Precision Ag, Iowa Water, and GM Corn Updates
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj look at the state of precision agriculture, the dismissal of the Des Moines Water Works lawsuit, and a new type of GM corn to prevent cancer.
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Yara West Sacramento Is Newest Addition
The ribbon was officially cut for Yara’s West Sacramento Terminal on Tuesday, March 21. Shown front row are (l to r) Steve Rodgers, VP of Supply and Planning for Yara North America (YNA); Mark...
View ArticleWilbur-Ellis Launches ADVANTIGRO Plant Growth Regulator In Texas
Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, a recognized leader in the marketing and distribution of crop protection, seed and nutritional products, as well as precision agriculture technology, has launched its...
View ArticleDMWW Lawsuit Dismissal Good News for Ag
On March 17 while most of the nation was toasting St. Patrick’s Day, agriculture was likely lifting a glass (or two) to a federal court ruling in Iowa. For a few years now, the Des Moines Water Works...
View ArticleProtecting Nitrogen Provides Economic, Environmental ROI
Every business looks to improve its return on investment and reduce its risk of loss. Farmers are no different, yet the most important nutrient to their corn crop, nitrogen (N), is often put at risk of...
View ArticleStudy: Farming Becoming Riskier Under Climate Change
Scientists the world over are working to predict how climate change will affect our planet. It is an extremely complex puzzle with many moving parts, but a few patterns have been consistent, including...
View Article3 Compelling Reasons to Attend the AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit
The AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit is the world’s premier sourcing event for crop protection and plant health products. Its core attendees work in the upstream value chain as manufacturing companies,...
View ArticleNew CROSSOVER PRO Formulation Offers Insect and Disease Control
INNVICTIS CROP CARE, LLC has launched CROSSOVER PRO as a first of its kind formulation combining propiconazole and lambda-cyhalothrin for superior insect control while adding disease protection at an...
View ArticleUpdates, Dow-DuPont, Mergers & Acquisitions
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj review a few future travels, along with the latest on big company mergers
View ArticleFMC Emerges as DuPont Crop Protection Business Buyer, Becomes 5th Largest Ag...
FMC Corp. and DuPont today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for FMC to acquire the portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business it must divest to comply with the European Commission...
View ArticleConsidering Customer Concerns
One of the primary goals for any business to survive and thrive is to know what its customers want and need. It’s for this reason that I really enjoy attending the annual Commodity Classic show each...
View ArticleStill Hunting Yields
There’s no denying it — the agricultural marketplace today is undergoing a fundamental shift in fortunes. Not too many years ago, grower-customers were seemingly awash in cash as commodity prices hit...
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Herbicide Resistance: The Numbing Numbers From The Weed Wars
Although the list of herbicide-resistant weeds is a long one, industry insiders point out that some varieties are much more problematic than others, such as waterhemp (pictured). As in any war, the...
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Sunrise Cooperative: Using Precision Ag Technology To Enhance Nutrient...
Craig Houin is the R7/Data Innovation Lead at Sunrise Cooperative in Fremont, OH. It’s fair to question whether 4R Nutrient Stewardship programs would even exist today without the advent of precision...
View ArticleThe Crop Protection Picture in 2017: Familiar Products, New Owners
Some events take time to come to pass. For instance, I remember when I first started covering the ag retail marketplace almost 20 years ago, plenty of market watchers told me the then-Big Six of Crop...
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California Agriculture: What A Difference A Year Makes For Insect And Disease...
Lake Oroville is a central piece of California’s government-run water delivery network, supplying water for agriculture in the Central Valley. “We finally got the rain,” David Haviland, Entomology and...
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Bring More Nutrient Boosters On Board
Growers are always on the look-out for that silver bullet that boosts yields and offers bang-up return-on-investment. While such products don’t come along often, manufacturers are always coming up with...
View ArticleBiostimulants Clamor For A Piece Of The Row Crop Market
The question these days isn’t who is venturing into biostimulants — it’s who isn’t. Or more to the point: The space’s ultra-low barriers to entry are propelling extraordinary growth, but are they here...
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Q&A With Pam Marrone On The World’s First All-Biological Seed Treatment
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. and Israel-based Groundwork BioAg in February announced successful field trials of the world’s first all-biological comprehensive seed treatment for pest management. The...
View Article6 Key Takeaways from Forbes Mixing Bowl NYC
Advisory investment group The Mixing Bowl teamed up with Forbes for its New York-based event this year to discuss technology’s role in changing food and farming at scale and consumer food preferences,...
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