Category: Sustainability
Ground resilience: Water conservation, sustainable practices improve land, plant health
Soil health is important for conservation. Read how improving soil health can help improve ground resiliency.
Commentary: Boot camp helps women learn to advocate for agriculture
When you get called by the media for an interview, do you know how to answer the tough questions?
Fresh produce to be highlighted by James Beard winner chef
A greenhouse and hydroponic producer is partnering with a chef to promote fresh produce.
Michigan State Extension releases strategic direction plan
Michigan State University Extension is updating and redefining its role.
Vertiberry selects Sollum’s CEA technology
Indoor strawberry farming operation Vertiberry has selected Sollum’s LED lighting solution for its new Québec operation.
2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days scheduled for February
The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days is approaching.
Early registration ending for Southeast Regional conference
The early registration deadline for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is approaching.
Irrigation efficiencies to benefit from AgTech partnership
An agricultural tech provider is partnering with another tech company to advance precision irrigation for growers globally.
Sustainability, South focus of SOWTH 2025 farming conference
An Atlanta farm conference is set to focus on sustaining family farms throughout South.
Organic Grower Summit to tackle improving soil health
In 1985, a decade or so after he started farming, Scott Park realized something had to change.
Irrigation supplier Rivulis works to combat climate change
Rivulis, a micro and drip irrigation supplier, discusses agriculture irrigation’s role in combatting climate change
ProGro soil inoculant wins OMRI Certification
OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, is a non-profit institution that evaluates and certifies a product’s supply chain as a fully organic production chain. ProGro BIO was notified by OMRI on Sept. 13 that its cornerstone product, Rhizol, received official organic certification, according to a news release.
Dole prepares for new organic fruit demand from Gen Y & Z
Dole Food Co. is working to attract younger generations to the organic produce segment.
Farmworker and grower employer group changes name
WAFLA has changed its name.
Human urine could fertilize crops, according to study
A new study is showing how bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers. This makes recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according to the research.
Exacto receives growth investment boost
Exacto, a provider of agricultural and horticulture solutions, has obtained growth investments from S2G Ventures and Skyline Global Partners.
agInnovation leaders reveal 10-year agricultural research plan
agInnovation, a network of agricultural experiment stations at land-grant universities, unveiled a 10-year Research Roadmap in Washington, D.C., outlining strategic priorities for agricultural innovation.
Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics AI startup
Kubota Corp., a global tractor manufacturer, has acquired Bloomfield Robotics Inc.
Presidential candidates provide positions to American Farm Bureau
For more than 40 years, Farm Bureau has asked every presidential candidate to provide responses to issues likely to impact and affect farmers and ranchers and rural communities in the next 4 years.
Reinke invests in robotics
Global irrigation systems and technology company Reinke Manufacturing is investing $12 million in the modernization and automation of its irrigation systems manufacturing facilities.