INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
May 31, 2022
News

Amalgamated Sugar Supports Local Slavic Church’s Ukrainian Aid Efforts

Amalgamated Sugar is assisting Idaho’s Slavic churches in their efforts to provide humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine. Two full pallets of sugar – 4,800 lbs. – will be added to boxes of supplies that will be shipped overseas.
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May 31, 2022
News
Dani Madrone, American Farmland Trust

2022 Pacific Northwest Agriculture Legislative Review: Key victories, next steps in Oregon and Washington

This year, the American Farmland Trust was active at the legislatures to advance its mission to protect the Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington agriculture, promote sound farming practices and keep farmers on the land. In collaboration with partners w
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May 30, 2022
News

BSI Wins Best Biotech Startup Business Of The Year 2022 Award

Davis, CA - Botanical Solution Inc. (BSI), innovator of sustainable, consistent and cost-effective Advanced Botanical Materials (ABM) for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications, has won the “Best Biotech Startup Business of the Year 2022” Award from
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May 27, 2022
News

AGCO Acquires JCA Industries: Increases engineering, software development capabilities to accelerate the development of highly automated and autonomous machines

AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced it has acquired JCA Industries, Inc. (“JCA”), d/b/a JCA Technologies, a leader in the development of autonomous software for agricultural machi
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May 27, 2022
News

Michigan Sugar Company, Hausbeck Pickles & Peppers Led Major Upgrade To Play Area For Kids

Saginaw, Michigan – Excitement is brewing at the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum in Saginaw as officials have re-opened a beloved gallery where kids can play while learning the story of agriculture in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
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May 26, 2022
News

U Of I Extension Pest Friends Board Game Making A Buzz

Moscow, Idaho — Actual farmers don’t plant lunar wheat, and they’ll never encounter fan bugs or bog beetles when they scout their fields.
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May 25, 2022
News

Ukraine Sugar Producer Astarta Completes Spring Planting 2022

Despite all the difficulties caused by the Russian military aggression, Astarta prepared all inputs for the spring planting season and completed the full range of field works on its entire land bank within the optimal time.
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May 25, 2022
News

Sugarbeet Planting Update For North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan

Here is an update on this spring’s sugarbeet planting progress, which has been hampered by cool, wet weather in certain parts of the country.
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May 24, 2022
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Idaho Winter Wheat Production Forecast To Be Up 46 Percent

Pocatello – Idaho’s total wheat production could be substantially higher this year than it was in 2021, mainly due to a better water supply outlook.
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May 24, 2022
News

Ag Groups Call For Withdrawal Of Solicitor General’s Supreme Court Brief On Glyphosate That Would Create A Patchwork Of Problems

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to President Biden, 54 agricultural groups expressed grave concern with a recent amicus brief submitted by the U.S. Solicitor General to the Supreme Court advising the court against taking up a case regarding pesticide label
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May 23, 2022
Video

Video: South Africa’s Sugar Industry Suffered $14 Million In Damages After April Floods

South Africa’s sugar industry suffered an estimated $14 million in damages after recent flooding. Last month heavy rains caused widespread destruction across the KwaZulu-Natal province, the hub of South Africa’s sugar industry.
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May 23, 2022
News

Nampa Factory Achieves 250,000 Safe Work Hours – Donates $2,500

At a small gathering at Amalgamated Sugar’s Nampa, Idaho, factory, employees presented a $2,500 check to the Community Council of Idaho in late April. The presentation is the third time that Nampa has been able to donate to a community organization as par
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May 20, 2022
News

Kratos Defense, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Partner To Deploy Self-Driving Trucks To Address Workforce Challenges, Improve Supply Chain

San Diego -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that it has teamed with the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative (MDFC) to launch self-driving trucks, easing the truck driver shortage burden using Kratos
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May 19, 2022
News
USDA

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates: Includes update on sugar

NOTE: Russia’s recent military invasion of Ukraine significantly increased the uncertainty of agricultural supply and demand conditions in the region and globally. The May WASDE represents an ongoing assessment of the short-term impacts as a result of thi
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May 19, 2022
News

USDA To Provide Approximately $6 Billion To Commodity, Specialty Crop Producers Impacted By 2020, 2021 Natural Disasters: First wave of payments based on crop insurance data

Washington – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through
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May 18, 2022
News
Marcelo Teixeira, Reuters

Brazil Mills Cancel Sugar Export Contracts, Shift Output To Ethanol

Brazilian sugar cane mills are cancelling some sugar export contracts and diverting production to ethanol to cash in on high energy prices, according to people with direct knowledge of the deals, raising concerns of a sugar shortage.
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May 17, 2022
New Products

New Labeled Capabilities For OxiDate 5.0*

East Hartford, CT—The OxiDate 5.0 label finally reflects the full scope of this keystone chemistry’s capabilities. Chief among the label improvements, OxiDate 5.0 has removed the stipulation that prevented it from being used during bloom.
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May 17, 2022
News
Deutsche Welle (DW) www.dw.com

Ukraine: How Farm Vehicles Stolen By Russia Were Remotely Disabled: Russian soldiers looted combine harvesters and tractors worth millions of dollars from Ukraine

Not content with stealing Ukrainian grain, Russian soldiers also reportedly looted nearly $5 million (€4.72 million) worth of agricultural machines from their neighbor and foe.
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May 16, 2022
Feature
American Crystal Sugar Company/Ag Notes

Root Maggot Control – Battle of the Bulge

The Sugarbeet Root Maggot (SBRM) continues to increase its footprint in American Crystal’s growing area.
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May 16, 2022
Feature
Megan Holowick, Empire-Advance

Manitoba Produced Sugar Sweet Beets: In the war years, Manitoba farmers were encouraged to grow sugarbeets to ensure the sugar supply on the prairies

When we think of growing sugar, most people think of tropical climates and tall sugar canes ready for the harvest. Canada is not one of these places, so we import our sugar.
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May 12, 2022
News

Montana State University Summer Field Days

Montana State University has released the schedule of its Summer 2022 field days, which includes seven events all across the state.
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May 12, 2022
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Plentiful Storms Have Helped Idaho’s Water Outlook

Pocatello – The constant stream of rain and snowstorms that have hit Idaho since the first part of April have improved the state’s water supply outlook for 2022.
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May 11, 2022
News
American Farm Bureau Federation

SEC Proposed Climate Rule Could Intensify Farm, Ranch Consolidation

Washington – The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule to require climate disclosures by public companies could severely impact family farms and ranches and intensify the already concerning rate of consolidation in agriculture.
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May 11, 2022
News
University of Minnesota Extension

In Challenging 2021, Minnesota Farmers’ Bottom Line Improves

Minnesota farms saw continued financial improvement in 2021, despite the drought conditions that affected much of the state during the production year. Crop yields were near the trendline even with difficult growing conditions. With strong prices througho
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May 10, 2022
News

IDWR Director Issues Emergency Drought Declaration For 34 Counties South Of Salmon River In Southern Idaho

Boise – Gary Spackman, Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), issued an emergency drought declaration on Friday, April 29, that includes all 34 counties south of the Salmon River in Central and Southern Idaho.
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May 09, 2022
News

IDWR Methodology Order Predicts 162,600 Acre-Foot Water Shortfall For Snake River: Junior ground water users face curtailment by May 20

Boise, Idaho – The Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) has issued a methodology order for Snake River ground water users, predicting a 162,600 acre-foot shortfall to senior priority water users in the Eastern Snake River Plain (ESPA
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May 09, 2022
News

Hopeful Signs Of A Good Start To The Sugarbeet Season

A growing season is sometimes gauged by stages: planting, emergence, irrigation, harvest, etc.
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May 03, 2022
New Products

Biotalys Obtains New Fungicide Resistance Class For Its First Biofungicide

Ghent, Belgium – Biotalys (Euronext - BTLS), an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company protecting crops and food with protein-based biocontrol solutions, today announced that the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) granted an entirely new class
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May 03, 2022
News

State Of Conveying Industry Study Reveals Food Processing Industry Outlook

Cablevey Conveyors, a global specialty conveyor manufacturer for the food/beverage and industrial processing industries, has released results from a new, proprietary survey conducted among food processing companies.
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May 02, 2022
News

Save The Date—Oregon State University Hyslop Farm Field Day 2022 Scheduled

The Oregon State University Department of Crop and Soil Science (CSS) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Hyslop Farm Field Day again as an in-person event.
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