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Customized solar solutions for agriculture offered by Valley Irrigation

Omaha, Nebraska-based Valley Irrigation announced Sept. 2 the expansion of its solar solutions into the United States. “Solar energy is the key to maximizing efficiency and sustainability,” Darren Siekman, vice president of water delivery and ... more

Endowed Professor of Agroecology at UC Davis is Amélie Gaudin

The University of California, Davis, has appointed Associate Professor Amélie Gaudin as the holder of the Endowed Professorship in Agroecology. The position was established at UC Davis to support the teaching, research, and service of a professor ... more

Agtech startup Fieldin completes $30M Series B funding

American-Israeli agtech startup Fieldin has completed a $30 million Series B funding round, led by Fortissimo Capital, with the participation of Zeev Ventures, ICON Accelerator, Luxembourg-based Maor Investments and Akkadian ventures. Series B ... more

Webinars featured during 2021 National Farm Safety and Health Week

Agriculture is known as one of the most dangerous industries in America and abroad. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, approximately 2 million full-time workers were employed in production agriculture in the U.S. i... more

Using satellite images to measure impact of longer growing season

Washington State University researchers will scour more than 20 years of imagery to learn whether the farming technique of double cropping is increasing in the state. Using a $100,000 grant from the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab’s Western Wate... more

Quality, increased safety, reduced energy in food freezing concept

Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by USDA's Agricultural Research Service and University of California-Berkeley scie... more

Agriculture-related fatalities not always tracked properly

Authors of a recently published paper propose a more comprehensive surveillance and tracking system to provide a better picture of agriculture-related fatalities in the United States. The peer-reviewed article, published in the Journal of Agromedi... more