Category: sustainability
Commentary: Women learn ag advocacy from boot camp
When you get called by the media for an interview, do you know how to answer the tough questions?
Edible Garden partnering with James Beard winning chef to highlight produce
Edible Garden, a greenhouse and hydroponic producer, is partnering with a chef to promote fresh produce.
New strategic plan released by Michigan State Extension
After a year of listening and learning, Michigan State University Extension, the community outreach arm of the university, has released its newly completed 2024 Strategic Direction Plan.
Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days scheduled
The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Feb. 5-6 at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan.
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference early registration ending soon
Early registration is ending soon for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference.
Improving soil health focus of Organic Grower Summit session
Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health.
Strategic plan released by organic farming foundation
Working to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has approved a long-term strategic plan.
SOWTH 2025 conference focuses on Southern farming
Sustaining family farms throughout the South is the focus of a three-day event set for February in Atlanta.
Irrigation supplier Rivulis working with growers to fight climate change
Growers, through irrigation, can help fight climate change, according to Rivulis, a micro and drip irrigation supplier.
USDA awards $5 million to support sustainable packaging lab for fresh produce
The USDA has awarded $5 million to IFPA’s Foundation to establish a Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab.
Vestaron, ADM aim to boost crop protection production
Vestaron has partnered with ADM to scale production of its peptide-based crop protection products to meet demands for sustainable ag.
Dole works to attract younger generations to organic produce
Anticipating a wave of organic demand from Gen Y, Gen Z and Baby Boomers, Dole Food Co., one of the first global fruit and vegetable providers to predict the first organic food craze in 2000, is working to attract younger generations to the segment.
Ag employer, grower labor group changes name
WAFLA is altering its name.
Ag research station leaders release 10-year ag research plan
A network of agricultural experiment stations at land-grant universities has issued a report looking to the next decade in ag research.
Congress pressed to fund USDA organic Farm Bill programs
Congress is being reminded by the organic industry to fund USDA Farm Bill programs.
Study: Human urine could be used as fertilizer
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers – making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according to a new study.
Earth-friendly practices reinvigorate land, aid grower efficiencies
Discover how regenerative agriculture practices improve soil health, reduce inputs and strengthen crop quality for vegetable growers.
Presidential candidates provide positions to American Farm Bureau
For more than 40 years, Farm Bureau has asked every presidential candidate to provide responses to issues likely to impact and affect farmers and ranchers and rural communities in the next 4 years.
Syngenta and Provivi partner to combat corn pests
Syngenta Biologicals and Provivi have partnered to develop pheromone-based solutions targeting pests in corn and rice crops across Asia. The collaboration will focus on controlling the yellow stem borer in India and Indonesia and the fall armyworm in Thailand.
Kubota buys robotics AI startup
Global tractor manufacturer Kubota is buying a robotics AI startup.