…it is available. The conversation with Ring continues in Part 2. Listen to Part 1 of the full interview below or on your favorite podcast app. Listen to previous AgNet…
Young Farmer Dolce Calandra Carries Family Legacy Forward
…offers an inside perspective on the opportunities and obstacles facing today’s young farmers. To contact Dolce through The Ag Meter, email Nick@agnetmedia.com. Listen to the full interview with Nick Papagni…
USDA Develops NovaFly for More Precise New World Screwworm Control
…a significant concern for livestock producers because the parasite’s larvae feed on living tissue and can cause serious wounds in animals. Sterile insect programs have been an important tool in…
California Cantaloupes Use Social Media to Reach Younger Consumers
…visit CaliforniaCantaloupes.com, where links to the industry’s social channels are available. The campaign represents a larger shift in how agricultural commodities communicate with consumers. Instead of waiting for younger shoppers…
Danny Bernstein: Ag Tech Could Help Save California Farms
…is reservoir.co. Bernstein joked that the company doesn’t own reservoir.com because someone would have to pay roughly $500,000 for it. Instead, Reservoir settled for reservoir.co, which it obtained for free….
Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality and Packout
…Rio has worked with Parka for approximately 15 years, initially using the product in cherries to address cracking before incorporating it into other crops, including citrus. He says Parka has…
Henry A. Wallace and the Birth of Hybrid Corn
…commercial seed business. In 1926, he and associates established the Hi-Bred Corn Company in Johnston, Iowa. The company later adopted the Pioneer name and became Pioneer Hi-Bred, building on Wallace’s…
Mexico Resumes Live Cattle Exports to U.S. Under Screwworm Protocol
…cattle can proceed through the import process. The layered approach is intended to provide multiple opportunities to identify potential disease concerns before imported cattle move farther into the U.S. livestock…
John Deere Invests $10 Million in AI Research for High-Value Crops
…company Reservoir was announced during John Deere’s first Ruggedize conference. The initiative will focus on developing and commercializing what the companies describe as “rugged AI” technologies for high-value crops. Rather…
Henry A. Wallace: More Than the Father of Hybrid Corn
…to the creation of Pioneer Hi-Bred, one of the most influential seed companies in American agricultural history. But Wallace’s legacy extended far beyond seed genetics. As Mark Oppold explains in…
Cannon Michael: California Farming at a Crossroads
…efficiency of chemical applications. The company is also exploring AI applications in office operations. Michael expects autonomous tractors and other technologies to become increasingly important. But he said farming cannot…
From Horsepower to Tractor Power: A Slow Farm Revolution
…million tractors on U.S. farms in 1954, compared with about 4.1 million horses and mules. That milestone illustrates the enormous change taking place in American agriculture. USDA’s historical summary noted…
Citrus Greening Detected in Imperial County, California
…citrus trees in the area. CDFA is coordinating with USDA and the Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner as the investigation and response move forward. Officials will use the quarantine and additional…
Enzo’s Olive Oil: Ricchiuti Family Builds on 100 Years of Farming
…in international competitions in Italy. He joked that entering an olive oil competition in Italy is like taking sand to the beach, but the California product has performed extremely well….