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Topcon announces Ochs as North American agriculture customer support manager

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) announces Jared Ochs has joined the company as customer support manager for North America. He will be located in Olathe, Kansas and will report to Robert Lindgren, TPA director of global customer support. Ochs has a background in the precision agriculture industry and most recently worked as the integrated solutions manager at Concordia Tractor, Inc., a John ...

Feb. 25, 2015

By Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) - a subsidiary of Topcon Positioning Systems Inc (TPS)

PEL CEO Tommy Griffith speaks at the GMIT graduate conference

Tommy Griffith, founder and CEO of PEL Waste Reduction Equipment takes part in graduate showcase in an effort to inspire and encourage students to fulfil their ambitions and seek fulfilling careers. An array of GMIT students, second level pupils, careers teachers and GMIT graduates took part in a special GMIT Graduate Conference as part of GMIT’s 40th anniversary celebrations. Tommy ...

Apr. 1, 2013

By PEL Waste Reduction Equipment

China association joins Agrievolution Alliance as equipment manufacturers` group broadens global scope

The Agrievolution Alliance global coalition of agricultural equipment manufacturing organizations welcomes China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA) as its newest member. The alliance fosters collaborative action on industry issues, data exchange and public policy outreach. The Agrievolution Alliance growth broadens its scope in key world regions, and it strengthens the ...

Apr. 8, 2014

By Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

AgGateway tests precision ag conversion toolbox

AgGateway will begin initial testing next week of its Standardized Precision Ag Data Exchange (SPADE) Conversion Toolbox. The test will take place in Lincoln, Neb., at PlugFest, an agricultural machinery compatibility testing event organized by the Agricultural Electronics Manufacturers Foundation (AEF) and hosted by the National Tractor Testing Lab. The SPADE team expects to release the ...

May 1, 2014

By Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) - a subsidiary of Topcon Positioning Systems Inc (TPS)

China Association for Science and Technology Intelligent

On December 24th, the establishment of the China Association for Science and Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Society Association was held in Beijing. Shang Yong (Party Group Secretary, Executive Vice President, the Major Secretary of Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology), Academician Zhou Ji (Director-General of the China Association for Science and Technology ...

Jun. 11, 2019

By China Instrument and Control Society

Dow partners with global business coalition on healthy women healthy economies initiative

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced recently its partnership with the Global Business Coalition (GBC) and the U.S. State Department, as well as other leading corporations, to launch a two-year strategic initiative called "Healthy Women, Healthy Economies." The initiative is a unique forum for business that will, over the next two years, shape a powerful agenda for corporate investment in ...

Feb. 1, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

UF/IFAS method detects 83% of immature citrus; helping cut costs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found a new way to detect immature citrus 83 percent of the time, which lets growers know where to apply fertilizer and water and perhaps save on labor costs for the $10.9 billion a year Florida industry. By detecting green, immature citrus more accurately and efficiently, growers can ...

Jun. 7, 2016

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

UF researchers develop effective, inexpensive citrus greening detector

While a commercially available cure for crop-killing citrus greening remains elusive, University of Florida researchers have developed a tool to help growers combat the insidious disease: an efficient, inexpensive and easy-to-use sensor that can quickly detect whether a tree has been infected. That early warning could give growers enough lead time to destroy plagued trees and save the rest. ...

Jan. 28, 2015

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Dow Applauds Progress on U.S. Regulatory Reform

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today applauded the recent progress made by the Obama Administration on regulatory reform. Dow is pleased to see that the Administration is following through on its commitment to review existing regulations and make changes, if appropriate. We are particularly pleased to see the public being given an opportunity to recommend rules for review. ...

May 27, 2011

By The Dow Chemical Company

Dow Issues Statement on President’s Executive Order

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) issued a statement today applauding President Obama’s Executive Order commissioning an interagency working group to support the safe and responsible development of the country’s vast shale gas resources. “We are pleased with the signing of this Executive Order and consider it a vital step toward ensuring that ...

Apr. 13, 2012

By The Dow Chemical Company

National Safety Council Honors The Dow Chemical Company with the Green Cross for Safety Medal

Last night, the National Safety Council presented The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) with the Green Cross for Safety medal at a record-breaking fundraising dinner in Houston. The dinner, honoring Dow for its comprehensive commitment to safety excellence, surpassed last year’s contributions with $1.3 million raised. These donations allow NSC to ...

Apr. 20, 2012

By National Safety Council

Dow to Further Invest in Packaging Center of Excellence in Switzerland

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) said today it is continuing to invest in a “Packaging Center of Excellence” in Horgen, Switzerland to better serve the needs of the packaging industry across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Dow is doubling the staff of its packaging center to a total of approximately 20-25 people, and significantly expanding its capabilities for testing and ...

May 17, 2011

By The Dow Chemical Company

Dow Honored as 2010 leader of change at United Nations global conference for social change

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today was named by The Foundation for Social Change (FSC) and the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) as a 2010 Leader of Change for the company's long-term commitment to delivering sustainable solutions that drive business, while also helping to solve the world's most pressing challenges. The honor was bestowed on Dow at the 2010 Global Conference ...

Nov. 19, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Dow St. Charles operations and audubon nature institute pioneer whooping crane return to louisiana

After nearly 80 years, North America's tallest bird is finally coming home. The Dow Chemical Company's (NYSE: DOW) St. Charles Operations (SCO) announced today a three-year sponsorship of the Audubon Nature Institute's Whooping Crane Recovery Program which plans to restore the endangered Whooping Crane to its native Louisiana environment. "We are thrilled and honored to be a part of returning ...

Feb. 15, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

EPA Awards Over $49,000 to the LSU AgCenter to Document Expansion of the Invasive Mexican Rice Borer

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, known as the LSU AgCenter, $49,956 to develop an electronic reporting and mapping system to document the expansion of the invasive Mexican rice borer. The project will advance the adoption of integrated pest management tactics for the Mexican rice borer in Louisiana by tracking the movement of the ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Dow and Mitsui to create platform for biopolymers to serve packaging, hygiene & medical markets

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan announced today the formation of a new joint venture and execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at providing innovative and sustainable product solutions to the global high-performance flexible packaging, hygiene and medical markets. This represents the world's largest biopolymers play and is Dow's ...

Jul. 19, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 9–22 September 2010

Below is a round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 9–22 September 2010 More seed companies key to Africa's much-awaited Green Revolution Africa needs more seed companies that will "multiply, market, and disseminate improved seed varieties" to enable farmers to increase food production, according to an International Institute of Tropical Agriculture maize breeder. ...

Sep. 22, 2010

By SciDev.Net

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