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Vaderstad proceeds with new Proceed multi-task seeder

Competitors in the seeding equipment industry are marching together in same direction. Research and development folks are searching for bigger yields along with significant improvements in tillage, crop protection and fertilizer efficiency.

The first goal, bigger yields, has always been possible with better seed varieties, higher rates of fertilizer and better crop protection chemistry.

But the world pulled the rug out from under two main components of the success story: Fertilizer and crop protection chemistry. That leaves variety improvement and improved seeding technology to give us bigger yields to feed a bigger global population, all with less chemical.

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Jim Pillen Goes on Trade Mission

Video: Jim Pillen goes on Trade Mission

Governor Jim Pillen is spending the week in Japan and the Philippines, where he's leading a trade mission aimed at strengthening relationships with two of Nebraska’s key export markets. Steve White has more on the trip and what it could mean for the state's agricultural economy.