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USDA’s National Agricultural Classification Survey is underway

The USDA’s National Agricultural Classification Survey is arriving in mailboxes around the nation. The survey, one of the most important steps in determining who should receive a 2022 Census of Agriculture questionnaire, asks recipients if they are... more

High Tunnel Soilless Strawberry Field Night scheduled by Ohio State University

Interested in touring, viewing, and learning more about growing strawberries with soilless substrate? Join the Ohio State University (OSU) South Centers and the OSU Department of Horticulture for an in-person high tunnel strawberry tour. The ev... more

Equitable Food Initiative a certifying outlet for Walmart’s pollinator health plan

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walm... more

New chair: Christopher Gunter to lead University of Florida horticulture programs

Christopher Gunter joins the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences as professor and chair of the horticultural sciences department. His official start date is June 7. As the new chair of the University of Florida Insti... more

How cold does it have to be to hurt the grapes with the next frost?

Each spring, I have growers ask me how cold does it have to be to hurt the grapes with the next frost? When we worry about spring frosts we worry about the growth stage of the plant and the conditions of the freeze. Growers can quickly determine the ... more

Hive grading tech eyed by The Bee Corp, Syngenta Seeds, science foundation

Verifli hive grading technology on a pilot sunflower plot. Verifli is a technology that uses infrared imagery and data analytics to predict the size of the colony inside the hive without disturbing hives for manual inspection. According to a news re... more

Valley Irrigation acquires PivoTrac to increase connected ag devices

Omaha, Nebraska-based Valley Irrigation has acquired PivoTrac, an ag tech company based in the Texas Panhandle. PivoTrac offers solutions focused on remote monitoring of center pivot irrigation machines. “We are proud to welcome PivoTrac custom... more