INDUSTRY NEWS

The University of Illinois will be offering dairy and forage classes in the fall 2017 semester.

AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, announced on July 26 that a definitive agreement has been signed for AGCO to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business.

The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is pleased to announce industry collaboration with Progressive Forage to designate the international magazine as the official publication of AFGC.

On June 26, John Deere announced that it has purchased Mazzotti, a privately held sprayer manufacturer based in Ravenna, Italy.

U.S. alfalfa exports to China continue to climb, reaching 1.29 million metric tons (worth $417 million) in 2016. In terms of volume, this was an increase of 23 percent from 2015. (This is due to lower U.S. prices; however, the total value only increased by 1 percent.)

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is once again hosting forage seminars for those attending World Dairy Expo.