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USDA reports North American potato production down slightly
USDA reports North American potato production down slightlyThe latest estimate for North American fall potato production is 505 million cwt., down 1% from last year, according to the U.S. Department of...
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Growing Vegetables At The Airport
Growing Vegetables At The AirportThe Cochin International Airport in India is making the most of its space. The airport is offering passengers and employees the chance to buy organic vegetables grown...
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Perdue attends Grimmway facility opening
Perdue attends Grimmway facility openingAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Georgia Agriculture Commission Gary Black and other officials were on hand to for the grand opening of Grimmway Farms’...
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Startup Strengthens Seeds With UV Light
Startup Strengthens Seeds With UV LightNew Zealand based BioLumic uses proprietary UV treatment systems to increase the performance of seedlings and seeds.Today it announced the close of $5 million in...
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JR Simplot Acquires Gene Editing License
JR Simplot Acquires Gene Editing LicenseBOISE, Idaho (AP) - A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers...
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BASF Finalizes Bayer Vegetable Seeds Purchase
BASF Finalizes Bayer Vegetable Seeds PurchaseThursday BASF officially closed on Nunhems, Bayer’s vegetable seeds business. This is one of many assets the company has acquired from Bayer this past...
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Indoor Farm Startup Uses 1,000 lb. Robot Named Angus
Indoor Farm Startup Uses 1,000 lb. Robot Named AngusThe scene at Iron Ox is a bit different than CEO Brandon Alexander’s rural Oklahoma roots, but his company is eyeing to be part of a new way to...
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Losses Reported to North Carolina's Sweet Potato Crop
Losses Reported to North Carolina's Sweet Potato Crop60% of U.S. sweet potatoes are grown in Eastern North Carolina, but farmers there have seen yields decimated now by two hurricanes. Heavy rains...
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Indoor leafy greens growers: Keep us outside FDA warnings
Indoor leafy greens growers: Keep us outside FDA warningsIndoor growers say their romaine should have been excluded from the Food and Drug Administration’s temporary blanket ban because their contained...
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Tozer’s hybrid celery launches its second U.S. season
Tozer’s hybrid celery launches its second U.S. seasonU.S. grocery aisles can soon display darker-green celery hybrids sourced from Tozer Seeds America LLC, Santa Maria, Calif.The company is launching...
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