New Grants For Veteran Farmers
Farmer Veteran Coalition announces its 2021 grant application is open through February 14th One piece of equipment changed it all.Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, served…
Sakata Seed America Increases Food Donations to Yolo Food Bank
Sakata Seed America, through its Woodland Innovation Center, significantly increased the volume of fresh produce donations to the Yolo Food Bank in Woodland, CA. “Sakata Seed has…
GROWMARK Announces Agricultural Scholarship Program
The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- or four-year degrees or trade…
New Accounting Solution For Farmers
Traction has launched a new cloud-based farm accounting application. This first release gives farmers an easy way to manage their day-to-day cash accounting transactions from any…
Produce Industry Food Safety Survey
A national team of food safety researchers is working on a USDA-funded project to help support the produce industry in managing food safety risks. Growers,…
Surface Irrigation Online Survey
Extensions in Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and California are participating in an NRCS Conservation Initiative funded by a grant that focuses on surface irrigation. The questions in…
Ag Workers Included In Next Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations
A CDC advisory committee has designated food and agriculture workers as frontline essential workers. Part of Phase 1b that includes first responders, educators and grocery store employees,…
Agricultural Weather Information Service Celebrates, Expands
Weather service continues to grow nationwide in agriculture and other industries One of the nation’s premiere agricultural weather services is celebrating 25 years in 2021…
AT&T Case Study Shows Huge Water Savings
In a press release, Soiltech Wireless Inc. announced that they collaborated with AT&T in a case study for their wireless moisture sensor. Powered by existing cellular towers…
Agriculture’s Tradition of Giving Back Endures
The agriculture industry has a long history of giving generously and fostering brighter futures in its local communities. BY LYNN GROOMS / PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF…
