Precision Ag News 4/1

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  • Case IH proudly represented American farmers at the White House, bringing an enduring symbol of the industry’s strength and legacy to the nation’s capital. Displayed on the South Lawn during a presidential “Celebration of Agriculture” event, the Case IH Heartland Magnum™ tractor stood as a tribute to the farmers who power American agriculture and to the generations of manufacturing expertise rooted in Racine, Wisconsin.
  • Agtools will partner with seasoned commodity risk management expert Tim Andriesen to unlock new opportunities in specialty crops agricultural commodities. Andriesen is a highly respected expert in commodity risk management, with an extensive career spanning over 40 years. He has held various leadership roles at prominent institutions, most recently, he ran CME Group’s agricultural commodities futures product line.
  • Innovation, profitability, and technology in conservation agriculture will take center stage during the 19th annual Conservation in Action Tour June 3-4 in and around Raleigh, N.C. The Conservation Technology Information Center’s flagship event brings farmers, agriculture professionals, and conservation leaders together for immersive learning and producer perspectives focused on systems that reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and remain productive and profitable.
  • Synsus Private Label Partners, LLC, an industry leader renowned for delivering end-to-end, custom-formulated solutions to agricultural, turf, and consumer lawn & garden brands and retailers globally, today announced the acquisition of Emerald Bioagriculture, a respected innovator in biostimulant technologies. This strategic move is set to expand Synsus’ diverse portfolio of technologies to drive the advancement of eco-friendly solutions for growers, turf managers, and homeowners worldwide.
  • Bushel Plus Ltd., a global leader in harvest optimization solutions, has been named the recipient of the New Technology Innovation Award at Canada’s Farm Show, one of the country’s premier agricultural events, held March 17-19, 2026, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Bushel Plus earned the award for its newly released X9 Split Frame MAD Concaves™, a state-of-the-art modular concave system for John Deere X9 Series Combines that reduces concave changeover time while improving grain quality and overall combine performance.
  • The World Food Prize Foundation announced the appointment of Mark Gee, genomic prediction and phenotyping engineer at Beck’s Hybrids, to the Foundation’s Council of Advisors, filling one of two seats reserved for early career professionals.
  • Stimera, the crop science company formerly known as BioAge, announced the appointment of Lon E. Kreger as Chief Executive Officer. The leadership transition marks an important step in the company’s evolution as it moves from product validation and early market traction toward broader commercial scale.
  • With a new direct-to-retailer distribution model, Performance Nutrition is pleased to announce the addition of Lance Eipperle as Midwest Ag Territory Manager.
  • BinSentry, the global leader in AI-powered feed inventory management, today announced the launch of Control Tower, a real-time software platform designed specifically for feed mills and grain elevators.
  • Bayer Crop Science has joined the efforts to modernize AGDISP, the pesticide spray drift model developed by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1980s. AGDISP is used by EPA and other global regulators and stakeholders to evaluate a variety of potential spray drift conditions and off-site deposition from liquid pesticide applications to determine application method and application parameters on a pesticide’s label. The modernization will seek to update AGDISP with current computing technologies and enable incorporating current and emerging environmental stewardship technologies and precision‑agriculture practices into the EPA’s pesticide registration regulatory process.
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