Crop Management
Brandt relaunches product finder app
Brandt, a leading manufacturer of specialty agriculture products and a retailer of agronomic services, has overhauled its popular Brandt Product Finder app. This update re-imagines the app, incorporates new features, and has a clean, simplified... more »
Tips for strawberry growers take center stage
After conducting more than 20 years of perennial strawberry soil health research, Marvin Pritts has identified strategies for growers who produce the finicky plants. Pritts, director of undergraduate studies for the SIPS Horticulture Section at... more »
Virginia Tech Extension specialist Swafford dies
Jerry “Dan” Swafford, a Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist who championed the use of drones to gather data on crops, has died. Swafford, Extension project associate and curriculum specialist, died Jan. 4 at his home in... more »
BHN makes leadership changes
Bio Huma Netics Inc. (BHN) has announced structural changes and expansion of its leadership team. The changes are designed to better align with the company's continued growth and strategic goals, according to a news release.... more »
FarmHQ app monitors, controls irrigation
Farm technology company FarmHQ has released an app for remotely monitoring and controlling irrigation equipment. The app, which helps lower costs and simplify operations, is now... more »
$73 million in specialty crop grants boost competitiveness
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $72.9 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to fund projects designed to support the expanding specialty crop sector and explore new market opportunities for U.S.... more »
FDA issues reminder on harvest, postharvest water rule enforcement
The Food and Drug Administration is reminding produce growers that the discretion period for enforcing harvest and postharvest agricultural water safety rules is ending. On Jan. 13, the FDA released a fact sheet that provides... more »
Meristem names new Midwest account manager
Caleb Miller, an experienced ag account professional and seed rep, has joined Meristem Crop Performance Group LLC. As an account manager for the crop input company, Miller will work... more »
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