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2024-10-07
Bayer acquires HyTech Production's Alberta canola treating and packaging plant
The sale is expected to close Nov. 1 Read more
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2024-10-07
Ag in the House: Oct. 1 – 4
The federal ag minister and his Conservative counterpart had an exchange on Oct. 1 Read more
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2024-10-07
Bayer CropScience has purchased a canola treating and packaging plant in Coaldale, Alta. The company announced its acquisition of HyTech Production Ltd.’s facility on Oct. 3. This move is a show of confidence in the Canadian ag industry, said Antoine Bernet, president and CEO of Bayer. “We see deep potential in Canadian agriculture, and canola is an important crop for Canadian farmers,” he told Farms.com. “We have a mission to grow our canola business here and we thought this is a great way to strengthen th
The sale is expected to close Nov. 1 Read more
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2024-10-07
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros... Read more
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2024-10-07
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Ndustrial's Charles Tuck Talks Carbon Neutrality in Cold Storage
Charles Tuck, co-founder and SVP of energy and IoT solutions for Ndustrial, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Read more
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2024-10-07
Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists
Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and... Read more
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2024-10-07
Upper Peninsula Farm Hosts Successful Soil Health Academy
On Sept. 10-12, 2024, 44 farmers converged with soil health and grazing experts Gabe Brown, Allen Williams and Jeremy Sweeten on Sweeten Farms near Dafter, Michigan. Spending much of the three days... Read more
2024-10-07
Agricultural Productivity Growth Falls Short of Meeting Global Demands, Virginia Tech Report Says
Why is lagging total factor productivity growth such a concern? Read more
2024-10-07
NRCS Announces Conservation Funding Opportunities for FY 2025
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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing fiscal year 2025 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for key conservation programs, such... Read more
2024-10-07
Ozone and Air Ionization Technologies Shown Ineffective in Inactivating PRRS and PED
Research has shown the effectiveness of ozone and air ionization technologies in inactivating disease-causing pathogens in swine transport vehicles to be limited. Read more
2024-10-07
UVM Leases Nordic Farm for Agricultural Research and Teaching
On an antique desk that belonged to Vermont Senator Justin Morrill, the father of the land-grant university system, representatives from the University of Vermont on Thursday signed a 30-year lease of... Read more
2024-10-07
Oregon Group Looks to Cut Red Tape Around Agritourism Industry
Agritourism brings in nearly $1 billion each year to the Willamette Valley. The extra income can bolster a farm’s financial resilience when crop sales are down. But some farmers say strict state... Read more