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Precision Ag Researcher of the Year weighs in on the future of agriculture

Asked what his day looks like on a regular basis, Simer Virk laughed out loud. “There are no average days in research and Extension work — every day is different and every season is different,” he said. Virk is an assistant professor and Uni... more


Ohio specialty crop virtual listening session set for March 25

Ohioans with an interest in specialty crops are invited to participate in an upcoming virtual listening session on Friday, March 25. Sponsored by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), the free... more


Seedway names California sales business manager

Seedway LLC announced Zachary Wortiska has accepted the position of California sales manager for the Seedway Vegetable Seed Division. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="450"] Zachary Wortiska[/caption] A 2011 graduate of California Polyte... more


JV Smith Companies names new president

JV Smith Companies has named Kristen Smith-Eshaya as its new president. She grew up alongside JV Smith Companies. Vic Smith will continue as CEO and chairman of the board. JV Smith Companies began with the formation of Skyview Cooling Co. by John ... more


Living Greens Farm Expands with aeroponic growing facility in Indiana

Living Greens Farm (LGF), one of the largest indoor vertical aeroponic farms in the U.S., is expanding its Midwest operations with the addition of a new indoor facility in Muncie, Indiana, for growing and processing a variety of leafy green product o... more


Back wages, penalties paid by Florida employer for shorting H-2A workers

After long days spent toiling in fields under a hot Missouri sun, immigrant workers returned to what was once a county jail where their employer housed them in unsanitary living conditions and added to their misery by failing to pay them the wages th... more


Red legged winter mites causing damage to leafy greens in high tunnels

The red legged winter mite, Penthaleus dorsalis, has been found in more high tunnels (HTs) growing leafy greens this past winter for the fourth year in a row. Most of the reports I have gotten from HTs in past years were from the Eastern seaboard, bu... more


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