The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-03
Ontario Farms Fill Your Thanksgiving Table
Celebrate Ontario’s freshest harvest this Thanksgiving, featuring local farms and vibrant community markets. Read more
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2024-10-03
Winterize your swine barns effectively
Ensure your swine barns are ready for winter with these crucial maintenance steps recommended by industry experts. Read more
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2024-10-02
Sask. Linear Grain elevator license not renewed
The change came into effect Oct. 1 Read more
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2024-10-02
What Do Combines, Autonomy, AI, and Spraying Tech Have in Common?
Fall 2024 Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest Unlocks New Innovations Read more
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2024-10-02
Soybean harvest progress up 13 per cent in one week
About 26 percent of U.S. soybeans are in the bin Read more
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2024-09-30
Plenty opens world-first vertical berry farm
The Plenty Richmond Farm is growing strawberries exclusively for Driscoll, creating year-round local supply and driving category berry regional growth. Read more
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2024-12-05
Some Crops Tolerate Ozone Pollution Better Than Others, Study Finds
Differences in the photosynthetic "machinery" of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm caused by ground-level ozone pollution, according to a recent
Proceedings of the... Read more
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2024-11-17
USDA Introduces a Multi-Year Plan to Strengthen U.S. Genebank Management of Plant Germplasm
, November 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released today the
National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan in support of the Agricultural... Read more
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2024-11-15
USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.... Read more
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2024-11-13
USDA Researchers Confirm Six Unique Strains of African Swine Fever Virus
Development suggests a lower number of vaccines to combat ASFV outbreaks Read more
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2024-11-03
USDA Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Research Center in Salinas, California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the opening of the newly constructed Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and... Read more
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2024-11-01
USDA Scientist Recognized for Transforming Food Safety Systems and Protecting the World’s Food Supply
USDA scientist
Joseph Capobianco, a research engineer for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received a 2022
Arthur S. Flemming Award for his innovative research that enhances the... Read more
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