Annie’s Project Celebrates 20 Years of Empowering Women in Agriculture
Annie’s Project, a national non-profit to educate and empower women in agriculture, is celebrating 20 years since its founding. Today, the program has over 19,000…
Industry News
NIFA Announces $70M Investment to Enhance Sustainable Agricultural Systems
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced an investment of $70 million in sustainable agricultural projects that…
WSU Extension Hosts In-Person Produce Safety Training
Washington State University Extension offers the Produce Safety Alliance Grower’s Training courses at four different locations in Washington this spring. The courses are aimed at…
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Issues Recommendations for 2023 Farm Bill
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts,…
2023 Ag Day Essay Contest Announced
In preparation for National Ag Day 2023 on March 21, the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is hosting an essay contest. The theme for this…
Purdue Offering New Fully Online Master of Science in International Agribusiness
Purdue University is offering a new fully online Professional Master of Science in International Agribusiness aimed at agribusiness professionals worldwide. Applications are being taken now, and the program…
Maximize and Minimize; Two Principles for Managing Soil Health
By Andrew McGuire Soil health management can be distilled to two principles: Maximize photosynthesisMinimize tillage These are principles; they do not tell you what practices…
McCain Foods Acquires Dutch Frozen Foods Company
McCain Foods has acquired Scelta Products, a Netherlands-based producer of frozen foods. This purchase is the latest in a series of investments and acquisitions McCain has made in…
Making Progress
Photos courtesy USDA-ARS Mello Yello from Bejo Seeds was among the 40 novel carrot hybrids in the trial. Carrot breeders appear to be making some…
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Breaks Ground for Ohio Fertilizer Facility
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. held a celebratory groundbreaking to mark the commencement of construction on a new liquid fertilizer facility in Defiance, Ohio. The 50,000-square-foot production…
