2015 InfoAg Conference
The 2015 InfoAg celebrated 20 years for the premier precision agriculture conference. The event was held for the second year at Union Station in St. Louis July 28-30 and featured five tracks of...
View ArticleDairy Holds Up TPP Talks
After a week of meetings on the Trans Pacific Partnership, trade ministers from a dozen nations left Hawaii last weekend with issues still unresolved but USTR Michael Froman says they remain...
View ArticleEthanol at 75th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Over one million bikers were estimated to attend the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota August 3-9, 2015 and a good percentage of them stayed at the legendary Buffalo Chip Campground...
View ArticleEthanol Celebrates Decade of RFS Success
August 8, 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) containing the original Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) being signed into law by President George W. Bush. In this...
View ArticleCrop Report Analysis
USDA is forecasting the third largest corn crop and the second largest soybean crop on record in the August planted acreage update released Wednesday. U.S. growers are forecast to produce 13.7 billion...
View ArticleMinnesota @USFRA #FoodD
It was a packed house for the USFRA Food Dialogues in Minneapolis entitled “Farm to Consumer: Bridging the Gap between Consumer Concerns and Food Production and Sourcing Decisions,” co-sponsored by the...
View ArticleCandidates at Iowa State Fair
A majority of the presidential candidates from both parties are speaking at The Des Moines Register’s Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair. A total of 14 Republicans and four Democrats are on the soapbox...
View ArticleBIVI North Carolina 2015 Swine Seminar
This year was the 15th annual event that Boehringer Ingelheim“>Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) has held on the beach in North Carolina for area swine farmers to learn about emerging issues,...
View ArticleClinton Unveils Ag Plan in Iowa
With a John Deere tractor as a backdrop, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton went where no candidate has gone yet – into a detailed discussion on agricultural issues. Introduced by former...
View ArticleBASF Media Event in Tennessee
Grow Smart was the theme for a BASF southern ag media field day near Memphis, Tennessee on August 26. Participants heard from champion corn grower Randy Dowdy of Georgia about how he uses the Grow...
View ArticleFeatured Companies at 2015 Farm Progress Show
Thanks to the support of some very important partners, we are able to provide hundreds of photos and audio interviews from the 2015 Farm Progress Show. These sponsors include Bayer CropScience, FMC,...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Biofuel Infrastructure Funding
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to help provide access to more renewable fuels for America’s...
View ArticleRFA on Biofuels Infrastructure Funding and RFS
USDA has announced new funding for biofuels infrastructure at fueling stations and Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen thinks EPA should pay attention to that message. In...
View ArticleNew Holland Heroes and Bloggers
New Holland Agriculture hosted a group of “hero” farmers and bloggers from around the world at Expo Milano the week of September 14, 2015. Countries represented at the event included Brazil, Canada,...
View ArticleBIVI Media Event at Lehman Swine Conference
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) held a special media dinner on September 20 in conjunction with the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul. The event included information on how proven...
View ArticleEPA Updates Farmworker Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released updated farmworker standards to provide health protections under the law similar to those already afforded to workers in other industries. EPA...
View ArticleCalifornia Affirms Biodiesel’s Low-Carbon Impact
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is very pleased with the decision last week by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to readopt the Low Carbon Fuels Standard and the increased role biodiesel...
View ArticleNew Pro-RFS Group Formed
Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent from Missouri today launched Americans for Energy Security and Innovation (AESI), a new organization aimed at expanding support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....
View ArticleAudio on Trans Pacific Partnership
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was finalized by 12 nations on Monday, October 5 in Atlanta, Georgia. During a press conference announcing the agreement, there were many comments about agricultural...
View ArticleGetting to Know Ceva Animal Health
A group of agricultural journalists focused on the swine industry had the opportunity to learn more about Ceva Animal Health, a relatively new player in the business with big goals. Ceva Animal Health...
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