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Strawberry pre-plant meeting scheduled in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and the Mid-American Strawberry Growers Association are hosting a strawberry pre-plant meeting on July 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. CST. The meeting will be held at the Don Tyson Center for Agricul... more
Ohio House passes bill to help farmers overcome land access challenges
On June 28, by a vote of 96-1, the Ohio House passed House Bill 95, which could clear a major hurdle for the next generation of Ohio farmers and provide greater resilience to Ohio’s food system. HB 95, the Family Farm ReGeneration Act, will auth... more
Gowan to purchase all additional outstanding shares of Isagro S.p.A.
Yuma, Arizona-based Gowan Co. LLC announced July 7 the end of the acceptance period of the mandatory tender offer on all of the ordinary shares of Isagro S.p.A. not already owned by Gowan. Currently, Gowan indirectly owns over 91% of the shares of... more
Abundant Robotics discontinues fruit harvesting business
Abundant Robotics, a Hayward, California-based agricultural robotics company founded in 2016, has shut down. According to a memo about Abundant’s liquidation, the company “was unable to develop the market traction necessary to support it... more
Autonomous Pivot, Bloomfield Robotics win Innovation Icon Award
SVG Ventures and Forbes have announced that Israeli-based Autonomous Pivot and U.S.-based Bloomfield Robotics are the two winners of the Innovation Icon Award at the seventh annual Demo Day at the Forbes-THRIVE Future of Food Summit. During Demo D... more
President Biden Visits USApple member; hears about challenges facing growers
During a stop in northern Michigan on July 4, President Joe Biden visited grower and former U.S. Apple Association Young Apple Leader Juliette King McAvoy of King Orchards in Central Lake. Joining the president were Michigan Gove Gretchen Whitmer ... more
Crop of vertically-grown strawberries heralds more sustainable future for UK ag
A revolutionary and significantly greener way of growing fruit and vegetables in the United Kingdom is starting to gather pace. From this week a West Sussex fruit grower will deliver to Tesco the first commercial volumes of vertically-grown strawb... more