The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The EPA has approved the amended label for Delaro fungicide to include control of tar spot in corn and suppression of white mold in soybeans.

Drift Reduction Technology Corporation, a newly formed company focusing exclusively on improving the safety and accuracy of how crop protection products are applied, introduces a unique spray boom section recirculation system, the SRV2 System. The SRV2 System is easily retrofittable to any new or used field sprayer.

Wireless Internet access is a necessity for all businesses, and farming is no exception. While we are seeing continual improvements getting broadband to the farm, there has been little emphasis on helping farmers and ranchers extend WiFi outside the home or office and across their properties.

Careful manure management is a principle of farm profitability and environmental stewardship. Applying manure to land that has a cover crop is another practice that can help with nitrogen management.

Acquisition adds 500,000 acres under management, over 10 years of in-soil U.S. farm data, agronomy-based analytics platform and experienced team to expand global leadership position in soil and crop analytics.