The National Agriculture Aviation Association is reminding UAV, or drone users to be aware of agricultural aircraft throughout the growing season. Pixabay Agricultural aviators fly as low as ten feet…
Agri View: Technology and Agriculture
…the farm is a recent thing, think again. Everett lets us know some of the long history of technology in agriculture. Technology. Today the word technology rings throughout the world…
U.S. to Continue With Trade Action Against China
…litigation against China at the World Trade Organization. China earlier this month agreed to purchase more U.S. agricultural products, and the U.S. said the two had reached a deal for…
Trump Raises Doubts About U.S.-Chinese Trade
…detailed agreement “will be too hard to get done.” While he says the talks are moving along nicely, Trump added that the negotiations would require a different structure and would…
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
…herbicides and the genetically modified crops that tolerate them. The industry is bracing for the impact of digital agricultural technology and some of the biggest companies are already changing their…
Funding Available for Agricultural Equipment Replacement
…substitute older ag vehicles and equipment with cleaner, more efficient models. The “Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions” (FARMER) Program will have $135 million in funding available to farmers,…
China Promises to Buy More American Agricultural Goods
After two rounds of trade talks between the world’s largest economies, China has promised to buy significantly more U.S. agriculture and energy products to help reduce its trade surplus with…
Sometimes Old Technology is the Best Solution
…civil engineer, Tom Hill, came up with a design for a ram pump,” Hadwick said. Hill suggested using a ram pump. Hydraulic ram pump technology has been around since the…
Controlled Environment Ag Growing
Controlled environment agriculture is growing rapidly, according to a new report from CoBank. Controlled environment agriculture, a technology-based approach toward food production to use optimal growing conditions, often indoors, occurs…
Monsanto Leadership Out of Bayer Takeover
Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant and Chief Technology Officer Rob Fraley will leave the company following the Bayer takeover. Monsanto announced Monday that Fraley and Grant will not be a part…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
The Armed to Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Training for Military Veterans program is an initiative to provide training in sustainable agriculture to military veterans. The program is offered free of charge…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agriculture was one of five universities across the nation selected to receive a grant for its efforts with irrigation innovation. The college’s Center for Irrigation…
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…and family. The event began with presentations from Dr. Sandra Witte, dean of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, and Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro. They shared…
Ag Groups Applaud Precision Ag Connectivity Act
ASA President John Heisdorffer says his group welcomes the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. “This legislation understands the unique needs of growers across rural America,” Heisdorffer says. “We urge…