News

January 3
Study reveals evolution of late blight

New North Carolina State University research delves into the movement and evolution of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, which set down roots in the United States before attacking Europe. To track the evolution of diff... more


January 1
New Holland engine brake system wins 2017 AE50 Award

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named the New Holland T7 Heavy Duty Enhanced Engine Brake a winner of a 2017 AE50 award. AE50 awards honor the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or syst... more


December 31
Valent expands grower financing program with John Deere Financial

Valent U.S.A. Corporation has announced the 2017 Valent Grower Financing Program to provide growers with financial solutions and exclusive offers for the 2017 growing season. This expansion adds seven products to the program, including Valent’s por... more


December 30
Cavendish announces new processing plant

Cavendish Farms will expand its business in Lethbridge, Alberta, with the construction of a new frozen potato processing plant. The Lethbridge City Council approved for the purchase of land in the Sherring Industrial Park, and this is the first ste... more


December 30
Davis appointed CoBank’s chief credit officer

CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, has announced that Bill Davis has been appointed as the bank’s new chief credit officer. Davis curre... more


December 29
MPIC partners with MSU Extension for variety trial

In 2016, the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, Michigan State University potato specialist Chris Long and Michigan State University Extension Presque Isle County partnered once again to conduct a table-stock potato variety trial. The trial was hos... more


December 29
New Tiger-Mate 255 Case IH field cultivator wins 2017 AE50 Award

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="622"] Enhanced features of the new Case IH Tiger-Mate 255 field cultivator promote maximum yield potential by creating a high-efficiency seedbed.[/caption] The new Tiger-Mate 255 field cultivator from Case... more


December 29
John Deere introduces two new solutions for 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="468"] The new Gen 4 Extended Monitor serves as an additional in-cab display for operators to monitor any number of machine, implement and precision ag functions.[/caption] To enhance the farm equipment ope... more


December 28
TOMRA, National Frozen Foods donate $4,000 to Massey Memorial

National Frozen Foods, a frozen food processing company with facilities in Oregon and Washington, has received a charity voucher worth $4,000 after winning The Golden Bean competition, held by TOMRA Sorting Food, a leading provider of sensor-base... more


December 28
BASF, NAAA award students with passion for the skies

In today’s diverse agriculture job environment, aerial application, stands out as one of the more unique and challenging career paths. In an effort to support the continuing growth of aerial applicators, BASF and the National Agricultural Aviat... more



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