…Almendros, Lehr Bros Inc., State Compensation Insurance Fund, Crop Production Services Inc., Grimmway Enterprises Inc. and CFSLP. The event is free of charge to attend and includes lunch. For more…
Marketing a Priority for PMA
…member value offerings about obstacles and opportunities in those areas. – Opportunities and challenges for protected/vertical agriculture technologies in produce and floral production. Here, several board directors with expertise in…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
…its newest class and the next generation of leaders. Farmers of all production types who are new to farming or are contemplating a career in farming or ranching can apply…
Almond Tools Eliminating Pest Resistance
…not relying on one method, but using every tool available in the best way possible to produce a safe crop. It’s exciting to watch that being done in almond production.”…
Annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Meeting Underway
…of over 700 companies involved in seed production and distribution, plant breeding, and related industries in North America. As an authority on plant germplasm, ASTA advocates science and policy issues…
Agri View: China Relations
…with highly productive farms, the United States is a natural trading partner for China, a country with limited per-capita supplies of cropland and water resources. A number of land-abundant countries…
Simple Procedure Aids Theft Investigations
…crop shipments from growers. Butte County Sheriff’s Detective Matt Calkins says video is always good; however, a simple request from the driver could help an investigation significantly. “A thumbprint is…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…citrus greening has significantly reduced supply and driven up production costs, and growers and shoppers alike are feeling the pinch. “There’s these problems in a lot of crops right now…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…impact on the crop. This proprietary, plant-centric approach helps detect plant stress using soil tension, ensuring optimal crop growth, and reducing water and energy consumption, as well as environmental impacts…
Food Prices 2016
…at prices for other things that are factors for production such as cost of transportation, price for oil or diesel, food processing costs, and we also look at retail grocery…
Nevada Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
…of their resources while feeding the world through production agriculture. The operation consists of approximately 198,000 acres of owned (deeded) and leased (public land grazing permit) land. Read more NCBA….
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…on the farm economy, production, and the health of crops around the country, and it is exciting to see such modern, useful tools spring from these information sources.” The Challenge…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…based on GM organisms is to improve crop protection. The GM crops currently on the market are mainly aimed at an increased level of crop protection through the introduction of…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…crop breeding, the world was able to significantly increase the amount of yield per acre for key crops like maize, wheat, and rice. Dubbed the Green Revolution, technological advances helped…