Press Releases

Congratulations to Josh Rittenberry on his promotion to Manager of the Insurance Division.  Josh began his career at Mid-Continent on November 1, 2000 as a customer service representative before becoming a licensed Property & Casualty Insurance Producer.  In the years since, Josh has been recognized with the Supporting Personnel Award...

  Congratulations to Sharon Watkins on her retirement after more than 40 years at Mid-Continent.  Sharon began her insurance career here in July 1981.  She hit the ground running, earning her agent’s license, then broker’s license, all the while representing Mid-Continent at various state and national association conventions, and even...

AgPilotX is now fully integrated with Chem-Man, AgSync and AgOpti allowing you to simplify your work flow by automatically sending work orders directly to the AgPilotX app. The new API integrations with Chem-Man, AgSync, and AgOpti allow the user to send shapefiles and work orders directly to the app with...

-Air Tractor, March 22, 2022 The Air Tractor AT-802F and amphibious 802F Fire Boss are proven tools in the fight against wildfires. Predominantly used for rapid and direct initial attack, these agile forward-attack single engine air tanker (SEAT) aircraft are among the most versatile and cost-effective tools in many firefighting...

Hunger is the greatest threat to the environment.   Why you may be asking? Because hungry people do desperate things. Because until you have enough to eat, everything else is a small problem.   These points are too often an underappreciated component in the sustainable agriculture debate. Today, a major focus of...

Brazilian agricultural aviation reached a fleet of 2,432 aircraft – 2,409 planes and 23 helicopters, according to a study obtained by AgroPages. With an increase of 80 new devices as against the previous year, the sector grew 3.40%. The data is part of the Brazilian Agricultural Aircraft Fleet survey, prepared...

New Zealand tracking company TracPlus announced today that it has appointed Tim Lynskey as their new Chief Executive Officer. Tim takes on the role after 15-months as TracPlus' Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and at a pivotal time for the company as it continues the commercialisation of its wildfire response software,...

Kicks off Fifth Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month with new Spanish-language Pesticide Safety Videos for Farmworkers Pesticide Update - EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Feb. 1, 2022 In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates National Pesticide Safety Education Month to raise awareness for...

Left to Right: Jose Miles, Marcos Gimenez, Fabian Quintana, Leonidas GomezCuello, Cap. Luis Cordero, Juan Phillips (AgSur Aviones) ferry pilot Matias Gurmandi (masked), and Cap. Wilson Gutierrez The first Air Tractor 502XP to operate in Ecuador was delivered to its new owner, Agrolineas del Pacifico S.A. (APACSA) located at Machala,...

  PAUL BRUTON ELECTED TAAA CHAIR Outgoing President Mike Thompson receives his TAAA President's Pin from wife, Denise.   Congratulations are in order to Paul Bruton of El Campo who was elected earlier this month as TAAA’s 2022 President. Please see a special note from Paul below:   Welcome to...