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Precision Ag News 4/30

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  • U.S. Congressman Mike Flood testified before the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture April 29 highlighting the growing partnership of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) at the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture. Rep. Flood spoke on behalf of full funding for the project which, once fully completed, will serve as a central hub for collaboration and research to enhance agricultural profitability.
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Insecticide Strategy that identifies practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides, while providing flexibility for pesticide users and growers. The Strategy identifies mitigations aimed at protecting more than 900 species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that EPA considers when it registers a new insecticide or reevaluates an existing one.
  • Syngenta Crop Protection sales in the first quarter 2025 increased by five percent to $3.4 billion (+11 percent CER). The Crop Protection business unit had a strong start to the year. North America sales were 20 percent higher due to a return to normal, pre-pandemic purchasing pattern in the US. Syngenta secured more than 250 product approvals in Q1, including 97 new registrations, 49 re-registrations and 112 label extensions.
  • Leaders of the National Corn Growers Association expressed disappointment with a decision by the International Trade Commission affirming that Corteva Agriscience was harmed by imports of a critical herbicide, called 2,4-D. This decision means that duties will be placed on imports of the herbicide at a final rate determined later by the Department of Commerce.
  • Application deadlines are fast-approaching for the 2025 AgLaunch Virtual Bootcamps. If you’re an agtech or agrifood founder in the early stages of building your business and are looking to move to the next level, this is your moment. The 2025 AgLaunch Virtual Bootcamps are here to fast-track your journey, familiarize you with the farmer-centric innovation model and give you an insider’s view beyond the hype.
  • PTx Trimble, formed as a joint venture in 2024 by AGCO and Trimble®, today announced its newest GNSS receiver for precision autoguidance – the NAV-960™ guidance controller – at the Agrishow in São Paulo, Brazil. This technology improves positioning accuracy and availability to deliver greater uptime while providing the computing power to easily support complex field operations and handle future developments.
  • Bushel, a leader in digital payments and workflow solutions for agriculture, announced the Cooperative Finance Association (CFA) will integrate with Bushel’s digital wallet as an embedded finance solution for its members. This partnership gives agribusinesses a simpler, more competitive way to enhance the payment experience within CFA’s financing options.
  • Kendall Bonds has joined Peterson Farms Seed as Director of Product. In this role, Bonds will oversee research, product selection and agronomy, ensuring that growers in the region have access to the best-performing seed genetics, backed by data-driven insights.
  • AgGateway is offering an upcoming webinar on Digitized Scale Tickets: Harnessing Data for Efficiency and Insights. The webinar will be held May 20 at 2:00 pm central time. AgGateway and its member organizations have been setting building blocks that will enable the digitization of scale tickets across the crop production channel. Register here.
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