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Sakata Seed America Appoints COO
Sakata Seed America has announced the appointment of Eduardo Flores to the role of chief operations officer for Sakata Seed America, effective Nov. 29. Flores will assume responsibility for all of Sakata’s logistics, operations and seed producti... more
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 includes Vive Crop Protection
Vive Crop Protection is in the top half of companies in North America in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and ener... more
Solutions for honeybees’ health point toward natural products
The buzz about natural products is not just for humans. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers from the Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland and collaborators found some natural products' medicinal properties reduced... more
Hydroponic Tomato Intensive Workshop set for online and on-site
Join the University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center Jan. 7-9 for the Hydroponic Tomato Online Intensive Workshop (online and on-site) in Tucson. This three-day workshop is developed for for those just getting started in hydrop... more
Perostar targeted for postharvest treatment of bell peppers
Save Foods, an agri-food-tech company focused on developing and selling eco-friendly products specifically designed to extend the shelf life and ensure the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables, today announced the first commercial sales of its PeroS... more
Pallet recycler and logistics provider Pal-Serve purchased
Pallet Logistics of America, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC and an asset-based pallet management services provider, has acquired Pal-Serv, a pallet recycler and logistics provider with pallet management facilities in Dallas,... more
Ag wages rise 5% from year ago; hired ag workers up 2%
There were 772,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of Oct. 10-16, 2021, up 2% from the October 2020 reference week, according to data released Nov. 24, 2021, by the National Agricultural Stat... more