Today Cathy Isom looks into technology and its use for the future of Agriculture. Ag Technology…
Hortau Secures $5M in Financing from Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners
…Department of Agriculture (USDA), focusing on businesses involved in the production, processing and supply of agricultural products. It is a partnership between Advantage Capital Partners and nine Farm Credit organizations….
Familiarizing Growers With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
…answer questions about the technology and its potential. CEO Mark Hull says growers often have lots of questions, but one that wasn’t asked was what permissible operation consists of. The…
Workshop Explains Soil Water Tension Importance
…predict irrigations and save in the long run. The Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University of Fresno held an irrigation workshop for citrus and grapes last week, looking…
Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Open for Applications Through June 30
…crop scouting, agritourism, ag advertising agencies and ag technology companies. “Great business ideas can germinate anywhere,” said Dr. Lisa Benson, AFBF’s director of rural development. “Access to capital is often…
Drone Demonstration at Elementary School
AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman and Editorial Contributor Len Wilcox helped bring drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…called the concerns of cattlemen “ludicrous.” This doesn’t sound like an agency interested in rural America at all. It’s an agency with an agenda. In fact, the EPA used maps…
The Western View: Label for GMO Foods
…for GMO Foods We all agree that consumers should have access to information about their food. A number of consumers are fearful of GMOs, and they want a label that…
Nurseries Using Labor Saving Drones
…any new technology is ease of use. Grinnell says technology needs to be simple to operate, and also be flexible in operation, to make it that much more valuable to…
S&W Seed Company to Participate in the 2015 World Seed Congress
…a productive series of days in Krakow.” The International Seed Federation is one of the preeminent gatherings of the world’s leading agricultural seedsmen in which to exchange information on recent…
Many Avocado Growers Still ‘Going By Feel’
…producers showed minimal technology use when it came to irrigation practices. Escalara says when it comes to industry use of technology, everyone can be doing at least a little more….
The Western View: Teosinte
…of collecting it in the wild. The Mayan culture grew to be advanced and used sophisticated farming technology, including extensive canals and ditches for irrigation. As they domesticated Teosinte, the…
Networking Key to Tech Knowledge Symposium
This slideshow requires JavaScript. 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…
R-MAX Drone Gets Cleared for Takeoff
…helicopter about the size of a large mountain bike. State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings AgNet West talked with UC Davis Biological and Agricultural Engineering Professor Ken Giles last…