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USDA supports urban specialty crops through grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing millions of dollars in programs for urban producers, with a goal of strengthening the food supply chain and transforming food systems to be fairer, more competitive and more resilient. Specifically, ... more

BioWorks adds product managers

BioWorks has named David Spampinato as senior product manager and named Chris Rose as product manager. In his new position, Spampinato will be managing product life cycles to better serve existing and new core customers in all markets while also i... more

Study shows less air pollution leads to higher yields

Usually, increasing agricultural productivity depends on adding something, such as fertilizer or water, but a Stanford University-led study reveals that removing one thing in particular – a common air pollutant – could lead to dramatic gains in c... more

FarmWise secures $45 million in investment round

Farm automation startup FarmWise Labs Inc. has completed an oversubscribed $45 million Series B funding round. AgTech venture firms Fall Line Capital and Middleland Capital led the funding, with participation from leafy greens and vegetable grower... more

Lipman Family Farms CEO Shoemaker to retire

Kent Shoemaker, chief executive officer of Lipman Family Farms for 13 years, plans to retire in 2023. He will remain in the position until Lipman Family Farms, a grower of field and controlled-environment tomatoes, transitions a successor into the... more

New wall-mounted, dual sensor CO2 controller for indoor growing

CO2Meter Inc., a manufacturer of gas detection, monitoring and analytical devices, has released its new RAD-0502, a dual-sensor CO2 controller for grow rooms. The controller can monitor and control carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations at two locations... more

Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks

With farmers across California already facing severe cuts in irrigation supplies, state officials are now imposing additional aggressive conservation measures for urban consumers and local water agencies across the state. Emergency regulations, ad... more