AGI Celebrates #2,000 of its Flagship NECO Grain Dryer Made in Omaha, NE  

AGI Celebrates #2,000 of its Flagship NECO Grain Dryer Made in Omaha, NE  

Naperville, Illinois, March 23, 2023 – Ag Growth International Inc. (“AGI”) is marking a “milestone moment” at its Omaha, Neb., manufacturing facility on Friday, March 24, as it celebrates the delivery of its 2,000th AGI NECO mixed flow grain dryer since its 1000-dryer milestone in 2014. Purchased by AGI in 2017, the facility –…
Kansas Forest Service to lead fire mitigation project near Scott City

Kansas Forest Service to lead fire mitigation project near Scott City

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas Forest Service officials have announced that an annual project that aids in training new wildland firefighters on how to reduce the risk of wildfires will be held April 3-7 in Scott City. The Hazard Fuels Mitigation project will take place at the Scott Wildlife Area and Historic Lake…
Scoular invests in Kansas oilseed crush facility for renewable fuels market

Scoular invests in Kansas oilseed crush facility for renewable fuels market

GOODLAND, Kansas (March 14, 2023) – Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma will have access to the rapidly growing renewable fuels market after Scoular converts a facility in Goodland, Kansas, into a dual oilseed crush plant.  Scoular announced today that it will recommission the former sunflower crush plant outside of Goodland that…
U.S. Equipment Manufacturing Industry Rebounds After COVID-19

U.S. Equipment Manufacturing Industry Rebounds After COVID-19

Mar. 13, 2023 (LAS VEGAS) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) today released the latest economic impact report for the equipment manufacturing industry ahead of the organization’s largest trade show CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, highlighting the industry’s return to growth and increased output following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was prepared…
Syngenta Group Launches New Agricultural Innovation Collaboration

Syngenta Group Launches New Agricultural Innovation Collaboration

BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Syngenta Group announced today the launch of “Shoots by Syngenta,” a global platform designed to help tackle agriculture’s most complex challenges, increase innovation, and advance more sustainable agriculture. Starting with science-based innovation challenges, the platform will connect scientific discovery and creativity, bringing together academics, research institutes, startups,…
AFBF signs right to repair MOU with Case IH, New Holland

AFBF signs right to repair MOU with Case IH, New Holland

The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU follows a similar agreement AFBF entered into with John Deere earlier this year. “Our members…
Calling all Ag Entrepreneurs: Apply for Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge

Calling all Ag Entrepreneurs: Apply for Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge

The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online for the 2024 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its 10th year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Farm…
Randall Karr Featured on Sen. Marshall’s Kansas Conservation Series

Randall Karr Featured on Sen. Marshall’s Kansas Conservation Series

(Washington, D.C., March 3, 2023) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., is continuing his weekly storytelling series highlighting Kansans’ voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process on Fridays. “While we hold hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill, I…