Hollinrake named to Taranis advisory board

A former Syngenta executive has been appointed to the advisory board for Taranis, a producer in AI-powered crop intelligence. Taranis officials announced Wednesday the addition of David Hollinrake, citing his prominent work in modern production agriculture. He held strategic leadership roles at Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, and Adayana. The company says Hollinrake is expected to help…… Continue Reading

Carbon intensity score calculator

A new tool has been developed to help farmers and ag stakeholders better understand the carbon intensity score of corn as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. Iowa State University Extension economist Alejandro Plastina says the CI-score calculator is in response to the new 45Z tax credit that becomes available January 1st. “And how corn…… Continue Reading

SCN awareness critical this fall

A crop specialist says soybean cyst nematode could be problematic despite wet conditions during the growing season. Troy Bauer, senior technical field representative with BASF, says, “Iowa State just published a paper that said SCN can thrive in wet conditions as well. It probably won’t cause quite as much yield loss, but they are still…… Continue Reading

Consumers haven’t been deterred by higher retail beef prices

Retail prices for beef continue to push higher, but it’s not stopping consumers from adding it to their grocery cart. Don Close, chief research and analytics officer at Terrain says, “The demand that we’re seeing in the domestic market has been nothing short of phenomenal.” He tells Brownfield consumers have remained committed to beef and…… Continue Reading

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