Technology

Satellite, GPS technology in farming highlighted at forum

Matt Liskai, co-owner of Green Field Ag, will discuss how farmers are changing the way they manage crops through precision agriculture, at the Northwest Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum, Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 8 –... more »

Equipment auction set for large fruit processing, packaging plant

The team of Schneider Industries, New Mill Capital and Smith Food Machinery has been engaged to sell the equipment assets of Seneca Foods fruit processing and packaging plant in Modesto, CA. Seneca announced the closure... more »

California cherry growers succeed with optical sorting line

The cherry season has recently begun in California. The harvest keeps growers and packers of this precious fruit on their toes as they strive to finalize the hard work of a whole year in just... more »

John Deere has low-profile, narrow 5075GL high-value crop tractor

John Deere has introduced the 5075GL Specialty Tractor for orchard and vineyard growers who want a powerful, low and narrow tractor to maintain and harvest their crops. With 75 engine horsepower, there’s plenty of power... more »

High-density peach hedging can boost efficiency, save in labor costs

New technologies could enable stone fruit growers to better fight disease, provide the potential to dwarf rootstock and even to mechanize many orchard tasks instead of relying on increasingly scarce labor. To take advantage of... more »

Smart Yields, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union combine efforts

Honolulu agriculture technology company Smart Yields and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) have launched a state-of-the-art pilot program to monitor crops and livestock using wireless sensors, hardware and data analytics. It is the first... more »

2017’s most common agribusiness insurance claims

To help educate agribusiness professionals about costly trends in the industry, U.S. farm insurer Nationwide recently released its most common commercial agribusiness insurance claims. Below are the top 10 commercial agribusiness claims the company received... more »

Michigan awards grants to juice maker and processor

During its regularly scheduled meeting in May, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grants for food and agriculture projects in Michigan, including in the processed... more »