Farm Management
Naturipe Farms highlights sustainability on Earth Day
Berry grower Naturipe Farms is celebrating a legacy of leadership in sustainability on Earth Day, April 22. As of 2024, 28% of Naturipe Farms products are packed and/or cooled using renewable energy. This shift —... more »
UC strawberry study looks at growing costs, returns
A new study can help estimate costs and potential returns for growing strawberries on California’s Central Coast. The University of California (UC) Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and the UC-Davis Department of... more »
Ed Wengryn leads NJ Department of Agriculture
Edward D. Wengryn recently became New Jersey secretary of agriculture. Wengryn, who started in the role on March 25, succeeds Douglas Fisher, who retired. Joe Atchison III, the assistant secretary, had been interim agriculture secretary... more »
Business: Why do most succession plans fail?
In our previous articles we’ve explored the importance of planning, and why every operation needs two separate succession plans. But even operations that have plans in place sometimes fail to transfer to the next generation.... more »
Consumers don’t blame farmers for rise in food prices
Although consumers continue to feel the sting of high food prices — the Consumer Price Index rose by about 25% from 2019-23 — most of them aren't placing the blame on farmers. The survey about... more »
Produce Pay adds transparency feature
ProducePay has a new feature that provides fresh produce marketers and retailers full transparency of produce shipments from the field to their final destination. In doing so, the solution ensures buyers of produce shipped from... more »
Bayer’s GenAI system generates immediate feedback
Bayer has developed a GenAI system to help farmers and agronomists in their daily work, quickly and accurately answering questions related to agronomy, farm management and Bayer ag products. The company has been using proprietary... more »
Why every operation needs two succession plans
It was a gorgeous spring morning in Maine, and our client Jim was moving his water tanker from one parcel of his sprawling farm to another, over a winding and hilly country road. It was... more »
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