Learning opportunities for growers
Does your ag lender understand and support your marketing efforts? That's the question being asked and discussed in a pre-opening learning center session "Marketing Strategies Your Lenders Will Love" sponsored by Stewart-Peterson and Commodity Classic and moderated by Brownfield's Tom Steever. A producer, an ag lender adn a market advisor are discussing how having their roles in sync is key to successful revenue management. There are many educational opportunities for those attending Commodity Classic this week in Anaheim, California, and as you can see from the lack of empty seats in this room, this one was very popular.
Commodity Classic kicks off in Anaheim
Producers of the country's top four crops come together in Anaheim, California March 3 – 6 to embrace opportunities and tackle issues of importance at the 2010 Commodity Classic. The 2010 event features policy-making sessions for American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and National Sorghum Producers. This year’s trade show will host over 800 booths showcasing the latest agricultural equipment, technology, products and services. In addition to walking the trade show floor, participants will also have numerous opportunities to take part in policy discussions, view demonstrations and attend learning sessions The Brownfield Ag News team will ...
ASA and NCGA focus on key issues
Soybean and corn leaders brought important industry issues to the forefront Thursday at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim. The President of the American Soybean Association, Rob Joslin of Sidney, Ohio, says he cannot think of a more critical time for soybean policy than now. The need to restore the biodiesel tax incentive that was allowed to expire, Joslin says, is the number one issue. He says that expiration idled 23-thousand workers in the biodiesel industry and is taking 25 cents off the price of soybeans - and is lost production that will never be made up. Joslin says the ...
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Feds shine spotlight on ag competition issuesIn Ankeny, Iowa Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held the first-ever joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. The workshop, led by U.S. Agriculture Secretary... Read More...
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IL Corn President meets with CARB boardThe president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association came to California just before 2010 Commodity Classic began in Anaheim to meet with the California Air Resources Board, or CARB. Tim Lenz tells Brownfield about those meetings and why it’s... Read More...
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- ASA urging quick passage after Tuesday’s vote
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Managing For Profit
Foliar fungicides–are they a wise investment?
The use of foliar fungicides in soybean production has increased sharply in recent years, although there is still some disagreement among researchers as to whether they are a wise investment. Pioneer agronomy research scientist Jim Trybom tells Brownfield’s Ken Anderson that their research trials have shown consistent, positive yield response to... [Read more of this review]
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Addressing the antibiotics and animal welfare issues
We continue our conversation with Cozad, Nebraska cattle feeder Anne Burkholder. As we discussed yesterday, Anne brings a unique perspective to the cattle industry, having grown up in urban Palm Beach County, Florida. We asked Anne, a former recipient of NCBA’s Beef Quality Assurance Award, for her thoughts on the hot issues of antibiotics use... [Read more of this review]
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Research before you donate
There is nothing I love more than to hear from readers and listeners. I especially like to hear from readers and listeners who have stepped away from the sidelines and engaged in the grassroots effort to tell the true story of agriculture. I hear from people every day who are taking simple yet meaningful steps to educate neighbors and friends about... [Read more of this review]
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Polymer coated urea may qualify for incentive
Producers may be eligible for federal monetary incentives through the use of enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Agrium Advanced Technologies Marketing Manager Ben Nelson says the Natural Resources Conservation Service is interested in soil nutrients applied with water quality improvement in mind. Specifically, the nutrient Nelson has in mind, ESN, is... [Read more]
Read More Posts From This CategoryInside D.C.
They ain’t shy
You’ve no doubt read on Brownfieldagnews.com or in other ag publications about the introduction of HR 4733, the pejoratively titled “Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act” by two Los Angeles area members of the House, Reps. Diane E. Watson (D, CA) and Elton Gallegly (R, CA). This bill, once you peel away all of the rhetoric, is the federal equivalent... [Read more]
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