Ag Business Articles
Susa Joins Minnesota Corn Staff
Published December 7, 2023
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association has hired Kelly Susa as its program manager. For the past five years, Susa was an agriculture instructor and FFA advisor.Register Now for NCI’s Next Cereal Innovators Webinar
Published December 7, 2023
The Northern Crops Institute is hosting a Cereal Innovators webinar Wednesday morning at nine. This webinar will feature Glenn Roberts, founder, Anson Mills. Topics throughout the series include new processes, useful information on milling and baking, equipment information and uses…SD Native to Serve as USB CEO
Published December 6, 2023
The United Soybean Board will have a new CEO on board at the beginning of the New Year. Former South Dakota Agriculture Secretary Lucas Lentsch succeeds Polly Ruhland, who is retiring. Lentsch is now an executive vice president with Dairy…AAW Honors Attorney
Published December 6, 2023
The American Agri-Women awarded its Veritas Award to Damien Schiff, a senior attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation. Schiff has worked extensively on property rights and land-use regulations, including the Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court case dealing with the Waters…NSA Re-elects Officer Team
Published December 6, 2023
Colorado farmer Tom Kirkmeyer will serve another term as president of the National Sunflower Association. Lance Hourigan, who is from Lemmon, South Dakota, will continue to serve as board chairman. The NSA first vice president is Chuck Todd of Onida,…Pivot Bio Delivers Microbial Nitrogen to Replace Synthetic Nitrogen
Published December 6, 2023
Pivot Bio began in 2011 after two lab partners applied cutting-edge engineering principles to biology and changing nitrogen fixation in corn and other cereal crops. Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer Kartsen Temme says their objective is to deliver the nitrogen…Providing Nitrogen in a Predictable, Weather-Proof Way
Published December 6, 2023
There is a lot of noise in the ag sector about biologicals. In a meeting with reporters in Fargo Tuesday, Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott said the company’s nitrogen fixation products are different. "Our products by naturally fixing nitrogen with…Cattle Rancher or Grass Farmer?
Published December 6, 2023
A large portion of the Southern Plains is still trying to recover from a multi-year drought. Corteva Range and Pasture Specialist Katie Koenig is encouraging ranchers to plan accordingly. "Coming out of winter, if we can delay grazing as long…Thompson Faces Cancer Diagnosis
Published December 6, 2023
House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has announced he is being treated for prostate cancer. Thompson said he feels well and is continuing his work.