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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 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…

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 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…

Photos courtesy USDA-ARS -AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START- Mello Yello from Bejo Seeds was among the 40 novel carrot hybrids in the trial. -AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END- Carrot breeders appear to be…

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…

Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor After a two-year postponement, the 40th International Carrot Conference gave nearly 100 attendees from nine countries a look…

The Organic Produce Network has chosen longtime organic grower Jeff Huckaby as the recipient of the fifth annual Grower of the Year award. Huckaby, president and CEO of…

What do recent discoveries regarding soil biology and soil organic matter mean for soil management? Something between “this changes everything” and “nothing new.” Science is…

Soil is a living thing. It sustains life in many ways and plays a vital role in providing us with food, fuel, fiber, and shelter….