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UC ANR to recruit 16 new Extension specialists
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be recruiting 16 new UC Cooperative Extension Specialists over the next 12 months. This is in addition to the five UCCE Specialist positions released for recruitment last fall and two co... more
New Jersey ag department kicks off Jersey Fresh season
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and other state and local officials today kicked off the Jersey Fresh season by visiting Walker Brothers Inc., in Salem County, which grows asparagus as well as other crops, and is known for sendi... more
Biobest invests in biocontrol company Biopartner
Biopartner and Biobest Group announced on April 26 that Biobest has acquired a 60% stake in Biopartner. Biopartner is a distributor of biological plant protection products, bumblebees for pollination, fertilizers and biopesticides in the Polish horti... more
Grower-Shipper Association of Central California appoints officers
The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) recently appointed Victor Ramirez of NorCal Harvesting as its new vice-chair and Greg Beach of Steinbeck Country Produce as its secretary. In addition, Chad Amaral, vice president at D'Arr... more
GUSS Automation now part of joint venture with John Deere
Deere & Co. has formed a joint venture with GUSS Automation LLC, in Kingsburg, California. GUSS (Global Unmanned Spray System) is a pioneer in semi-autonomous orchard and vineyard sprayers. High-value crops (HVCs), such as orchards and vineyards, ... more
WSU’s College of Ag names new dean
Wendy Powers, an experienced leader who guides statewide agricultural research and Extension for the University of California division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has been named the new dean of Washington State University's College of Agric... more
Bayer to create ag biologicals partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks
Bayer announced on April 22 that the company is pursuing an agreement whereby Ginkgo Bioworks will acquire Bayer’s West Sacramento Biologics research and development site and internal discovery and lead optimization platform. The contemplated tr... more