Category: Tools
USDA names OTA as national partner in organic initiative
The USDA has chosen the Organic Trade Association (OTA) as a national partner for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, part of an initiative to provide direct support and technical assistance to producers.
California organic fruit in full swing, vegetables heat up across U.S.
Organic fruit from California is plentiful, with strawberries, stone fruit, cherries and mandarins with good availability and organic greens and lettuces from Pennsylvania and New Jersey expected to be strong through the end of June.
Specialty input products supplier reorganizes marketing
Brandt Agronomic services provider crop protection inputs
Seed, chemical firms partnership to further seed tech
Precision Laboratories Direct Enterprises seed conditioners ag chemical seed treatment seed-applied technologies
In-depth data: New carbon monitoring system digs deep into soil health
Organic grower Braga Fresh and predictive agriculture company Agrology have partnered on a new regenerative agriculture technology initiative to track and quantify soil carbon in real time.
Monarch Tractor, CNH Industrial Capital America form new partnership
Monarch Tractor and CNH Industrial Capital America have formed a new financial services partnership to expand Monarch’s electric vehicle technology nationwide.
MSU offers free drone training course for state ag industry members
Michigan State University is offering free drone training for those involved in the Michigan agriculture industry.
Regional food business centers created by USDA to help growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created 12 new regional food business centers as part of a $400 million initiative to help farmers, ranchers and other food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources.
Report: Growers spend $500,000 a year on automation
Growers now spend an average of $500,000 a year on automation, according to a Specialty Crop Automation Report released and commissioned by Western Growers.
California Department of Food and Agriculture provides flood resources
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has created an online site providing resources in the wake of March’s flooding.
Hydrogen-fueled autonomous tractor designed to reduce emissions
A French company has unveiled a hydrogen-fueled autonomous tractor designed to reduce emissions in vineyard work.
Beverage company launches sustainability impact tracker
Tractor Beverage Co. has launched a sustainability impact tracker developed to quantify the benefit of sourcing organic ingredients versus their conventional counterparts.
Verdant Robotics to use $46.5 million investment to scale technology
Verdant Robotics will use $46.5 million in venture capital funding to scale its advanced robotic technology
Monarch’s fully electric smart tractor hits the market
Monarch Tractor’s MK-V tractor officially became available to commercial growers this week, when the first Founder Series models rolled off the production line
Organic growers weigh in on agricultural robots
Interviews find lukewarm interest among growers about agbot use