INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
April 29, 2023
News

Boosting Colorado’s Strong Agriculture Industry: Governor Polis Signs Bipartisan Legislation Into Law

Denver - Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed bills into law, continuing to support Colorado’s hardworking farmers and ranchers.
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April 29, 2023
Feature

Sugarbeet Planting Underway In Southeast Idaho

We posted a story (https://www.sugarproducer.com/2023/04/sugarbeet-planting-thus-far-is) a couple of days ago about the progress growers across the United States are making planting sugarbeets this spring. It has been a mixed bag with cool, wet spring wea
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April 28, 2023
New Products

Bosch BASF Smart Farming Is Now ONE SMART SPRAY: New global brand name supports commercialization activities

Research Triangle Park, NC – Bosch BASF Smart Farming, the joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technology, announced today its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY.
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April 28, 2023
News

New Agreement With The Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Extends Until 2024

Montreal and Vancouver -- Rogers Sugar Inc. has announced a two-year agreement with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (“ASBG”) for the supply of sugarbeets to its Taber sugar refining plant. The new supply contract covers the 2023 and 2024 crops.
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April 27, 2023
News

USDA Invests Over $46M In Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of more than $46 million in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which has funded farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs resulting
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April 26, 2023
Feature
Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Engineers, Plant Scientists Decoding Electrochemical Signals Of Soil Health

Seeking new tools to improve soil health, scientists at Washington State University are studying electric signals that bounce between plants and the underworld community of microbes that sustains them.
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April 25, 2023
News

Sugarbeet Planting Thus Far Is A Mixed Bag

The weekly planting report from the most recent USDA National Agricultural Statistics report (dated April 24 and for the week ending April 23) shows sugarbeet planting has been a mixed bag thus far this spring. A cool, wet spring in some places are to bla
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April 25, 2023
News
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Report: Food And Ag Sectors Have Massive Impact On Economy

Pocatello – A recently released national report shows the food and agriculture industries combined have a massive impact on the nation’s economy.
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April 24, 2023
Feature
Nevin Lawrence, Associate Professor & Weed Management Specialist, Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center

PREEC Battles Growing Palmer Amaranth Problem

Lincoln, Neb. —Palmer amaranth has been in the Nebraska Panhandle for at least the past 10 years. However, only in the past few years has the population surged throughout the region.
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April 24, 2023
Feature
Lyndon Kelley and Younsuk Dong, Michigan State University Extension

Irrigation Season: Start With Inspections And Repairs

Running through a checklist of inspections and repairs for each irrigation system greatly improves the chance of being able to start irrigating the day the crop needs it.
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April 23, 2023
News

Many California Growers Will Receive 100 Percent Of Water Allocation

In a pair of press releases from the California Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation, California growers were given some good news. Both agencies said they expect to be able to deliver 100 percent of the water allocations to growers
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April 22, 2023
News

Federal Agencies Approve Soda Springs, Idaho, Phosphate Mine In Order To ‘Keep Up With National Demand’

Soda Springs, Idaho — The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest are each releasing a record of decision approving the Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Mine a
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April 21, 2023
New Products

Gripple Reveals New High Tensile Barbed Wire Joiner

Aurora, IL - Gripple, the market leading manufacturer of wire joiners and tensions for agricultural fencing, has released a new wire joiner specifically for use with high tensile barbed wire.
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April 21, 2023
News
Matt Brann and Lucy Cooper, ABC Landline

Sugar Prices Skyrocket After Lower-Than-Expected Output Overseas In Good News For Australian Growers

Australia's sugarcane harvest is weeks away from starting, and growers are locking in "once-in-a-generation" prices for their crops.
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April 20, 2023
News

Updated Grow Smart Advantage Tool Helps Growers With Ever-Evolving Challenges In Field

Research Triangle Park, N.C. — BASF Agricultural Solutions has updated its Grow Smart Advantage tool to reflect 2023 competitor rebates and BASF performance values, enabling growers, channel partners, and crop consultants to secure greater ROI at harvest.
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April 19, 2023
News

Germany’s Südzucker Executive Board Proposes A Dividend Of EUR 0.70 Per Share For Fiscal 2022/23: Group operating result for fiscal 2022/23 better than expected; forecast group operating result for fiscal 2023/24 raised

Südzucker AG's executive board decided - subject to a corresponding resolution by the supervisory board - to propose to the annual general meeting a dividend of EUR 0.70 (2021/22: 0.40) per share for the 2022/23 financial year. The supervisory board meeti
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April 19, 2023
News

American Crystal Sugar Company Employees Honored For Outstanding Safety Achievements: Emerging Safety Champion, Lifesaver Award, Outstanding Safety Instructor awards presented to American Crystal Sugar employees at the NDSC’s annual aw

Moorhead, MN – American Crystal Sugar Company employees were presented three awards during the North Dakota Safety Council’s Annual Safety and Health Awards Banquet in Bismarck, ND.
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April 18, 2023
News

Ag Talk Tuesdays Reaching Producers

On certain Tuesday mornings throughout summer, University of Idaho Extension experts and agricultural professionals meet virtually to share observations on crop progress, pest and disease threats and other timely topics in statewide food production.
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April 18, 2023
New Products

Bosch BASF Smart Farming, AGCO Announce Joint Development And Commercialization Of Smart Spraying Capabilities

Cologne, Germany/Duluth, United States – Bosch BASF Smart Farming announced that together with AGCO Corporation it will integrate and commercialize Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers, and jointly develop additional, new features.
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April 17, 2023
News

Alliance Requests Ag Secretary To Engage In Columbia River Mediation

At the request of its Pacific Northwest members, the Family Farm Alliance earlier this week transmitted this letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, requesting Biden Administration Cabinet-level intervention in mediation talks involving the F
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April 17, 2023
Feature
USDA Agricultural Research Service

A Delicate Balance: Enriching Our Land, Protecting Our Water

Under the Microscope: What are the issues related to runoff from farms?
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April 15, 2023
News

Fastline Marketing Group Launches Fastline Auctions, Offering Low Commission Rates And A State-Of-The-Art Online Experience For Buyers And Sellers

Buckner, KY - Fastline Marketing Group has announced the launch of Fastline Auctions, a new service aimed at helping farmers and dealers list their agricultural equipment for auction on Fastline.com.
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April 15, 2023
News

Farmers Risk and Advance Trading Announce An Agreement; Bringing Risk Management Tools To Farm Operations: A suite of new tools available for ATI customers, powered by Farmers Risk

Ames, IA - Farmers Risk, a platform that helps farm operations track their current financial position and profitability, has announced an agreement with Advance Trading, Inc (ATI). ATI is an independent commodity brokerage firm that has provided risk mana
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April 14, 2023
News

Stratovation Group Teams With TFI, ARA, DCLRS To Release Benchmark Study On Farmer Perceptions Of Agricultural Biologicals

Washington, D.C. – In the ever-innovative American agricultural sector, most U.S. row-crop farmers say they are aware of agricultural “biologicals.” Early adopters actively using the natural inputs on their crops rated them positively, according to toplin
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April 14, 2023
News
American Farm Bureau Federation

Second Judge Sides With Farmers By Halting WOTUS Rule

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall calls a second U.S. District Court ruling to halt the 2023 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule a win for farmers. The ruling, out of North Dakota, stops implementation of the rule in 24 states. T
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April 13, 2023
News

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates – April 2023

SUGAR: U.S. sugar supply is increased by 176,692 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 14.637 million on increased imports from last month. On March 13, 2023, USTR announced the reallocation of 247,182 STRV from countries that stated they do not plan to ship th
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April 13, 2023
News

UI Extension Online Dashboard Posts Ag Pest-Monitoring Data: Data can help sugarbeet growers too

Moscow, Idaho — After a year of fine-tuning, University of Idaho Extension is promoting a website launched to offer a “one-stop shop” for Idaho farmers and crop consultants providing data from the various College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pest mon
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April 11, 2023
Feature

Checking For Ourselves

We’ve been hearing for a few weeks now just how much better the snowpack has been this winter compared to recent years. We decided to check it out for ourselves.
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April 11, 2023
Feature
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

It’s Shaping Up To Be A Good Water Year In Idaho

Pocatello, Idaho – Most Idaho basins received a lot more snowpack than normal this winter and it’s shaping up to be a good water year.
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April 10, 2023
News

Projected Sugarbeet Acreage To Drop This Year In U.S.

According to the USDA, the projected sugarbeet acreage will drop 4 percent this planting season compared to last year (2022).
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April 10, 2023
News

Queensland Biofuel Refinery To Turn Agricultural By-Products Into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government, at a Queensland biofuel production facility being developed by Jet Zero Australia in partnership with
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April 09, 2023
Feature

New Act Enables Scientists To Improve Crops In England

With the recent Precision Breeding Act passed, England now has the opportunity to capitalise on its world-leading research base in plant sciences and make agriculture more sustainable.
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April 08, 2023
Feature
Greg Johnson, Vice President of Media, Blue Book Services

EWG’s Dirty Dozen Losing Its Ability To Scare Consumers

The produce industry always dreads the release of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Dirty Dozen, as part of its Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
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April 07, 2023
Feature

Market Trends Shift; Most Industries Remain Profitable; Some See Challenges Ahead

Spokane, Washington – AgWest Farm Credit has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities in its northern region.
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April 06, 2023
News
Mick Kulikowski, North Carolina State University

NC State Researchers Assemble Pathogen ‘Tree Of Life’

A new online tool – the first of its kind for plant pathogens – will help researchers across the globe identify, detect and monitor species of Phytophthora, which have been responsible for plant diseases ranging from the devastating 1840s Irish potato fam
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April 05, 2023
News

Valley And Prospera Take Technology Advancements On The Road Launching The Agtech Tour 2023 : Featuring the latest plant insights technology

Omaha, Neb. - Showcasing a culmination of the latest developments in AgTech, Valley and Prospera, companies of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) kicked off their nationwide AgTech Tour 2023 at Valmont headquarters in Omaha, NE, further demonstrating th
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April 05, 2023
News

Amalgamated Sugar Donates $2,500 To Veterans Of Foreign Wars

On March 24, Veterans of Foreign Wars accepted a ceremonial check for $2,500 at Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Nampa factory. The facility’s employees were pleased to present the donation, which is part of Amalgamated Sugar’s President’s Safety Award.
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April 04, 2023
News
Vidalina Abadam, coordinator USDA ERS

Sugar And Sweeteners Outlook: March 2023: U.S. sugar supply lowered; Mexican sugar production reduced

In the March 2023 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the 2022/23 U.S. total sugar supply is reduced by 54,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 14.460 million from last month as the larger sugar production—a new record if realized—is of
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April 04, 2023
Feature
Evan Mascitti, Pennsylvania State University

Does The Soil On A Baseball Field Influence The Players?

In a word, yes. The type of soil on the baseball field greatly affects how players perform.
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April 03, 2023
Feature

USDA Economic Research Service Farm Sector Income & Finances: Farm Sector Income Forecast

Farm sector income is forecast to fall in 2023 following two years of strong growth. Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decrease by $25.9 billion (15.9 percent) from 2022 to $136.9 billion in calendar year 2023.
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April 03, 2023
News

USDA: Farms And Land In Farms Highlights

The number of farms in the United States for 2022 is estimated at 2,002,700, down 9,350 farms from 2021. The number of farms increased in all sales classes except the $1,000-$9,999 and $10,000-$99,999 sales classes.
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April 02, 2023
News

FIRA USA 2023 Hits The Ground With Farming Robots In Salinas, Sept. 19-21

Salinas, Calif. — The California Rodeo Salinas is set to become the hub of agricultural innovation as it hosts the 2023 edition of FIRA USA. The three-day event will bring together the AgTech automation community for a showcase of the latest robotic farmi
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April 02, 2023
News

BASF Agricultural Solutions Doubles Donation Goal To Future Farmers Of America, Reaching $10,000

Research Triangle Park, NC – BASF Agricultural Solutions has exceeded its initial goal of $5,000 and raised a total of $10,000 during Give FFA Day on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Give FFA Day funds support agricultural education for Future Farmers of America
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April 01, 2023
News

CNH Industrial To Acquire Hemisphere GNSS: Bringing core satellite navigation technology in-house to strengthen its precision solutions

CNH Industrial announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere), a global leader in high-performance satellite positioning technology, currently owned by Unistrong, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic o
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April 01, 2023
News

Shane Brockhoff Joins Meristem Team As Regional Director, Iowa: Experienced agronomist set to reach more farmers and expand Meristem’s dealer network in Iowa

Walnut, Iowa – Another leading agronomic professional has joined Meristem Crop Performance, one of the fastest-growing crop input suppliers in America. Shane Brockhoff becomes Meristem’s Regional Director, Iowa.
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