Farming is family for Jeff Huckaby. Huckaby, honored Dec. 1 as the 2022 Organic Grower of the Year at the Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, California, is a fourth-generation farmer.

The first fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor has rolled off the production line. Monarch Tractor’s MK-V tractor, which the company says is the equivalent emission reduction of removing 14 passenger vehicles from the road, is now on the market.

The Organic Trade Association has received a record $1 million-plus in federal funding to promote U.S. organic products worldwide in 2023.

Certis Biologicals has named a new vice president in an effort to sharpen its focus on innovation through partnerships, licensing and potential acquisitions.

Bio-ag technology company STK has introduced a new botanical-based fungicide for pre- and post-harvest crop protection.

Bioengineering technology company Renaissance BioScience Corp. has added a new member to its senior executive team to accelerate the commercialization of its RNA production and oral delivery platform technology.