agriculture industry News
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Agricultural industrialization
In recent years, investment in excess of three billion yuan has been devoted to furthering agricultural industrialization, an important part of the national program for enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese agriculture. In 2004 alone the government set up 35 agricultural programs, supported by 30 million yuan from the Central Government, over 50 million yuan from ...
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Agribusiness 2017 prepares for revolution
‘Driving today’s agricultural revolution’ will be the theme of Agribusiness 2017, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on November 23rd at the East of England Showground. John Kelley, AIC’s Chief Operating Officer said: “Agriculture, like many sectors of the UK and global economy, is going through a huge ...
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Supporting the Agriculture Industry and Local Community
Supporting the agriculture industry and our local community are important to us at K & S Millwrights. Successful agriculture organizations, farmers and businesses are an integral part of what we do every day. Our local community and the organizations within it have supported K & S from our start. We like to share that same level of support with ...
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XPRT Media officially launches Agriculture XPRT, the sister site of Environmental XPRT
Today, all of us here at XPRT Media are proud to announce the official launch of Environmental XPRT’s sister site, Agriculture XPRT. Agriculture XPRT is your one stop resource for agricultural news, product information, suppliers, events and industry analysis. This new marketplace aims to bridge the gap between agricultural solution providers and buyers across the globe, just as ...
By XPRT
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Agricultural industry shows confidence at Agritechnica
Today Agritechnica, the world's largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment, already shows great visitor turnout halfway through the show. Agritechnica organizer DLG (German Agricultural Society) today announced that Agritechnica 2015 so far has been visited by around 200,000 visitors since it opened last Sunday on 8th November. This figure is of similar levels to Agritechnica ...
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Dave Hoyt Joins EFC Systems on our business development team
EFC Systems is proud to announce and welcome Dave Hoyt as the newest member of our business development team. Dave brings with him over 41 years of experience in the Agriculture industry, including his knowledge of ERP systems, B2B implementations, and business process integrations. Dave comes to us from WinField United, where he served as their product owner and was responsible for ...
By EFC Systems
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AWIA Youth Committee Applications
We are seeking young women who are passionate about our industry to be apart of our Inaugural AWiA Youth Committee. As a Committee member, you will have the opportunity to network and seek mentorship while having a positive impact on the next generation of women in ag.Seven young women will be selected to be apart of this inaugural committee and must commit to developing AWiA Youth for a period ...
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Radicle Transforming Innovation in Ag & Food
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, San Francisco partner, Radicle, is carefully selecting innovative ag and food tech start-ups for investment, ensuring that powerful, disruptive technologies reach their full potential. “Radicle is transforming innovation in ag and food tech with a one of a kind platform providing entrepreneurs the right amount of capital and ecosystem to lead to ...
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AEM provides economic footprint of agriculture equipment industry
The important contribution of U.S. agriculture equipment manufacturing to the health of the nation’s economy is demonstrated in a new economic paper produced by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. In an in-depth analysis of the economic footprint of the agriculture equipment industry, the paper quantifies the many-sided economic impacts of the manufacturing, distribution, and use ...
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Agricultural Industry Veteran Toni Bucci Joins the AgBiome Innovations Team
Research Triangle Park, NC (October 16, 2018) -- AgBiome Innovations, the commercial arm of AgBiome bringing innovative plant protection solutions to market, is pleased to announce today that Toni Bucci has joined the team in the role of Chief Operating Officer. Toni joins AgBiome Innovations after spending 23 years at BASF where she was most recently Director of Procurement, Performance ...
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Tractor of the Year® 2015: A new challenge begins.
Following the success of last year’s event, the widely anticipated “Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin” will take place at Terre Blanche Resort, in Tourrettes, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on May 6 to 7. The kick-off to the Tractor of the Year® awards will be attended by representatives from 15 leading tractor manufacturers, along with ...
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Co-op Education
In an ongoing effort to work for growers-owners through education and advocacy, the Texas and Oklahoma Agricultural Co-op Councils lead the charge. “Both OACC and TACC recognize that it is knowledge that provides the solid foundation upon which success is built,” said Tommy Engelke, TACC Executive Vice President. TACC was created in 1934 to serve as a collective voice, catalyst ...
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President Obama Signs 2014 Farm Bill
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following President Obama signing the 2014 Farm Bill at a ceremony today: “The president’s signature brings closure to a long process of negotiations, sacrifice and compromise. The result is a solid piece of legislation that provides an adequate safety net in times of need, aids the hungry, protects ...
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NFU’s Goule Participates in Farm Journal Forum Panel
National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations Chandler Goule participated in the Farm Journal Forum today on a panel entitled, “Point Counterpoint: Policy Innovations and Implications for Implementation.” “The Farm Journal Forum is always a great opportunity for policy dialogue across all sectors of the agriculture industry,” said Goule. Joining ...
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Hawaii Agriculture Foundation’s restaurant initiative supports education, sustainability
Helping Hawaii’s future farmers is as easy as picking up a menu. The fifth annual Localicious Hawaii is celebrating the role restaurants play in supporting local agriculture in a month-long dining out promotion that started March 1. A record 262 restaurants are participating in “Localicious,” the state’s largest restaurant initiative. During the campaign that coincides ...
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The next generation in agriculture
Behavioral differences between generations are a reality in many areas, and the future landscape of agriculture is not the exception. Here you can read more about some of the expectations Gen Z has about the future of agriculture. The future of agriculture: farmers of tomorrow According to a study conducted a few months ago by the firm Osborn Barr, there are four main factors that will be ...
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Meeting Unique Specifications for the Agriculture Industry
Background One of the world’s leading agriculture companies, through their technologies, helps farmers all over the globe maximise the use of limited agricultural resources. For over 100 years, their Manufacturing Centre in the North of England has produced crop protection products that ensure growers can meet demands for fuel, food and feed. With a dedicated workforce of up to 400 ...
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Meeting Unique Specifications for the Agriculture Industry
Background One of the world’s leading agriculture companies, through their technologies, helps farmers all over the globe maximise the use of limited agricultural resources. For over 100 years, their Manufacturing Centre in the North of England has produced crop protection products that ensure growers can meet demands for fuel, food and feed. With a dedicated workforce of up to 400 ...
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MDG Hires New Business Development Manager
Microbial Discovery Group LLC (MDG) is pleased to announce the hiring of Ardean Veldkamp as Business Development Manager. Veldkamp’s strategic focus will be to create partner relationships, product platforms and licensing opportunities for Microbial Discovery Group. Veldkamp brings over 20 years of sales and business development experience working with microbials in the animal and ...
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Agriculture Industry Seeks to Create Right to Farm
In the nation's agricultural heartland, farming is more than a multibillion-dollar industry that feeds the world. It could be on track to become a right, written into law alongside the freedom of speech and religion. Some powerful agriculture interests want to declare farming a right at the state level as part of a wider campaign to fortify the ag industry against crusades by animal-welfare ...
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