Video Category: Ag News & Markets
ReEnvision-ing row units, modern planting with a seed spike concept | 2023 Iowa Ag Expo
For Jayson Ryner, farming needed to be 'ReEnvisioned,' so he created a row unit that uses a seed spike concept. He said "the easiest way to plant a seed is to press a seed into the ground and fill the remaining hole." And that's exactly what the seed spike concept…
Leaftech Ag provides timely, on-demand tissue analysis with handheld device | 2023 Iowa Ag Expo
✔ Handheld ✔ On-demand results ✔ 30x more data points at 3% of cost Leaftech Ag developed a handheld “Digital Lab” that provides on-demand tissue analysis for nutrient composition. Leaftech Ag CEO John Mascoe said the tissue analysis technology provides 30 times more site-specific data points at 3% of the…
Farmwave AI can reduce harvest loss by 3-8+ bushels per acre | 2023 Iowa Ag Expo
Farmwave has developed autonomous harvest loss technology. This AI technology gives you real-time feedback every three seconds. ❌No more drop pans ✔ Real-time data every three seconds ✔ Reduce harvest loss by 3-8+ bushels/acre Farmwave Founder & CEO Craig Ganssle said their team has conducted case studies for on-farm data.…
Role of tug boats and barges | Shaver Transportation | 2023 Wheat Export and Marketing Workshop
Shaver Transportation Company was founded in 1880 and the Shaver family continues to own and manage the business today. The company was one of the tour stops on the recent Wheat Export and Marketing Workshop, sponsored by the Nebraska Wheat Board. Shaver is the oldest continuously operating family-owned tugboat company…
Higher hogs & South American Bean Pressure 1 27 23 Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup
The hogs turned themselves around with April ending up higher on the week, while the south was holding out on the cash cattle. On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup, we are joined by Kyle Bumsted with Allendale and Alan Brugler with Brugler Marketing & Management. Grain movement,…
Aeroseeder drone brings flexibility, precision to cover crop application | Iowa Ag Expo 2023
The Aeroseeder AS30 is a fully-automated cover crop seeding drone that can seed up to 300 pounds per hour. Company CEO Tom Leitgen said the drone is fully GPS controlled and brings flexibility and precision to aerial cover crop application. More information on the Aeroseeder AS30 and other products and…
Saline247 tests small-scale, lightweight, fully autonomous planter | Iowa Ag Expo Spotlight 2023
Salin247 is an ag startup that aims to build solutions with small scale, light weight, fully autonomous farm equipment. Last year, the company tested a prototype planter on seven farms: four in Iowa, two in Tennessee and one in Kansas. The company planted soybeans in its testing. CEO Dave Krog…
Heifer Retention, Slow Cash & Weather 1 25 23 Cattle Call
Last week's talk of heifer retention has brought viewer questions along with questions about consumer buying habits with current economic conditions. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek also looks at the need to get cash fired up, formulated cattle & Nebraska affecting the trade.
Head of Nebraska Cattlemen reflects on 2022, discusses retirement plans in 2023
2022 brought on some challenges for those in the agriculture industry. Cattle producers certainly saw their fair share - as the term black swan events has become all too common. The head of one of the state's livestock groups jokingly suggests that the black swan could become the state's new…
Has the tide turned on heifer retention 1 18 23 Cattle Call
With rains and snow hitting the western U.S., there is optimism that we could have greener pastures this spring. The market is noticing less heifers coming to sales and entering the feedlots. A week that has been barely steady on the cash, with the thoughts that the south might be…