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Technology for Crop Stand Counts Monday Apr 26th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. When we think about ag technology, we often think about tools that growers can use. But some of the most useful technologies are not built for the farmer, but for a local professional that farmers rely on for advice. Matt Larson is one of those advisors. He’s the Agronomy Sales Manager for CHS in Holdredge, Nebraska. He’s started using FieldAgent by Sentera to help his farmer customers make better decisions. Larson… “My salespeople woul...

The drug maker on Monday announced its foray into pheromone based mating disruption technology for integrated pest management solution to farmers in India.Natco through its crop health science (CHS) division is working with ATGC Biotech (ATGC) for the technology. ATGC is a science based innovative technology company concentrating on developing new biosafe molecules and tools to protect diverse crops from insect pests, in collaboration with US based agricultural biotech company ISCA Inc. During Kharif 2021, Natco plans to launch its first green label pheromone product for effective management...

Focaccia is a traditional Italian bread, that is essentially a dough that has been banged down into a slab with the use of one’s fingers! It is a very enjoyable bread to make with the kids. If you do not have access to wild garlic, you can use fresh basil instead.

J. Frank McGill, affectionally known throughout the Georgia agricultural community as “Mr. Peanut,” passed away surrounded by family on March 3 at age 95 in Tifton, Georgia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy in 1951 and a master’s degree in agronomy in 1962 from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He began his career with UGA as a county Extension agent in southwest Georgia and later became the state’s Extension peanut specialist. McGill worked at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station — now known as the UGA Tifton ...

Now is the Time to Consider the Potential of Non-GMO Soybeans in Northern Pennsylvania. Anna Busch, Union County agronomy educator, and Dave Hartman, Lycoming County livestock educator, are looking at the yield and potential market premium for non-GMO soybeans in north-central Pennsylvania. In 2020 they grew and evaluated sulfonylurea-tolerant soybeans. STS is a non-GMO genetic trait. STS soybeans can be safely sprayed with higher rates of sulfonylurea herbicides such as Synchrony. Soybean producers in northern Pennsylvania often struggle to find marketing opportunities because there arenâ€...