Category: Water

INDUSTRY NEWS | Aug 11, 2023

Sustainability capabilities added into Highland Hub

Highland Hub sustainability Highland Ag Solutions Sustainability Standard Sustainable Food Group software platform IPM Institute

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 28, 2023

California melon growers applaud crop despite delay

California melons watermelon cantaloupe honeydew water water rules

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 17, 2023

UF disease, water info help Florida watermelon growers’ bumper crop

watermelon crop care disease management water nutrients University of Florida Extension Florida soil health

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 22, 2023

Coalition opposes bills to overhaul California water rights rules

California water rights rules irrigation California Farm Bureau

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 20, 2023

Food and ag summit tackles water, farm bill

Food & Ag Issues Summit West drought water irrigation inputs labor costs regulations

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 15, 2023

Stone wool growing media provider starts soilless growing campaign

Grodan wool growing media Controlled Environment Agriculture CEA soil health pest control sustainability Rockwool Group 

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 13, 2023

Water quality expert appointed Purdue ag college dean

Purdue agriculture research water quality pesticide spray drift ag department

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 02, 2023

Georgia ag frost protection withdrawal permits to be discussed at meeting

frost protection groundwater withdrawal permits Georgia Environmental Protection Division Floridan Aquifer Flint River Basin

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 01, 2023

Seed, chemical firms partner to expand seed tech

seed tech Precision Laboratories Direct Enterprises seed conditioners ag chemical seed treatment seed-applied technologies

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 31, 2023

Robotics to help Oishii bring vertical farming advances

Oishii vertical farming robotics strawberries indoor farming greenhouse

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 30, 2023

Supreme Court decision narrows definition of WOTUS

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS) and areas regulated under the Clean Water Act.

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 26, 2023

Partnership to help growers with irrigation, water management

irrigation technology water management Lindsay Corp. Pessl Instruments

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 25, 2023

California farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hits lettuce crop

Monterey County Salinas Valley lettuce growers flooding damage lettuce virus

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 24, 2023

Pollinator Partnership adds third-party verified option to Bee Friendly Farming certification

Pollinator Partnership third-party verification Bee Friendly Farming Certification

Vegetable Growers News | May 2023

Pest, disease damage expected, harvest impacts uncertain

The seemingly unending flow of water saturating their fields is burdening California growers with pests and diseases.

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 18, 2023

Kurt Dramm, horticultural supply industry figure, dies

Kurt Dramm horticultural supply industry

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 16, 2023

Commentary: California farmers seek solutions for flood-control failures

California flooding floodwaters storm damage California Farm Bureau

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 15, 2023

Ag Water Quality Certified Farms in Minnesota see higher profits

Farmers enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence water quality

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 12, 2023

Aquifer plans weighed by California water board

California water board aquifers California Farm Bureau

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 10, 2023

Purdue receives USDA grants for sustainable agriculture projects

Purdue University sustainability