INDUSTRY DIRECTORY

Tessenderlo Kerley Acquires Tiger-Sul Products

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Phoenix, AZ – Tessenderlo Kerley has announced that it has acquired Tiger-Sul Products, a North American focused provider of sulfur-based fertilizer products, from Platte River Equity. The acquisition closed on Nov. 6.

Value Of Idaho Ag Production Down 6 Percent

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Pocatello – As expected, the total value of Idaho’s agricultural production declined in 2023 compared with the record year of 2022.

Sugarbeet Crop Harvest Update From Across U.S.

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The USDA NASS has provided an update on the U.S. sugarbeet crop harvest in its weekly crop progress report (https://www.nass.usda.gov/) from last week. Here’s a sample of what the latest report showed.

Hub International Expands Agribusiness Insurance, Risk Solutions With Acquisition Of Western Growers Insurance Services In California

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Chicago and Irvine, California – Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, and Western Growers Association (WG) announced that Hub has acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of Western Gro

Kenyan President Assents To Sugar Bill Aimed At Transforming Sugar Sector

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Kenya President William Ruto has assented to the Sugar Bill 2022, aiming to revitalise the sugar sector.

AGCO Completes Divestiture Of Grain & Protein Business

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Duluth, Ga. -- AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, has completed the previously announced divestiture of the majority of its Grain & Protein business to Ameri

Vive Crop Protection Welcomes Chief Financial Officer

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Vive Crop Protection, a leader in innovative agricultural solutions, has announced the appointment of Young Kim as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

MSU, John Deere Partner For Research To Move Agricultural Autonomy Forward

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Starkville, Miss. — Mississippi State University is partnering with John Deere through a master research agreement, establishing a framework for the university’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute to help develop technology to automate critical steps in the

France’s Guitton Looking For Answers About The Increase In Ukrainian Sugar Imports To The EU

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Jordan Guitton, a member of the French parliament from the populist National Unity party, has questioned the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry on sugar imports from Ukraine.

2023 Irrigation And Water Management Data Now Available

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Washington – There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published by the U.S. Department of A

Syngenta Crop Protection Swings Open Its Doors To Its Next Chapter Of Global Leadership From Greensboro

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Greensboro, NC – Syngenta Crop Protection, part of Syngenta Group and the United States’ No. 1 crop protection provider, is celebrated the grand opening of its new $68 million state-of-the-art laboratory and office expansion at its North America Crop Prot

New Agreements Streamline Technical Service Provider Certification Process

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Washington, D.C. — The American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America have partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to streamline the process for certified agronomists and soil scientists to address the shortage of NRCS

USDA’s Agricultural Research Technology Center Breaks Ground In Davis, CA

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Davis, Calif. — Advances in crop production and preservation are poised for new digs as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) broke ground for a modernized facility to consolidate labs that are currently located at

Could Changing Weather Patterns And Rising Costs Curb Our Chocolate Cravings?

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(ED—This article was written earlier this year but still has a wealth of information about cocoa and sugar.)

Have You Seen The AGWagon?

New Products

Fox Factory Vehicles has teamed up with the automotive industry's premier agricultural authority, The Certified Agriculture Group, the only team dedicated solely to the needs of farmers and ranchers in the automotive industry. Drawing on their unmatched e

Habeck Hands Over First Climate Protection Contracts, Including One To Südzucker: 15 Transformation Projects Can Start

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Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, handed over the first climate protection contracts to companies at an event at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK).