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Pairwise licenses advanced CRISPR technologies to expand ag applications
Pairwise, located in the Triangle area in North Carolina's, and one of the fast-growing agriculture and food biotech companies, has licensed some advanced CRISPR genome editing technologies from two prestigious Boston institutions to expand its crop... more
NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute might develop chile peppers for NASA
New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute may soon be exploring new heights. The Chile Pepper Institute, located within the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, has recently been contacted by the National Aeronau... more
‘Dirty Dozen’ list release met with protests from produce industry
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is calling the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list, released March 20, both “inaccurate” and “harmful” to Americans. The report, issued annually, offers consumers an extremely biased vie... more
BREAKING: US District Court rules against farmers in wage lawsuit
Monday evening, March 18, U. S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly issued a memorandum of opinion in a case brought by the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) against the U. S. Department of Labor. NCAE and Peri & Sons, a Nevada ... more
Partnership set between Pure Bioscience, SmartWash Solutions
Pure Bioscience Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial and SmartWash Solutions have partnered for an antimicrobial pre-treatment on cut produce named SmartWash Boost. SmartWash ... more
Intelligent Spray Control System produced by Smart Guided Systems
Smart Guided Systems is making available its commercially designed and manufactured Intelligent Spray Control System. The spray system has been in development, field-testing, and research for almost a decade at the USDA National Institute of Food and... more
USDA: Greenhouse tomato production spans most US states
While Florida and California accounted for 76 percent of U.S. production of field-grown tomatoes in 2016, greenhouse production and use of other protected-culture technologies help extend the growing season and make production feasible in a wider var... more
