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Amélie Gaudin appointed Endowed Professor of Agroecology at UC Davis
The University of California, Davis, has appointed Associate Professor Amélie Gaudin as the holder of the Endowed Professorship in Agroecology. The position was established at UC Davis to support the teaching, research, and service of a professor ... more
Fieldin raises $30M Series B to make commercial farms autonomous
American-Israeli agtech startup Fieldin has completed a $30 million Series B funding round, led by Fortissimo Capital, with the participation of Zeev Ventures, ICON Accelerator, Luxembourg-based Maor Investments and Akkadian ventures. Series B f... more
2021 National Farm Safety and Health Week features webinars
Agriculture is known as one of the most dangerous industries in America and abroad. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, approximately 2 million full-time workers were employed in production agriculture in the U.S. i... more
Southeast rivals have common goal in world of peach production
Georgia and South Carolina share a border, a passion for football and pride in their peaches. With the University of Georgia (UGA) and Clemson University campuses separated by a mere 70 miles, the Bulldogs and Tigers began fighting it out on t... more
Food freezing concept helps quality, increases safety, cuts energy use
Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by USDA's Agricultural Research Service and University of California-Berkeley scie... more
National datasets fall short in capturing agricultural production deaths
Authors of a recently published paper propose a more comprehensive surveillance and tracking system to provide a better picture of agriculture-related fatalities in the United States. The peer-reviewed article, published in the Journal of Agromedi... more
Carbon Robotics secures $27M for its autonomous field weeders
Carbon Robotics, an agriculture robotics company, announced Sept. 1 it secured $27 million in Series B financing from Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, Bolt and Liquid2 Ventures to accelerate the company's grow... more