Trevor Mecham, North American Marketing Manager for Precision Farming Products for Case IH told Brownfield that he is seeing a huge trend in precision farming that has been developing and evolving over the past 5 – 10 years. As people begin to see the benefits in terms of increased productivity and efficiencies, they embrace precision farming.
Mecham said Case IH offers a variety of products that fit the needs of everybody out there, from the most novice user to the most experienced.
Wendell Shauman from Kirkwood, Illinois, is President of the U.S. Grains Council. During Farm Progress Show, he sat down with Cyndi Young to talk about the significance of the China market to Midwest agriculture. Shauman said the potential for selling U.S. corn to China is just going to grow.
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Illinois Soybean Association Board member Dean Campbell is past chairman of the Soy Transportation Council, and a big proponent for making improvements to the rails, roads and river system in the Midwest. Campbell talked with Brownfield about the concerns and efforts of Illinois Soybean Association.
Roundup Ready Plus is a new weed management platform from Monsanto. Matt Helms U.S. Crop Protection Marketing and Product Lead, told Brownfield the company is doing all it can to make sure the Roundup system is sustainable long-term to farmers.
2011 has been a year of extremes and Tad Mozena, Natoinal Insurance Manager with Rabo AgInsurance Services said this is the kind of year that reinforces to farmers why they need crop insurance.
Farmers attending the 2011 Farm Progress Show were encouraged to talk to their agent and make sure you have an appraisal if needed so your coverage is not jeopardized.
For Brent Johnson, regional manager for Wyffels Hybrids, crop stress during the 2011 growing season is an understatement, but he tells Brownfield’s Dave Russell that we can learn some things from a year like this, beginning with nitrogen management. Johnson also suggests growers plan ahead and get seed ordered early because the seed corn crop has been hurt as much as the commercial crop.
In February, Earthmaster launched their first vertical tillage tool, Verti-Go MWT3400. Norm Burgeson, Regional Sales Manager for Alamo Ag says the Farm Progress Show in Decatur was a perfect chance for growers to check out their latest in vertical tillage tools, the MWT 3100 and the MWT 2500.
iPhones, Blackberry’s and Androids are becoming a bigger part of our everyday lives. Ray Day, Archer Daniels 
Midland Vice President says because of that – ADM has launched a new website that puts everything you may need when it comes to grain marketing at your fingertips.
Beginning October 1, the National Corn Growers Association will be under new leadership. Incoming president Garry Niemeyer, an Illinois farmer, says 2012 has some challenges in store. But, in his opinion, it will have one specific focus.
As the soybean crop heads toward maturity we begin to turn our attention to how well soybean varieties performed. Mark Kidnie, Soybean Product Management for Monsanto says even in a year like 2011, with all of the challenges, soybean performance is holding up. Kidnie says it’s a result of better management and better varieties.
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