Weed Control
This herbicide is known as the grandfather of weed control, but would later be the cause for new herbicides to be developed to help farmers control weeds. This herbicide was also the first trait to be bred in crops to allow farmers to spray on their crops.
Round-Up
This offshoot company of Case Ih is also owned by CNH Industrial manufactures a wide variety if equipment from front boom sprayers, grape harvesters, and combines.
New Holland
This disease is a major probelm in corn in michigan, it is easily idetifiable by the black spots it leaves on the leaf.
Tar Spot
This technology allowed farmers to get away from using horses and ox's to pull equipment to being able to sit down and use engines to pull their equipment.
Tractor
This company is sought to be the premier leader in corn genetics, they are also easily recognized by the ear of corn with wings.
Dekalb
This group 5 herbicide is mainly used in corn to control broadleaf weeds.
Atrazine
This company was the first in the market to sell a molboard plow which would forever change how farmers would grow crops on a larger scale.
John Deere
This major disease in wheat is the common reason why growers spray for. This disease also leads to issues with what is called Vom/Vomitoxin.
Fusarium Head Blight
Autosteer/GPS Guidance
Sister company of Pioneer Seeds, this company was founded in 2018 as a Ag division of DowDuPont at the time.
Brevant Seeds
This group of herbicides disrupts the production of chlorophyll which leads to the plants death, some common symptoms with this group is bronzing on the leaves, dead spots, and stunted growth of the plant.
Group 14
This company is known for there small to mid sized tractors, but also producing skid steers, loaders, excavators, and UTV's.
Kubota
This is a major disease in cucumbers, it can be commonly identified by the yellow/brown spots left on sections of the leaf. This disease is cause by water mold and can leave fuzzy, and blueish white mold on the underside of the leaf.
Downy Mildew
This new spray technology uses NDVI and cameras to allow applicators to use less product and only spray where there is weeds in a field.
See and Spray
Known as the founding father of hybrid corn, this company was founded in 1926 in Des Moines Iowa.
Pioneer Seeds
This group of herbicides works by blocking HPPD enzymes in plants, it is commonly used in corn, sorghum, barley, and wheat. A common symptom of this group is bleaching on the leaves.
Group 27
This company is now owned by AGCO, but used to be a stand alone company. They started as a truck manufacturer producing the Cletrac farm crawlers and then transitioned to producing affordable but dependable tractors with 2 other companies: Minneapolis Moline and Oliver.
White Farm Equipment
This major vegetable disease can cause crown rot, fruit rot, and root rot in crops like peppers, tomatoes, and cucurbits. Some symptoms include wilting, fruit, crown, and stem rot, and soft lesions.
Phytophthora Blight
Creating a stable, carbon-rich charcoal to improve soil health and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Biochar
Founded in 2011, This company was founded by Alvin Tamsir and Karsten Temme. They launched this company with a non-synthetic fertilizer.
Pivot Bio
This new Group 12 herbicide produced by Bayer is a new product to help with control for Water Hemp and Palmer Amaranth. This herbicide's active ingredient is diflufenican.
Contrivio
This major ag company went through many name changes throughout the years, they also were know as the major "break up" in the ag equitment world in 1984.
Case IH
This disease is a major disease found in cannabis plants. This disease is a devastating widespread infection agent that can lead up to a 50% reduction in the cannabinoid and terpene content of the cannabis plant.
HLVd, (Budding disease)
This software has allowed farmers to keep: field populations, yield, variety/hybrid, rainfall totals, and variable rate seed prescriptions all in one app allowing for easier ways to look at data and store it in one place.
Climate FieldView
Which company introduced the first hybrid corn (not a true double cross hybrid) to the market in 1916, but was later discontinued a couple years later.
Funk Brothers Seed Company