Category: Plant Nutrition
Controlled release fertilizer distribution expanded
Profile Products Nutricote controlled release fertilizer input
Firm helps inventors introduce new ag products
AgXelerators AgX ag products inventions crop protection companies sustainability
Comparing nitrogen management technologies
Nitrogen is the nutrient most likely to rob high demand vegetables of yield. Learn how excess application can also reduce produce quality.
Michigan lawmakers seeking public comment on ag management practices
Right to Farm Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MDARD Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices GAAMPs
Sustainability capabilities added into Highland Hub
Highland Hub sustainability Highland Ag Solutions Sustainability Standard Sustainable Food Group software platform IPM Institute
Beating the heat: kelp-based fertilizer helps stem yield losses
The record-breaking heat this summer has focused attention on measures to stay cool and safe, especially for those who work outside in agriculture and other industries.
Timac Agro releases homogeneous granular fertilizer
Timac Agro crop nutrition sustainability fertilizer soil nutrients crop nutrition Rainbow Plant Food
Syngenta brings biologicals businesses under Syngenta Biologicals
Syngenta Biologicals soil health crop protection biostimulants
Fellowship improving fertilizer names recipients
fertilizer fellowship Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research OCP North America precision fertilizer application nutrients fertilizer efficiency
Valent U.S.A. unveils sustainability assessment framework
Valent U.S.A. LLC has a new product assessment framework with specific criteria that enables the company to evaluate and define “sustainable solutions” across its broad portfolio of agricultural products.
Bio Huma Netics changes name to Huma
Huma Bio Huma Netics BHN fertilizers crop nutrition crop nutrients biostimulants soil amendments organics
UPL, Biome Makers partner to highlight biosolutions’ effects
Sustainable agriculture solutions company UPL is partnering with ag-tech company Biome Makers, to deepen understanding of the positive effect of UPL’s natural biosolution inputs on soil health.
Yara plans UK plant to make, export specialty crop products
Yara International plans to build a United Kingdom production plant for specialty crop nutrition products and biostimulants designed to increase yields and improve quality.
Ohio grower finds direct sales financially, personally satisfying
A grain grower is finding success with marketing fresh produce directly to consumers after deciding to stop selling wholesale to retailers.
Precision Ag: It’s all about meeting the needs of each plant
Precision agriculture tools are moving crop management away from treating all plants or trees in a field or orchard the same, said Chris Myers, a former John Deere executive and an advisor to a venture capitalist firm specializing in ag tech.
Ionized gas used for food safety
Start-up company NanoGuard Technologies is in the early phases of designing a technology that uses air and electricity to kill molds and pathogens on fruits, vegetables and other food, with a goal of replacing chemical sanitizers throughout the food chain.
Steam, chemicals offer weed and pathogen control options
Researchers are examining how growers can control weeds and soilborne pathogens through steam and alternative chemicals.
Pest, disease damage expected, harvest impacts uncertain
The seemingly unending flow of water saturating their fields is burdening California growers with pests and diseases.
BRANDT to build Nebraska production facility
BRANDT, a retailer of agronomic services and manufacturer of specialty ag input products, plans to start construction on a production facility in Aurora, Nebraska, this summer.