TURFGRASS INDUSTRY NEWS
DLF Acquires Premier Pacific Seeds DLF announced that it has acquired Premier Pacific Seeds Ltd. (PPSL), a forage, cover crop, reclamation and turfgrass wholesale seed company located in Surrey, BC, since 2001. Prior to the acquisition, DLF Pickseed USA held 40 percent of PPSL’s shares. “Since 2002, DLF has been a strategic partner of ours, so the acquisition naturally made sense,” said Annette Roy, general manager and one of PPSL’s founders. “With DLF’s extensive research and development network it will give us greater access to industry-leading, new generation grass seed varieties. Tis is a positive investment in British Columbia’s forage and turf sectors and will enhance our opportunities to serve our customers.” David Wall, former co-owner, will be retiring from his role as PPSL president, the job that he held for more than 20 years. Annette Roy, industry seed expert with more than 35 years of experience, will remain manager of the seed company, and DLF will retain the PPSL’s employees. Te acquisition includes PPSL’s blending and packaging equipment, and operations will remain in the same location.
“We are proud to partner with Valley Irrigation and the landowner to have the first Valley solar-powered pivot in North America and specifically on one of the farms we manage for a landowner,” says Matt Gunderson, senior vice president of strategy, sales & marketing for Farmers National Company. “Te opportunity to invest into the farm while the landowner receives additional income from the excess power sold back to the power district makes it a win-win.” Te installation will provide solar power to a Valley center pivot by offsetting energy consumption used to irrigate the field. Te components/inverters will provide greater than 94 percent efficiency in converting direct current energy into alternating current energy. Te pivot size and configuration will produce green renewable energy for the next 25 to 35 years, equaling the lifespan of the pivot. It will also produce recurring revenue for the landowner through a buy/sell agreement with the local utility group.
DLF and PPSL team together in the PPSL Office in Surrey, BC.
Valley Irrigation Completes First North American Ag Solar Installation As reported by
irrigationtoday.org News Harvest on July 26, 2022, TPI member Valley Irrigation, Valley, Nebraska, has partnered with Farmers National Company, a land and mineral management firm, to complete the company’s first ag solar installation within North America. Te installation, which is in South-Central Nebraska on a farm managed by Farmers National Company, will provide sustainable power to the landowner by efficiently converting the sun’s rays to clean energy. Te Ag Solar group within Valley has an international footprint with more than 700 solar installations worldwide. “We’re proud to be able to provide growers in North America with engineered solar solutions, particularly by collaborating with our valued and long-term partner Farmers National Company, a company that shares our same sustainability and environmental goals,” says Darin Sothers, director of key accounts at Valley Irrigation.
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USDA ERP Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way Te U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on July 27 that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). A new deadline will be announced after the last Phase One applications are mailed and provide at least 30 days following the mailing. For more information on ERP eligibility, program provisions for socially disadvantaged or historically underserved producers, as well as Frequently Asked Questions, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) applicants can visit FSA’s Emergency Relief webpage at the link that follows. Te program fact sheet can be accessed from that webpage.
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/emergency- relief/index Additional USDA disaster assistance information can be found on
farmers.gov, including the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool. For FSA and Natural Resources Conservation Service programs, producers should contact their local USDA Service Center. For assistance with a crop insurance claim, producers and landowners should contact their crop insurance agent.
U.S. Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Climate Powers According to a posting on
thehill.com on June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the ruling that curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ability to regulate climate change, setting limits on how the agency can deal with power plants. In a 6-3 decision, the majority ruled that Congress did not authorize the EPA to induce a shift to cleaner energy sources using the approach that an Obama-era regulation sought to.
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