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February’s been a busy month for Reinke. The Deshler, Neb., irrigation company recently introduced variable rate irrigation (VRI) into its product line and added new features to Ontrac, a line of remote management products. VRI is a data-driven irrigation product, designed to improve water use… Full Story »

Members of the GPS industry have formed the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA). The goal of the GPSIA is to educate policy makers and the public about the GPS system and to protect the interests of organizations and users that rely upon groups that use the… Full Story »

The USDA will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending June 14, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced at the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Minneapolis. CRP is a voluntary program available to agricultural producers… Full Story »

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that the 13 major potato states held 214 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Feb. 1, up 14 percent from a year ago. The 2012 potato crop is valued at $3.91 billion, down 3 percent from the… Full Story »

When the flying robots that loiter in Afghanistan’s and Yemen’s airspace come home, they won’t just be headed for the local police station. They might prefer a pastoral existence of spraying crops, scanning soil patterns and other features of America’s farms. No, Predators and Reapers… Full Story »

FDA has approved a request made by United Fresh to extend the comment period for the information collection provisions of two proposed rules related to the Food Safety Modernization Act. The deadline, which was Feb. 15, was extended to May 16. The information collection provisions… Full Story »

Agro-K has hired Richard Warner as their national research and technical services coordinator. “Dr. Warner will help design, organize and lead our field research and further enhance our national research database,” Chapman Mayo, Agro-K president, said in a press release. Previously Warner worked for 12… Full Story »

Amvac has received EPA registration for SmartBlock, a potato sprout inhibitor. Canadian and European registrations have been filed. SmartBlock is a patented, new class of sprout inhibitor that eliminates sprouting in storage while restoring dormancy to potatoes. SmartBlock contains 3-decen-2-one, a naturally occurring molecule that… Full Story »