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Robotics being tested sorting Vidalia onions

In time for this year’s Vidalia sweet onion harvest, robotics are helping sort onions on Georgia farms.

Climate projects funded by MSU

In Michigan, four research and outreach projects have been funded through the new Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program.

Packaging industry innovator dies

Kenneth Fox, founder of Fox Packaging, has died.

BioTek Ag acquired by Custom Agronomics

Custom Agronomics has acquired BioTek Ag to expand its focus on nutrient use efficiency products. BioTek Ag is a North Carolina-based agricultural company with more than three decades of experience helping farmers improve and protect crop yields. ... more

Florida tomato growers respond to Mexican dumping

The Mexican tomato industry won’t be able to litigate its way out of dumping charges, according to a news release from the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE).

Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites

Roughly half of California’s 30 million acres of farmland is protected from development by the California Land Conservation Act of 1965.

Canadian greenhouse lighting effort involves strawberries

Strawberries are a part of Canada’s Center for Horticultural Innovation’s search for the best possible supplemental lighting to integrate into the greenhouse industry.