Briefing Room

  • Kansas rancher named America’s Farmers Mom of the Year

    • Debbie Lyons-Blythe says she is proud to accept the award in recognition of farm moms everywhere who work long hours for little recognition.
  • Tracks boost productivity of New Holland’s T9 Series tractors

    • Producers using this track option will increase traction and reduce soil compaction and slippage, which translates into less surface damage and a smoother ride.
  • MANA launches ABBA Ultra 0.3 miticide/insecticide

    • Labeled for use on cotton, tree nuts, grapes, citrus, pome fruits, strawberries and select vegetable crops, ABBA Ultra’s modern formulation with low VOC emissions potential delivers long-lasting control against a wide spectrum of mite species and insects including the Two-spotted spider mite, Pacific mite, European red mite, Willamette spider mite, Red mite, Western grapeleaf skeletonizer, Variegated leafhopper, leafminers, leafhoppers and thrips.  
  • Kuhn introduces Axis 50.1 fertilizer spreader

    • A flow rate of up to 1,100 pounds per minute provides a high working rate of 500 pounds per acre when moving at 12 MPH due to the specially designed hopper base.
  • Documentaries, website show atrazine benefits

    • Agronomists, scientists and other experts featured in the movies present factual proof of atrazine’s positive environmental effects and safety. The films also include interviews with real farming families who rely on atrazine to help produce enough crops to feed the world.
  • TeeJet App simplifies tip selection

    • The SpraySelect mobile app allows the user to quickly and easily choose the proper spray tip for a given application.
  • Pioneer launches replant calculator

    • The tool helps producers decide whether to keep their current stand or replant where their crops have been impacted by weather, pests or other issues.
  • BASF announces Priaxor, Merivon fungicide registrations

    • Priaxor is expected to provide unprecedented disease protection and post-infection disease control from some of the toughest fungal diseases in soybeans, as well as several other crops. • Merivon will do the same in several pome and stone fruit crops, including apples, cherries and peaches.
  • Kinze announces new mounted planter line

    • Kinze offers the only rigid integral planter with spring-loaded contact drive systems and self-contained seed rate transmissions with its 3110 Rigid.
  • FMC announces Triple Crown insecticide

    • FMC Corporation announces Triple Crown insecticide — a unique insecticide with three modes-of-action, providing soybean, corn and cotton growers quick knockdown, long-lasting residual and translaminar activity.

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