Ag Business Articles
Strip-Till Interest Rises
Published August 3, 2023
The National Strip Tillage Conference was held this past week in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Environmental Tillage Systems Regional Sales Manager Greg Hallenbeck likes the networking that occurs at the conference. "You may gain just as much through conversations with other farmers…Grand Opening Scheduled for Ag Innovation Campus
Published August 3, 2023
On September 14th, a bus will leave from the Big Iron Farm Show and end up at the Ag Innovation Campus at Crookston. Ag Management Solutions CEO Tom Slunecka says the tour will highlight phase one of the project. "All the…Senate Bill Seeks to Eliminate Odor Reporting Requirement
Published August 3, 2023
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to end the odor emmissions reporting requirement for farmers and ranchers. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall and Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer said manure odors pose no threat to public safety and shouldn’t be…AI Firms Merge
Published August 3, 2023
The four individual cooperatives that make up Select Sires have voted to merge. The new Select Sires Member Cooperative will be operational on October 1. Chris Sigurdson, who is the current general manager for COBA/Select Sires and Minnesota/Select Sires, will…A New Hire for NCGA
Published August 3, 2023
The National Corn Growers Association has hired Jennifer Sharkey as its membership operations manager. Sharkey has 16 years of experience in association membership and database management.Goehring Criticizes EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy
Published August 3, 2023
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring strongly opposes the EPA’s new draft herbicide strategy. To meet the obligations of the Endangered Species Act, the EPA is proposing buffers and other risk mitigation practices for all conventional herbicides. Goehring described this…New Innovation from Meristem
Published August 3, 2023
Meristem Crop Performance has launched its next generation of patented BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY delivery system. In 2024, the corn product will have an option to include ETHER Enzyme Technology with enzymes that speed microbial colonization and nutrient availability. ETHER will also…Support Needed for the Transition to Strip Tillage
Published August 2, 2023
Environmental Tillage Systems/Soil Warrior Regional Sales Manager Dave Sunder says the popularity of strip tillage continue to grow. "The practice itself has become a lot more predominant and a lot more information has started to become available." Sunder says company support is…Fielding Questions
Published July 31, 2023
In this edition of the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning goes over insurance coverage options for producers. Fronning reminds producers that it is not too late to get hail…