Growers are all too familiar with the vicious cycle of pests that develop a genetic resistance to chemical applications. As soon as researchers and growers find a chemical that works, genetic systems adapt and the pests find a way to survive. Then the costly cycle starts all over again. The solution to ending this cycle lies in the use of biopesticides as part of an Integrated Pest Management program, says Dr. Anissa Poleatewich, a researcher and plant pathologist at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in the Niagara region. Read more
Today, Dec. 5, is World Soil Day, which the United Nations has marked to “celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to human wellbeing.”
At SFA, soil health is the linchpin to our work. It affects us all, farmer and eater alike. A focus on soil health has the potential to move agriculture toward a sustainable future, providing clean water and combating climate change. SFA’s work, centered on the Five Principles of Soil Health,...
With the development of applied science, agricultural sprayers have become a key equipment in crop production.
How to choose a suitable sprayer is a topical issue for growers. It is, in fact, the first step to improve the usage rate of pesticides and fungicides, a smart way to save farm management cost. Growers, however, may try to select innovative adjuvants to adequately protect crops. According to a crop production costs report from the Manitoba province of Canada1, the Total Operating Cost of crop production...
Irritec will participate at IA show, that will take place in Long Beach, California, from December 3rd to 7th, 2018.IA show is organized by Irrigation Association, in a different location of USA for every year. The goal of the exhibition is to make corporation take their business to the next level, further their irrigation knowledge and network with peers, customers and industry leaders. Nearly 5,000 irrigation distributors, dealers, contractors, consultants and growers will take part to Irrigation Show &...
The Minnesota Premium Garlic Project has several workshops and classes in September and October for market growers and gardeners. More information about these and future workshops, as well as resources for garlic growers and marketers, is always available on our Garlic Project homepage.
The full “Growing & Marketing Premium Garlic” workshop, aimed at market growers, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 29, at Gale Woods Farm, 7210 County Rd 110 W, Minnetrista. REGISTER. Seed garlic...
Series A funding to accelerate adoption of AI and drone provider’s analytics platform
Sentera, a Minneapolis-based digital agriculture technology provider, announces that it has raised an additional $14 million in Series A funding. A premier group of food, biosciences, and agriculture investment firms, Chicago-based S2G Ventures, New York-based Continental Grain Company, and Washington, DC-based Middleland Capital, lead Sentera’s new funding group.
Series A funding: a launchpad for growth
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