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To get a preview of this year’s AgGateway Annual Meeting and Conference, I talked with Brent Kemp, President and CEO. The event will be held November 3-5 at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Throughout 2025, AgGateway has been celebrating two decades of achievement in fulfilling its core mission: To develop the resources and relationships that drive ... Read More

At the 2025 Farm Progress Show, Syngenta Crop Protection Agronomist Matt Geiger shared information about Tendovo, the flagship pre-emergent soybean herbicide for that area. “You need to start clean. You don’t want to have weeds at the time you plant or right after the beans come up. You want to stay clean early. Then you put that residual down to ... Read More

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode we’re going to get an in-depth preview of the new NAMA NEXUS event that will be taking place in Milwaukee, WI, October 14-16. I spoke with committee chair Kasie Garcia. We’ll start with what the NAMA NEXUS means as well as the Economies of Ag. From there it’s ... Read More

Visitors to the 2025 Farm Progress Show had the opportunity to learn more about GHX Golden Harvest MaxScript, a personalized seed placement tool that not only gives a field by field seed recommendation, but also a planting population recommendation that’s tailored to the farmer’s preferences. “We’ll be blending that local agronomic expertise of Golden Harvest with the digital agronomy insight ... Read More

National Nematode Day is just a week away, named by the SCN Coalition to be October 6 this year, with the goal to increase soybean farmers’ awareness of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – the No. 1 yield-grabbing pathogen of the soybean crop in North America. As part of the effort, Syngenta Seedcare and The SCN Coalition will be holding a ... Read More

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is pleased that the most recent Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report on the Strategy to Make Our Children Healthy Again included a lot more input from the agriculture sector. “I think the first rendition of MAHA was written without much input from agriculture,” said Sen. Marshall during the Ag Outlook Forum last week in Kansas ... Read More

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins headlined the 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City this week, highlighting how the Trump Administration is taking action to address the crisis in American agriculture. Rollins outlined the administration’s five point plan to help farmers and ranchers. “Number one, prioritizing farmers by delivering relief. Eight weeks into my tenure as Secretary, we ... Read More

NCBA Past-President and California rancher Kevin Kester, spoke at a House Republican Conference press event yesterday on the importance of the One Big Beautiful Bill for America’s cattle farmers and ranchers. Kester thanked House Leadership and President Donald J. Trump for securing tax relief and Farm Bill provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The items Kester speaks to include ... Read More

Those attending the 2025 Farm Progress Show had the opportunity to learn more about Cropwise AI from Syngenta. “It’s like putting a Rolodex of agronomic information about our products right in the palm of their hands,” said Justin Welch, head of agronomy for Syngenta Seeds. The uniqueness is around predictive product placement that will help service providers to recommend products ... Read More

The National Cotton Council (NCC) has just kicked off a new campaign called “Plant Not Plastic” Campaign in an effort to educate consumers on how to choose natural fibers in their clothing to reduce microplastic pollution and its potential health implications. NCC Vice President of Council Operations Marjory Walker says a survey conducted for the Council revealed that consumers are ... Read More

Syngenta’s Head of Public Affairs said the company continues to invest billions of dollars each year into new tools for farmers to make them more competitive in the global marketplace. “These are challenging times for American farmers now,” said Val Dolcini. “Prices are not great. Yields are going to be pretty big this fall, so I think that combination is ... Read More

The Make America Healthy Again Commission released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy on Tuesday with more than 120 initiatives to “advance gold-standard science, realign incentives, increase public awareness, and strengthen private-sector collaboration.” “This strategy represents the most sweeping reform agenda in modern history—realigning our food and health systems, driving education, and unleashing science to protect America’s children and ... Read More

Golden Harvest will offer 19 new soybean varieties for the 2026 growing season, according to Soybean Product Manager Ryan Dunsbergen. “We continue to offer trait choice so nine of those new products are going to be on the Enlist side and 10 of those products are going to be on the XtendFlex side,” said Dunsbergen. “We’re continuing to offer trait ... Read More

Syngenta is expecting registration of Victrato®, its long-awaited seed treatment for nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome control any day now. “We should receive registration in September and we intend to launch Victrado in 2026 after we receive registration,” said Syngenta Seedcare Technical Product Lead Dale Ireland at last week’s Farm Progress Show. “Victrato is powered by TYMIRIUM® technology and this ... Read More

Syngenta remains focused on delivering solutions for farmers by delivering the choices they need in seed products, traits and solutions, according to Syngenta Commercial and Product Strategy Lead Steve Sterchi. “That’s what’s fun right now,” said Sterchi at last week’s Farm Progress Show. “We’re talking about these new trait technologies that are both coming in soybeans and corn. We will ... Read More

At the 2025 Farm Progress Show last week, John Deere announced the approval of B30 biodiesel use across its entire portfolio of Tier 4 John Deere engines, including tractors, combines, and application equipment. During the show, all John Deere equipment operated in the company’s Ride and Drive area was running on B30 biodiesel. Previously, all Tier 4 John Deere engines ... Read More

The big news for Syngenta at this year’s Farm Progress Show was the partnership with M.S. Technologies, LLC to launch a groundbreaking herbicide-tolerant soybean trait stack, with broad commercial availability expected in 2029 pending regulatory approvals. This new trait stack will be marketed by Syngenta seed brands, Stine Seed Company and others. “This is a real exciting trait stack, because ... Read More

This episode of the Water for Food Podcast explores the valuable collaborations that can arise from in-person interactions, even in a digital age. Host Frances Hayes, DWFI director of communications and public relations, shares a story that perfectly illustrates the lasting impact of those face-to-face moments, which can lead to unexpected and valuable partnerships. Adam Keough, program manager with Catholic ... Read More

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. It has been a busy time for the the ZimmComm Team in the past few weeks. After the Tech Hub Live conference it was on the way to the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, Ag Media Summit, ACE Annual Meeting and the Farm Progress Show. I’m on my way home from the ... Read More

At the Farm Progress Show this week, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a $2 billion investment from Cronus Chemicals to construct a new fertilizer production facility in Tuscola, Illinois, a project more than a decade in the making. “Having a fertilizer production facility so close to home will help us meet the rising demand and keep costs lower for farmers. ... Read More