The folks at the BASF display were excited by the announcement that their new Kixor herbicide technology has received EPA approval. It means growers will have four new products for broadleaf weed control in a wide range of crops. We discussed it with BASF Midwest Region technical service manager Gary Schmitz.
Chevy Silverado offers power, fuel economy
September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At the Chevrolet display, we visited with GM product specialist Jack Blanchard about the Chevy Silverado pickup. Jack says farmers are looking for power and fuel economy and that Silverado is able to deliver both. And he says Chevy has the most flex fuel trucks on the market today.
NE Farmers Union petitions for smaller combines
September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Nebraska Farmers Union brought their “smaller combines” petition drive to Husker Harvest Days this week. The petition asks Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack and Congress to consider using stimulus money if necessary to incent the manufacture of discontinued Class IV combines. We discussed the effort with Graham Christensen of Nebraska Farmers Union.
Signs point to a good crop in central Nebraska
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tony Collins, an account manager for Pioneer in south-central Nebraska, says some of the crops have been hurt by rough weather this summer—but he says for those farmers that escaped damage, it should be a good year. Initial reports on harvesting of wet corn, silage and seed corn have been good, which Tony says is usually a pretty good indicator of things to come.
Valley’s new technology highlighted at HHD
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At the Valley Irrigation display, we visited with vice-president of marketing and engineering Craig Malsam and equipment product manager Wade Sikkink. We discussed some of the new technology that Valley has to offer this year, including remote monitoring control products and a new GPS guidance system for corner machines.
Controlling the ‘multi-pest complex’ on corn
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Syngenta calls it “the multi-pest complex”, a group of insects that strike at different times during the year and are very hard to scout for. Together, they cause about over one billion dollars in damage to the U.S. corn crop each year. However, Syngenta area agronomist Josh Erwin says their new Agrisure Viptera technology is going to address the problem.
Analyzing farm equipment purchases
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Do you make farm equipment buying decisions with your head or with your heart? Water Street Solutions offers financial analysis to farmers. Water Street’s Kim Lang says one of the areas they look at is farm equipment purchases, and that many farmers are surprised by what they find.
ASA president discusses biodiesel, trade issues
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tennessee farmer Johnny Dodson, president of the American Soybean Association, visited Husker Harvest Days on Tuesday. We discussed a wide range of topics with Dodson, including some of the crucial issues affecting soy biodiesel, ASA’s position on climate change legislation and trade issues impacting soybean growers.
Jumpstart increases phospate use efficiency
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We stopped by the Novozymes booth at Husker Harvest Days and visited with sales representative Deb Johnson about JumpStart, a biological seed treatment product that enhances phosphorous uptake on wheat, corn and soybeans. Deb says growers are seeing a very good return on their investment in JumpStart.
Asgrow adding nine new RR 2 Yield varieties
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Amanda Christie, the new brand manager for Asgrow, is anxiously awaiting harvest to see how the new Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans are going to yield. But Amanda says she likes the reports she’s been getting from farmers at Husker Harvest Days and she says Asgrow will introduce nine new Roundup Ready 2 Yield varieties in 2010.
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