NEWS

Harvest Port Exchange, a shared economy marketplace for seasonally used agricultural assets, is launching on March 17. The company’s CEO Brian P. Dawson said, “The goal of the platform is...

Senninger announced the release of Pivot Placer, a cloud-based portal. According to the company, Pivot Placer provides easy access to information on customers’ irrigation equipment. Information avilable on the program includes geographical location,...

Dosatron International, Inc. announced that two of its water-powered chemical injectors, the D14WL2NAFII and D14WL3000NAFII, were tested and certified by NSF International. “We are excited to provide the only water-powered injectors that...

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition that will put important farm data into the hands of farmers while keeping it secure, the university said. The Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC) is...

MSU Extension, in partnership with Michigan Farm Bureau, MABA, Consumers Energy Company and others, is holding the Powering Michigan Agriculture with Renewable Energy Conference on March 10. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 4...

As a farmer you are well acquainted with risk and the many forms it can take to impact your operation. An important risk mitigation tool that farmers can use is insurance...

Farmers are adapting to a UF/IFAS-developed, web-based monitoring system that can help the environment by using less chemical treatment to prevent strawberry diseases, which will help the state’s $306 million...

A study published in the Journal of Applied Geophysics is looking at how ground-penetrating radar can help the automated harvest of asparagus spears. The technology, developed by researchers at Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig...

Nelson Irrigation announced the launch of four new additions to its line of Pivot Products. Nelson Irrigation introduced the R55I Inverted End of Pivot Sprinkler, Clamp Saver, Slim Weight and 6PSI Orbitor....

Researchers at Cornell University are developing technology to help farmers lessen damage from warm winters, according to Allison Chatrchyan, director of the Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture. A current development...