repairing harvest ruts prior to planting without causing further soil compaction.
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April 16, 2020
News

Irrigation Association Awards Scholarships

The Irrigation Association recently announced the winners of its 2020 scholarship program. In its fourth year, the program awarded 22 scholarships to deserving recipients studying and pursuing careers in the irrigation field.
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April 15, 2020
New Products

UPL Expands Interline Herbicide

Approval by EPA for use on all glufosinate-resistant crops enables growers more flexibility in crop protection decisions for 2020.
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April 15, 2020
News
Rhiannon Branch

USDA Meterologist: Planting Process a 'Mixed Bag'

Looking at crop progress for corn, rice, cotton and sugarbeets across the country, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says it’s a mixed bag.
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April 15, 2020
News
Kevin J. Fink

Beet Planting Begins in Nebraksa

Planting season in central Nebraksa normally runs April 15 to 25, but some farmers take to the field to plant a few days earlier.
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April 14, 2020
News

University of Idaho Diagnostic Services during COVID-19

University of Idaho Extension is still accepting samples, though the method differs from normal times.
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April 14, 2020
Feature
Phillip Hayes, ASA Spokesman

Sugar’s Real Value: Real American sugar is so much more than just a sweetener, and we’re helping consumers see that.

Real American sugar is so much more than just a sweetener, and we’re helping consumers see that.
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April 14, 2020
New Products

Product: GOW Aluminum Trailer Inserts

Using industry-leading technology, GOW aluminum inserts allow growers to move product easily and efficiently.
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April 14, 2020
New Products

New Product: Low-Flow Fill Station by Dilution Solutions

Dilution Solutions has designed a Low-Flow Fill Station to dilute and apply concentrated disinfectants.
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April 14, 2020
Feature
Courtney Gaine, President & CEO, The Sugar Association

Busting Myths: Nine common misunderstandings about sugar—and how you can address them

Nine common misunderstandings about sugar—and how the industry can address them
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April 13, 2020
Feature, New Products

Checking the List: Preventative maintenance for irrigation equipment is pivotal.

Preventative maintenance for irrigation equipment is pivotal.
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April 13, 2020
Feature
Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President, ASGA

From the ASGA: We Salute You: A lot of people deserve a lot credit for the sugar industry’s victories.

A lot of people deserve a lot credit for the sugar industry’s victories.
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April 13, 2020
News
Xin Qiao, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

New and Improved Methods: Western Sugar and UNL battle Cercospora leaf spot with precision technology

Western Sugar and UNL battle Cercospora leaf spot with precision technology
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April 13, 2020
News
Kevin Hammill, Chief Commercial Officer, Marrone Bio Innovations

As America Comes to a Halt, Farmers Head to the Fields

While most harbor at home, our farmers continue to tend to the crops and animals, doing their part to ensure a safe and reliable food supply for consumers here and around the world. Now, more than ever, we need a highly functioning and safe agricultural s
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April 09, 2020
News

Virtual Tractor Parade to Continue Tradition

The 2020 California Antique Farm Equipment Show has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, but organizers will continue one of the most beloved show features, the tractor parade, through virtual means.
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April 08, 2020
News

Anuvia Names Renninger CFO

Anuvia Plant Nutrients announces that Kyle Renninger is joining the company as its chief financial officer.
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April 08, 2020
News

Betaseed Supports Communities

Betaseed representatives in the American Crystal region presented checks for $5,000 each to L.O.A.N. (Love One Another Now) and the Pembina County (North Dakota) Backpack Program.
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April 08, 2020
News

Betaseed Awards Scholarships to Idaho FFA Students

In March, Betaseed awarded scholarships totaling $2,500 to Idaho FFA scholarship winners Annalise DeVries and Henry Trujillo.
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April 07, 2020
News

Agri-Service Receives Dealer Excellence Award

Twin Falls, Idaho-based Agri-Service was recently recognized by AGCO Corporation for achieving a five-star rating in its 2019 Dealer Excellence Program, AGCO’s annual dealer evaluation review.
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April 07, 2020
News

Syngenta Accepting Entries for #RootedinAg Contest: Participants must submit entries by June 30.

Participants must submit entries by June 30.
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April 07, 2020
News

Diverting Supply from Foodservice to Retail during the Coronavirus Crisis

An update from the North American RaboResearch team focuses on how the processing and distribution segments of the food supply chain are responding to the dislocation in food demand.
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April 06, 2020
News

ACH Names Sugar Bounty Program Winners

ACH Seeds announced the winners of its 2019 Sugar Bounty Program at the 2020 American Sugarbeet Growers Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., in February.
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April 06, 2020
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

First Glimpse of Idaho Farmers' 2020 Planting Intentions

The coronavirus outbreak has not slowed Idaho farmers' plans to produce food this year.
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April 06, 2020
News
Robert Creenan

Michigan Sugar Makes Supply Donations to Hospitals: Company plans on continuing to work through coronavirus crisis

Company plans on continuing to work through coronavirus crisis
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April 03, 2020
News

Growers ‘Surprised’ at Sugar Import Size

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April 02, 2020
News

Anuvia Names Byrum Director of Government Affairs

Anuvia Plant Nutrients announces that Jim Byrum is joining the company as director of government affairs. In his new position, Byrum will be responsible for interacting with policy leaders within government and NGOs about Anuvia and the opportunities pres
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April 02, 2020
New Products

New Product: Reinke SAC VRI

Prescriptions are easy to create, eliminating time and expense for growers
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April 02, 2020
News

Ag World Still Planning on Hosting Golf Classic

The 7th Annual Ag World Golf Classic is still scheduled to take place June 2 in Kennewick, Wash., and June 4 in Moses Lake, Wash.
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April 02, 2020
News

Produce Associations Urge Market Stabilization Plan

In a March 30 letter to secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue, more than 75 produce associations urged USDA to take quick action to develop a market stabilization plan that fulfills the intent of the congressional stimulus plan passed last week to help bu
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April 01, 2020
News
Chabella Guzman

Check in the Mail for Western Beet Growers

The USDA will release $285 million to grower members of six cooperatives, including Western Sugar in Scottsbluff, Neb., who experienced losses in early April.
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