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World FIRA focuses on agricultural robotics

A successful sixth edition of the World FIRA was held Dec. 7-9 with over 1,500 participants from over 50 countries gathered around agricultural robotics in Toulouse (south of France) and online to discover some thirty autonomous machines. The ev... more

Webinar: Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold an informational webinar for organizations interested in learning more about the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, beginning at 2... more

USDA to conduct study about agricultural producers

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2021 Farm Producer Study to improve knowledge and understanding of agricultural producers and help USDA improve services to them. A brief questionnaire will mail this mon... more

Renata Dalton joins USHBC/NABC as global business manager

Renata Dalton, a veteran of the international oil and gas industry, has joined the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and North American Blueberry Council (NABC) as global business manager. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="282... more

Project to develop cultivars for Missouri elderberry growers

Andrew Thomas has big plans for a small berry. Thomas, research assistant professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri, recently received a S... more

Bipartisan letter urges EPA to delay herbicide registration revisions

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., led a bipartisan effort Dec. 9 calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to delay potential herbicide registration revisions – such as dicamba registrations – that "could exacerbate existing herbicide sho... more

California Farm Bureau to support petitions for citizenship

California's largest membership agricultural organization is partnering with immigration advocates to support U.S. citizenship applications from farm employees who may be eligible for naturalization. California accounts for one in every three farm... more