Agriculture

When Neil Patterson Jr. was about 7 or 8 years old, he saw a painting called “Gathering Chestnuts,” by Tonawanda Seneca artist Ernest Smith. Patterson didn’t realize that the painting...

Most of America’s farms are dependent on prodigious amounts of fossil fuels at every stage of production. Powerful PR firms have worked overtime in recent years to craft a narrative...

Agtech startup FarmSense has announced that it has been awarded the top prize in Bayer’s global Grants4Tech Pest Monitor Challenge. The FarmSense team recently spent multiple days demonstrating the capabilities...

FRIEND OF THE LAND AUGUST 2023 We would like to congratulate J.J. Goicoechea, DVM, on being our Friend of the Land for August 2023. Dr. Goicoechea is not only a...

Courtesy of the CDFA Portions of Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties have been placed under quarantine for the Oriental Fruit Fly following the detection of multiple flies in each...

It’s no secret that youth today struggle with a challenging world, from the lingering impacts of the global pandemic and an ongoing mental health crisis to the ever-evolving technological landscape....

DANVILLE, VA – AeroFarms President and Chief Financial Officer Guy Blanchard will lead a keynote address at the 2nd annual edition of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East, Sept....

The United States Department of Agriculture is responsible for several risk management tools for the dairy industry, including donation programs such as the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program (“MDRP”). Similarly, in...

Enrique Balcazar remembers the disillusionment he felt the day he arrived in Vermont from Mexico to work on a dairy farm for the first time.  He was excited to begin...

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