…2 diesel engines with new Tier 4 emissions-certified diesel engines. Conservation Innovation Grants The Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…as well as other initiatives we have in the works.” The Reebok Future team is Reebok’s innovation department dedicated to creating new technologies, ideas, techniques and prototypes. “Reebok has a…
World Trade Expanding Amid Deep Uncertainty
…to economic difficulties, not part of the problem. In fact, innovation, automation and new technologies are responsible for roughly 80% of the manufacturing jobs that have been lost and no…
Tom Nassif Wins Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…system resulting in the formation of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, and opening the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology to accelerate solutions to the agriculture industry’s biggest…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…data to synthesize new knowledge, to make predictive decisions, and to foster data-driven innovation in agriculture. This new focus area aligns with NIFA’s Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics and Tools (FACT)…
Pork Producers Applaud White House Action on GIPSA Rule
…further vertical integration of our industry and drive packers to own more of their own hogs. “That would reduce competition, stifle innovation and provide no benefits to anyone other than…
Seed Demand Prompts First Half Gains for Monsanto
…said in a statement that Monsanto’s “innovation and unique platform advantages” position the company to meet future challenges and makes Monsanto an “attractive, complementary partner for Bayer.” From the National…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…opportunity for ASTA members representing every crop and every part of the nation to join together with a unified voice on Capitol Hill. “From international trade, to plant breeding innovation,…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…at Texas A&M to reduce particulate matter by at least 30%. Trials were supported by a USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) and the San Joaquin Valley Air District, and…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…to help determine the best path forward for soil and climate conditions. Farming has always been about innovation and climate smart agriculture is part of that continuing legacy. By going…
NFU Urges Trump Administration to Oppose Dow-DuPont Merger
…merger will result in less innovation, higher prices, and less choice for farmers,” said NFU President Roger Johnson in a letter to President Trump. “Given the damaging and lasting effects…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…most prevalent types of capacity grants include agronomy, animal science and livestock, basic life science, and forests and forestry. Capacity grants spur innovation. Agricultural advances are based on science, and…
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
…in the review of the merger said the decision “ensures that the merger between Dow and DuPont does not reduce price competition for existing pesticides or innovation for safer and…
Consumer Groups Rally Against Rollbacks
…on the economy of $100 million or more, adjusted annually for inflation; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,…