TPS Lab Sets Soil Test Webinar for February 19
TPS Lab has a free webinar scheduled for February 19 at 11 am (MST) titled, “The secret to bigger yields is understanding what your soil…
Articles by Dave Alexander
President Trump Addresses 100th AFBF Convention
By Cindy Zimmerman For the second year in a row, President Donald J. Trump addressed the members of the American Farm Bureau Federation at its…
New Name, Same Structure
On January 1, 2019, United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI) officially changed their name to UPL NA Inc. According to the company, the name change will more…
AMS Expects Minimal Impact From Government Shutdown
In a news release from December 27, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) assured their business partners that AMS expects the Federal government shutdown to have minimal impact…
U.S. Food Supply is Among the Safest in the World
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2017 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The Summary shows more than 99 percent of the…
USDA Seeks Changes to SNAP for ABAWDs
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a proposed rule intended to move more able-bodied adults without dependents…
Deere to Launch Startup Collaborator Program
Deere & Company is launching the Startup Collaborator program in its Intelligent Solutions Group to enhance and deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology…
New Cyber Risk Protection for Farmers
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) today announced the new FMH Cyber Risk Protection suite, which includes two new cyber risk products to provide…
New Technology Makes Organic Exporting Easier
USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is working to make it a little easier for certifiers and businesses to export organic products to Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and…
Inn Foods Wins Frozen Carrots Contract
Inn Foods in Watsonville, California has won a USDA contract to supply diced frozen carrots for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food…