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Training tools offered to prevent farmworker sexual harassment
As April is National Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Month, Equitable Food Initiative is calling attention to the topic of farmworker sexual harassment. EFI is supporting awareness initiatives by collaborating with Pacific Northwest Agr... more
New KestrelMet Weather Station available
A new tool available for the 2022 season, the KestrelMet 6000 AG Weather Station, provides farmers with a simple, cost-effective way to manage risk, create management timelines and achieve better irrigation efficiency. “The KestrelMet 6000 AG we... more
Growers, data scientists team up in landmark AI project
Data scientists at the University of Aberdeen are teaming up with fruit growers to build an artificial intelligence (AI) system to forecast harvests, which could potentially save the industry millions each year. The machine learning system for sof... more
Conservation program in Michigan implemented by MDARD, USDA
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced April 5 a pivotal conservation agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency (FSA), which reinstates Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancemen... more
Local Bounti closes acquisition of Pete’s
Local Bounti Corp., a U.S. indoor agriculture company combining vertical and greenhouse growing technologies, announced April 5 the successful completion of its acquisition of California-based complementary indoor farming company Hollandia ... more
Pursue shade cloth for lettuce production
In Delaware, spring lettuce is planted in March and April. Head lettuce should be seeded in March and transplanted by mid-April. Leaf lettuce can be direct seeded in March and April. Lettuce is a cool season crop that grows best at temperatures of... more
Rijk Zwaan completes autonomous growing trial
Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in Rijk Zwaan’s seed production process has shown many advantages in a trial with Blue Radix's Crop Controller. The comparison across two departments created a major opportunity to demonstrate the value of ... more
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