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Florida vegetable pioneer James Barfield dies in Lehigh Acres

James Fred Barfield died on Nov. 20, 2021, at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Barfield was known as one of the last of a great generation of pioneer farmers who built the vegetable industry in the Immokalee, Florida, area [caption id="" ... more

Field development manager for the Midwest hired by Certis Biologicals

Certis Biologicals recently hired Nick Vandervort as Midwestern field development manager. Vandervort joins the team of field development experts charged with managing field trial programs, providing technical support to the Certis Biologicals s... more

New Midwestern regional sales manager named by Fecon

Fecon has announced the addition of Dallas Zeller as a regional sales manager for the Midwest region. In his new role, Zeller will assist distributors and other sales channel partners in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Col... more

Douglas Plant Health’s new name is DPH Biologicals

At the Biostimulants World Congress on Nov. 30, Douglas Plant Health announced it has changed its name to DPH Biologicals. The new name recognizes the century-long commitment of its parent company, Douglas Products, to deliver effective and high-q... more

Pesticides can affect multiple generations of bees, UC study finds

A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that pesticides not only directly affect bee health, but effects from past exposure can carry over to future generations. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of th... more

Sakata Seed America Appoints COO

Sakata Seed America has announced the appointment of Eduardo Flores to the role of chief operations officer for Sakata Seed America, effective Nov. 29. Flores will assume responsibility for all of Sakata’s logistics, operations and seed producti... more

Deloitte Technology Fast 500 includes Vive Crop Protection

Vive Crop Protection is in the top half of companies in North America in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and ener... more