At the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Conference, Harvest Automation was displaying it’s potted-plant moving robot. The vehicle is about the size of a small suitcase and is loaded with …
USDA Helps Rural Communities Get High Speed Internet
Cathy Isom checks out the USDA’s role in helping rural areas connect to the internet for the first time. Rural Broadband Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation …
Agri View: No Guessing
Everett Griner talks about crop problems being a serious issue in today’s Agri View. No Guessing Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, …
Company Helping Organizations Gauge Sustainability
More and more companies are caring about sustainability; however they may not know where to start. SureHarvest is a company that helps other organizations gauge and monitor where they stand …
Networking Key to Tech Knowledge Symposium
People connected to the agriculture industry in many different ways gathered in Monterey for the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Symposium. Chief Science and Technology Officer Dr. Bob Whitaker talks …
R-MAX Drone Gets Cleared for Takeoff
The Yamaha R-MAX was granted exemption for farming use last week by the Federal Aviation Administration. As AgNet West has reported before, the unmanned aerial vehicle is a 200-pound small …
First-Year Numbers From Propane Program
Numbers are in from the first year of the Propane Farm Incentive Program put on by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting …
Unclear Where Drone Use Stands?
Between proposed rules and general guidelines put out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where growers stand with drone use can be unclear. The FAA is in the process of …
Technology Opening Markets for Small Farms
Opening markets for small- to medium-sized producers is a trend fueled by the local food push, and online food hubs are one way technology is chipping in. eHarvestHub is one …
Getting Use to New Discoveries
Crop research is getting so advanced that experts are seeing new discoveries more often. University of California Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist Deborah Galino says red blotch disease was found in …
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing a comprehensive and detailed approach to support farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in their response to climate change. The framework consists of …
Strawberry Fields … Forever
The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Strawberry Fields…Forever,” a profile of a grower and his commitment to water efficiency. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Data Collection
Sabrina Hill gives us information today on a new panel working to develop farmer data collection recommendations on women and beginning farmers. Data Collection Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, …
Marketing Easier for Small Businesses Online
Marketing and branding for a smaller company is getting easier as technology develops and the wide array of tools the Internet has given farmers makes that process fairly inexpensive. Sponsored …