Soil Nutrition
Soil health company completes financing
The MyLand Co. Inc., a soil health company, has successfully completed a round of financing designed to expand its footprint and the strengthen its regenerative agriculture approach in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas and the Pacific... more »
Grant to help strawberry growers battle soilborne diseases
Research to fight soilborne diseases that harm strawberry plants is being fortified thanks to a $1 million grant to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s California Strawberry Center. The California strawberry industry is challenged by numerous... more »
Ag group invests in autonomous tractors startup
Cooperative Ventures, a venture capital fund formed by North American farm cooperatives, announced its first investment. It is investing in Sabanto, a hardware and software company developing autonomous capabilities in tractors. Founded in 2018, Sabanto... more »
The new SaaS? Soil-as-a-Service
MyLand Co. LLC, which is dedicated to the advancement of soil health and regenerative agriculture, is presenting two free educational webinars to promote the perspective of Soil-as-a-Service. The webinars are scheduled for 9 a.m. Pacific... more »
Yara’s incubator farms focus on soil health
Soil health is a key part of Yara North America’s new incubator farm in Auburn, Alabama. At the 80-acre farm at Auburn University’s E.V. Smith Research Station, practical approaches to managing and influencing soil health... more »
Mid-Atlantic convention features Growing Farmers leader
A grower entrepreneur will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention. The show has also released information on its grower-oriented educational sessions. Michael Kilpatrick, who runs the online farmer education... more »
BASF adds West Coast technical field representatives
New technical field representatives have joined BASF Agricultural Solutions' agronomic team. Both additions will cover the California and Arizona regions. Jessica Salmer will cover California’s Central Valley while Jose Cabrera’s... more »
Global Impact Challenge finalists named
SVG Ventures|THRIVE, a global agrifood investment and innovation platform, has chosen 10 finalists in the 2022 THRIVE Global Impact Challenge. The challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups advancing a net-zero future... more »
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