Agriculture

Some Mexican producers grow coffee under banana trees, for example. The fruit is for farmers to consume themselves, says Arguello Campos, and farmers sell the large banana leaves to the...

FieldNET Advisor simplifies irrigation decisions for growers, and now through advanced technology also improves the product’s return on investment with real-time data upgrades, whole farm management, and simplified subscriptions. Photo...

In late April 2024, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced final disease traceability rule requirements, mandating electronic identification (EID) tags for interstate transport of specific classes of...

Courtesy of the California Milk Advisory Board  The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative and sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2024 National Restaurant Association...

We bring you some of the best farm photos from the week this Friday, May 17, 2024! Want to get listed in this weekly feature? Be sure to hashtag your...

CEA Summit East 2024 is now accepting abstracts for the Graduate Student Research Poster Competition to be held as part of the October 1-2, 2024, edition at the Institute For Advanced Learning...

Labor is in high demand for agriculture in the United States (“U.S.”) and the H-2A visa program is an important component of this critical issue. In 2023, the Department of...

Photo Credit: USDA by Preston Keres. Last week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $22.3 million in funding for 2501 grants to help organizations conduct targeted outreach and provide...

Mark Shepard didn’t set out to be a farmer, let alone a visionary one. Yet, three decades after securing his first piece of land, Shepard is one of the leading...

Last month, we discussed how determining a candidate’s cultural fit and behavioral style are critical components of effective hiring. This article will cover Performance Profile and Skills, the final two...