INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
June 29, 2022
News

American Agri-Women Supports Policies to Increase Domestic Energy and Food Supplies

Washington, D.C. (AgPR) – American Agri-Women (AAW) applauds recent efforts in Congress to use all our resources for food and energy independence.
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June 29, 2022
News
Sara Schafer, AgWeb

Dry Weather Status In 4 Maps: Could We See A Flash Drought?

The heat is on. The combination of high temperatures and low precipitation is expanding the drought footprint across the country.
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June 28, 2022
New Products

Syngenta Seedcare Launches VICTRATO, A Novel Seed Treatment That Targets Damaging Nematodes, Diseases In Many Crops

Basel, Switzerland – Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business has unveiled VICTRATO, a novel technology with a powerful combination of nematode and disease control for growers looking to increase the quality and yield of their crops and support the lo
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June 27, 2022
News

BASF Agricultural Solutions North America Donates $50,000 To The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund’s Seed A Legacy Program: Company encourages other businesses, individuals to also get involved via its annual Monarch Challenge

Research Triangle Park, NC, — BASF Agricultural Solutions North America announced it will donate $50,000 to The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund’s Seed A Legacy pollinator habitat program. The donation is part of BASF’s annual Living Acres #MonarchChallenge i
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June 27, 2022
News

Syngenta Group Announces Leadership Transition

Syngenta Group announced succession plans for its leadership team. Jeff Rowe, currently President, Global Seeds, will take over the leadership of Syngenta Crop Protection, effective July 1, 2022. His former role will be assumed by Justin Wolfe, currently
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June 23, 2022
News

CONSERV FS Works To Ease Supply Issues With New Facility

Caledonia, Ill – CONSERV FS has announced a major expansion which will more than double storage capacity and better serve customers in the Rockford, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, area more efficiently.
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June 23, 2022
News
Times of India

New Product From Waste Of Sugar Industry

The National Sugar Institute in Kanpur, India, has achieved success in producing another value added product from the waste of the sugar industry. Shalini Kumari, senior research fellow, working under the guidance of Professor Narendra Mohan and Dr. Vishn
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June 22, 2022
News

U of I Researchers Find Relationship Between Cancer in Adults, Children And Ag Chemicals

Moscow, Idaho — Researchers at the University of Idaho have found a correlation between agricultural chemicals and cancer in adults and children in Idaho and throughout 11 Western states.
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June 22, 2022
News

Massey Ferguson Produces One-Millionth Tractor: Massey Ferguson Beauvais plant celebrates milestone production

Duluth, GA - AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, celebrates the production of the one-millionth tractor at its Massey Ferguson Beauvais plant. This significan
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June 21, 2022
News
Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

New Study Finds Sugar Beet Can Balance Skin Microbiota

Italian and French researchers have identified that short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) in sugar beets have a positive impact on skin microbiota by restricting the opportunity for pathogen development and encouraging beneficial bacteria growth.
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June 20, 2022
News
Catherine Talavera, The Philippine Star

Philippine Sugar Output Continues To Drop

Manila, Philippines — As the crop year is set to end in a few months, the country’s sugar output remains on the downtrend due to unfavorable weather conditions coupled with the damages caused by a typhoon late last year, according to the Sugar Regulatory
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June 17, 2022
New Products

Hydro-Powered T-L Pivots Elevate Mountain Irrigation-

Cost is forever increasing on all inputs, which is why Yampa, Colo., rancher, Tyler Snyder, is quite pleased with his decision to upgrade his flood-irrigated hay fields with six hydro-powered T-L Irrigation pivots.
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June 16, 2022
News

U Of I Researchers Aiding In Development Of Solar-Powered Weeding Robot

A pair of researchers from University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are partnering with a Washington company to develop a solar-powered robot that will rove autonomously through farm fields and eradicate weeds.
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June 15, 2022
News

A Matter Of A Few Miles

It’s interesting what a difference a few miles can make when it comes to agriculture and growing a crop.
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June 15, 2022
News

USDA World Agricultural Supply, Demand Estimates

SUGAR: U.S. 2022/23 sugar supply is reduced 302,937 short tons, raw value (STRV) on lower projected production and lower beginning stocks. With no change in use, ending stocks are reduced to 962,890 STRV, implying a stocks-to-use ratio of 7.65 percent, do
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June 14, 2022
News

U.S. Ag Tractor, Combine Sales Fall Below Five-Year Average In May 2022

U.S. ag tractor and combine monthly unit sales in May 2022 fell below the five-year average for the first time since March 2020, while Canadian sales remained above the line, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AE
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June 14, 2022
News
Keith Good, University of Illinois

Turkey, Russia Begin Talks On Sea Lane For Ukrainian Grain Exports

Wall Street Journal writer Jared Malsin recently reported that, “Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Turkish officials on Wednesday toward a possible deal to create a sea lane to export grain from Ukraine as a part of a United Nations-
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June 13, 2022
News
West Central Tribune Staff Report

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Elects New CEO

Renville, Minn. — Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, a shareholder-owned producer of refined sugar and sugar products, announced this month that it has elected Paul Fry to be its next president and chief executive officer.
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June 13, 2022
News

Linamar Completes Acquisition Of The Salford Group

Linamar Corporation has announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Salford group of companies (the “Salford Group”), a global leader in crop nutrition application and tillage products. The acquisition is an important milestone in the expansion
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June 10, 2022
News

Date Change For University Of Idaho Field Days Aberdeen Event

The date for the University of Idaho’s Field Day at Aberdeen, Idaho, has been changed and is now scheduled for June 28. The field day at the Kimberly R&E Center is still taking place Wednesday June 22.
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June 10, 2022
News
Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Lawmakers Mull Buying Out Farmers To Save Water

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) — After decades of fighting farmers in court over how much water they can take out of California’s rivers and streams, some state lawmakers want to try something different: use taxpayer money to buy out farmers.
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June 10, 2022
News
Sara Schafer, The Scoop

Fertilizer Prices Have Dropped, Should You Book 2023 Needs?

After soaring to record levels, fertilizer prices are finally starting to ease.
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June 09, 2022
News

America’s Sweetest Industry Supports 151,000 Jobs, $23 Billion Economic Impact

America’s sugar farming families and workers support more than 151,000 jobs across more than two dozen states and contribute more than $23 billion to the economy each year, according to a new study from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M
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June 09, 2022
News
Michael Anthony, KFYR

Sugabeet Crop Fully Planted In Eastern Montana; Off To “OK” Start

Sidney, Montana - Blizzards and rain showers this spring have delayed some crops from being planted on time. Fortunately, one crop in eastern Montana is off to a good start.
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June 08, 2022
Video
Reuters

Sugar Industry Warns Of Disaster Over Gas Cuts

The sugar industry is the latest food sector warning of potential global production setbacks stemming from supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine.
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June 07, 2022
Feature

Understand What’s Underground: Knowing your soil and building its health can lead to more effective and efficient irrigation management

The properties of the soil play a crucial role in where irrigation water goes. Some soil properties, like soil texture, are inherent to the soil type present in the field and cannot be changed by management.
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June 07, 2022
News

National Farm Industry Leaders To Visit Idaho, Learn About Dams

Pocatello, Idaho – American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall will join other national farm industry leaders June 15-16 at the Port of Lewiston for an informational tour highlighting the importance of the lower four Snake River dams and the en
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June 06, 2022
News
IPS Cuba

Cuba’s Worst Sugar Harvest

Havana - The Cuban sugar harvest ended this year with less than half a million tons, in a steep drop as this industry has dwindled over the past five years. The report paints a bleak picture for the sector’s recovery plans.
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June 06, 2022
New Products

Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module For Industrial Autonomy Applications

Sunnyvale, Calif., — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) has introduced the Trimble BD9250, a dual-frequency OEM GNSS receiver module that supports Trimble RTX correction services. The receiver is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning for a range of high volume
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June 03, 2022
News

Team Alberta Crops Adds Voices Of Four New Partners To Advocacy Efforts

Team Alberta Crops has announced the addition of four new farmer organizations to the collaboration that engages in policy analysis, development and advocacy to benefit Alberta’s farmers and crop sector. Team Alberta Crops continues to maximize farmers’ d
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June 02, 2022
News

Save The Dates: University Of Idaho Field Days Scheduled

Following is information on a couple of University of Idaho Field Days scheduled for this summer.
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June 01, 2022
News
Colorado Farm Bureau

American Agriculture Proves Beneficial To Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Centennial, Colo. — A new analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that American agriculture not only minimally contributes to overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but the sector also sequestered more carbon in 2020 than the year before.
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June 01, 2022
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Idaho Ag Export Value Dips Slightly In First Quarter

Pocatello – The total value of Idaho’s agricultural exports dipped slightly during the first quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2021.
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