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Potato And Onion Harvest System Secures Premier Scottish Supplier

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Accelerating its national ambitions within the grower, packer and processor market, machine-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has secured a distributorship in Scotland – teaming with agricultural and machinery supplier Agricar.

OTR Adds To Its Technology Offering By Launching A New Customer Portal

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Rome, GA. – OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) has launched a new customer portal for online ordering. The site – otrb2b.com – now offers a convenient option for aftermarket customers to place orders any time of day.

Sizing Up The Food System: US Consumers’ Perceptions Of Food System Firm Sizes And Pricing

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High food prices have been on U.S. consumers’ minds for several years now. From 2019 to 2023, the food Consumer Price Index rose by about 25 percent, much of which is attributed to supply chain disruptions (USDA ERS, 2023).

FMC Corporation, Optibrium Collaboration Aims To Accelerate Discovery Of Novel Crop Protection Technologies By Leveraging The Power Of Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

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FMC Corporation, a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced a collaboration with Optibrium, a leading developer of software and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for small molecule discovery. The agreement is part of FMC's strategic pl

University of Wisconsin Offers New Farm Electrical Maintenance And Safety Short Course

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The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course program will be offering a new Farm Electrical Maintenance and Safety short course in July. The training is designed for farm owners, field managers and others who work on electrical inf

Biden-Harris Administration Invests In Domestic Fertilizer Projects To Strengthen American Farms And Businesses

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Casco, Wis. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing in domestic fertilizer projects to strengthen competition for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

Crop Insurance 101: The Basics

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For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

2022 EPA Emissions Inventory Highlights Agriculture's Sustainability Strides

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On April 11, the Environmental Protection Agency published the latest edition of the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. The report has been published annually since 1990 and provides an annual estimate of all man-made greenho

Specialty Crops Applaud House Farm Bill Moving Forward

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Washington, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has released the following statement following the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s passage of the farm bill:

International Day Of The Potato

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In December, the United Nations (U.N.) declared May 30 the International Day of the Potato to raise awareness and celebrate the many benefits of the tasty, nutritious, versatile spud.

Potato Virus Initiative Project Newsletter

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The Potato Virus Initiative SCRI project has developed an annual newsletter that informs readers about various research conducted to date from researchers, Extension professionals and seed certification programs from across the country in an easy-to-read

Late May Crop Update For Potatoes From Across The U.S.

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The USDA NASS has provided an update on the U.S. potato crop in its weekly crop progress report (https://www.nass.usda.gov/) for last week. Here’s a sample of what the latest report showed.

Australian Potato Market At A Glance

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Here is a brief look—through a handful of slides—of the potato market in Australia. The data comes from the 2022-23 Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

National Potato Council Statement On Committee Passage Of 2024 Farm Bill

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Washington – The National Potato Council released the following statement after the U.S. House Agriculture Committee favorably reported out The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024:

Bayer Advances Genome-Editing Initiatives For Nutrition Enhanced Vegetables

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Monheim/Rotterdam – As part of its strategic open innovation approach, global life science company Bayer has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome editing in vegetables.

T. G. Schmeiser Co. Introduces Narrow Tranport Options For Folding Till An’ Pak

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Selma, CA – T. G. Schmeiser Co., Inc. announces new narrow transport options for the Folding Till an’ Pak soil finishing line of equipment.