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Registration for first 5,000 people is free for the March 2-5 digital event; all other registrants pay $20.

Photo credit: Gil Gullickson Two years ago, Bruce Stripling sat in FMC’s booth at the Commodity Classic trade show, viewing companies pitching the latest agricultural technology.  “All this technology, and here we are, still pulling pigweeds,” says the regional technical service manager for FMC.  Stripling hails from Georgia, where Palmer amaranth started to devastate soybean and cotton fields in the mid-2000s. At that time, glyphosate-tolerant Roundup Ready technology still worked well in the Midwest.  Before Roundup Ready, Georgia farmers managed weeds in cotton and soybe...

Photo credit: Getty Images It has been nearly one year since the first COVID-19 case was detected in the United States. Here’s a timeline of the evolving situation as the coronavirus pandemic shaped life for farmers and consumers in 2020. January On January 20, 2020 a patient in Washington state was the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with this virus. February National Farm Machinery Show and Commodity Classic were among the last national industry events to be held in person before stay-at-home orders began. Photo credit: Natalina Sents March New working and learning-f...

December 30, 2020 IARN — Like a lot of other agricultural events, the Commodity Classic will be going virtual in 2021. Due to the restrictions brought on by COVID-19, America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience will be coming right to farms across the country in a digital format March 2-5, 2021. Commodity Classic organizers say, “While we’re all disappointed that we won’t be together in San Antonio this year, the 2021 Special Edition will continue to provide the education and experiences you’ve come to expect from the Commodity Classic.”...

You know it’s been a rough one when people start talking about turning to a new year while it’s still September. Those souls, tempest-tossed and woebegone, are a few days from getting their wish and being rid of 2020. But changing the calendar won’t magically wave away the changes of the past year. 2021 will begin with high unemployment, muted demand from restaurants, a nationwide vaccination program that is just getting started, and a handsome U.S. sovereign debt. Here are some of the big questions for the ag industry as it enters the new year. 1. How will the Biden administra...