Current Headlines
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Intelinair Expands Digital Platform Connectivity For Farmers With CNH Integration
2/20/2024
Intelinair, the makers of AGMRI and a leading ag data analytics company, announced today it has extended its digital connectivity options for farmers by integrating its digital platform, AGMRI, with CNH’s global operating platform.
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Altering The Circadian Clock Adapts Barley To Short Growing Seasons
2/20/2024
To ensure that plants flower at the right time of year, they possess an internal clock, which enables them to measure the amount of daylight during a day.
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Integral Farms Produce Inc. Enhances Tomato Production With Sollum's Dynamic Led Lighting
2/20/2024
Recognizing the importance of innovation in their diverse agriculture portfolio, Integral Farms Produce Inc., owned and operated by the Arts family , has selected Sollum®'s dynamic LED lighting solution for a significant portion of their tomato greenhouses.
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Ag-tech Start-Up WeedOUT Raises USD8.1M To Fight Weed Resistance
2/20/2024
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT, Ltd., announces it has secured USD8.1 million in A-round funding. Leading the round is Fulcrum Global Capital, a prominent US agri- focused VC with ties to a vast network of farmers across the US.
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Potassium Depletion In Soil Threatens Global Crop Yields
2/19/2024
The study, published in Nature Food, found that more potassium is being removed from agricultural soils than is being added, throughout many regions of the world.
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American Packaging Corporation Announces Another ‘Design For Recycle’ Package
2/19/2024
American Packaging Corporation (APC), a leader in flexible packaging solutions, announces the commercial launch of another RE™ Design for Recycle flexible packaging technology targeted at frozen food products such as frozen fruits and vegetables.
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Researchers Present New Approach To Identify Key Regulatory Factors In Wheat Spike Development
2/17/2024
Wheat, a globally important food crop, derives its yield from factors such as number of spikes per unit area, thousand-grain weight and grain yield per spike.
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MIT Researchers Remotely Map Crops, Field By Field
2/15/2024
Crop maps help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate how they might shift with climate change and growing populations.
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Using Written Records – And Tweets – As A Roadmap For Plant Disease Spread
2/15/2024
North Carolina State University researchers used text analytics on both historic and modern writing to reveal more information about the effects and spread of the plant pathogen – now known as Phytophthora infestans – that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine and that continues to vex breeders of potatoes and tomatoes.
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Scientists Identify Genetic Mechanism Responsible For Plant Leaf Diversity
2/15/2024
Plant leaves come in many different shapes, sizes and complexities.