Crop Management
Certis promotes salesman
Certis Biologicals has promoted Tim Riley to lead the company’s U.S.-based sales team. Riley, a veteran sales leader, is national sales director for U.S. ag business. Riley joined Certis in 2020 as key account manager,... more »
Locati Farms counters higher costs, supply shortages
Locati Farms, a Walla Walla, Washington, sweet onion grower, adapts to challenges by changing growing practices and using technology to improve the quality of the region’s namesake onion. For more than a century, Locati Farms... more »
Soil health company completes financing
The MyLand Co. Inc., a soil health company, has successfully completed a round of financing designed to expand its footprint and the strengthen its regenerative agriculture approach in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas and the Pacific... more »
Grant to help strawberry growers battle soilborne diseases
Research to fight soilborne diseases that harm strawberry plants is being fortified thanks to a $1 million grant to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s California Strawberry Center. The California strawberry industry is challenged by numerous... more »
Ag group invests in autonomous tractors startup
Cooperative Ventures, a venture capital fund formed by North American farm cooperatives, announced its first investment. It is investing in Sabanto, a hardware and software company developing autonomous capabilities in tractors. Founded in 2018, Sabanto... more »
The new SaaS? Soil-as-a-Service
MyLand Co. LLC, which is dedicated to the advancement of soil health and regenerative agriculture, is presenting two free educational webinars to promote the perspective of Soil-as-a-Service. The webinars are scheduled for 9 a.m. Pacific... more »
Verdant receives IFPA science award
The International Fresh Produce & Floral Association (IFPA) has recognized Verdant Technologies as an emerging leader in ag tech innovation. At this year’s Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Florida, IFPA awarded its Science... more »
Microsoft AI partnership helps reduce greenhouse labor issues
Microsoft is collaborating with Blue Radix, a company specializing in autonomous growing, to use artificial intelligence to help reduce the scarcity of crop expertise in greenhouses. Greenhouses around the world are facing a unique crisis.... more »
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