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Jessica Shade of the Organic Center takes position at USDA NIFA
After nine years of successfully leading The Organic Center (TOC) as director of science programs, Jessica Shade has accepted a position with the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as national program leader. At NIFA, Shade's... more
New biostimulant operating unit created by Valent BioSciences
To further help support the goal of its parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050, Valent BioSciences LLC recently announced that it is establishing a new operating unit designed to expand its biostimulant... more
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate Program offered in Virginia
To help meet the growing demand for academically trained urban agriculture professionals, Virginia State University’s College of Agriculture is offering its fourth Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate Program this spring. Designed for anyone ... more
Study shows economic impact of irrigation equipment, services industry
A new study measured the economic impact of the irrigation industry in the United States in 2020 and found that it has been growing by 2% per year since 2010. It also found the industry has a direct economic impact of nearly $9 billion and indirec... more
Multi-action autonomous farm robot for specialty crops set by Verdant Robotics
To meet farmers’ demands for more sustainable and profitable growing practices, Hayward, California-based Verdant Robotics announced the expansion of its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) model to ensure access for more specialty crop farmers today. Fou... more
Agricultural Safety Summit planned by industry group
Registration is open for the North American Agricultural Safety Summit (March 28-30), an in-person, 1.5 day meeting where participants will learn from agricultural producers about proven safety strategies that result in cost savings and improved empl... more
Duncan Family Farms and Agbotic plan distributed SmartFarms
Duncan Family Farms (DFF), one of North America's largest growers of organic leafy greens and herbs, and Agbotic, a leader in automation for organic, soil greenhouses, announced Feb. 18 their intent to jointly build and operate distributed SmartFarms... more