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SOCMA to Celebrate 100th Anniversary in New Orleans, LA Annual conference, October 20-22, to commemorate a century of solutions, innovation News provided by Share this article Share this article ARLINGTON, Va., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) today announced its centennial celebration and 2021 annual conference, SOCMA Week, to be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans, LA, October 20-22. "For 100 years, SOCMA has been a champion ...

RantizoDrone We might not be driving Jetson-envisioned flying cars yet, but in the past five years unmanned aerial systems, or drones, have merged from futuristic novelties into farm equipment. This crop season will bring swarms of drones that spray and seed cover crops – with a future as limitless as the horizon.  In a report from the Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees drone usage and regulations, the worldwide agricultural drone market in 2017 was valued at $990 and projected ...

CONTENT: Press Release MONHEIM, Germany, February 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ – As part of the company’s Future of Farming Dialogue virtual event series, Bob Reiter, Head of Research and Development at the Crop Science division of Bayer, will highlight the interconnectivity between scientific experts inside and outside of the company’s own network of R&D resources, their importance to innovation, and the next solutions to advance the future of agriculture. Reiter will join with CEOs from Pairwi...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals 2020 Year in Review: Southeast Iowa coffee shops and restaurants hang tough Shutdowns, mandates and the impossibility of eating an omelet while wearing a facemask all marred 2020, but local shops and diners hung on. Bob Saar for The Hawk Eye One lesson learned by all Americans in 2020 is that its darned hard to drink coffee or eat soup when wearing a facemask. As people continue to stay and eat at home, and new indoor din...

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Corn pollinating drone technology earns Iowa City agtech firm $7.5 million investment On its own, a corn plant will pollinate itself: the golden tassels topping the slender green shoots that comprise nearly one-third of U.S. cropland naturally release pollen that fertilizes the silky portion of the plant below. This natural process is critical to the country’s number-one feed crop, but experts say fertilization must be facilitated to… Courtesy Rantizo On its own, a corn plant will pollina...