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Heliae Agriculture, Rizobacter deliver soil and crop nutrition technologies

Heliae Agriculture announced Jan. 19 a new strategic collaboration with Rizobacter, a subsidiary of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., a global leader in sustainable solutions for agriculture. Through this collaboration, Heliae Agriculture will integr... more

Western Growers hires Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager

Western Growers has added Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager. Medler brings nearly 15 years of government relations experience and will represent specialty crop producers in the fresh produce industry in the Arizona State Capitol. ... more

Louisiana strawberry crop coming early, looking good

Despite the recent cold snap, Louisiana strawberries are coming in at a steady clip. Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter agent Mary Helen Ferguson said the producers are off to a good start this season, with no extreme temperatures so far. ... more

Scientist discovers new bee species on Bayer partner farm in Brazil

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="387"] Favizia Freitas de Oliveira, a research scientist with the Institute of Biology at Brazil’s Federal University of Bahia discovered the new bee species along with Bayer consultant Hebert Luiz Pereira of... more

Marijn Dekkers named chairman of AgBiome Board of Directors

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="379"] Marijn Dekkers[/caption] AgBiome, a developer of products from the Earth's microbial communities, announced Marijn Dekkers as the company’s chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Dekkers is the founde... more

Expansion of produce safety research urged by industry leaders

Calling out the need to expand research to answer produce-specific food safety questions, the Woodland, California-based Center for Produce Safety (CPS) has launched a new capital fundraising campaign to finance the center’s research program for th... more

RipeLocker containers hold freshly harvested organic blueberries well

RipeLocker, which extends the postharvest life of perishables, announced Jan. 13 its RipeLocker containers recently held freshly harvested organic blueberries in pristine condition for eight weeks. According to a news release, in the trial, the ... more