Production
USDA’s final 2018 potato crop total 4.2 million cwt below estimate
Final USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) totals state the 2018 U.S. potato crop at 450.02 million cwt, down about 901,000 cwt from th... more »
Agricultural Solutions launches line of natural fertilizers, bioenhancer
Agricultural Solutions, a subsidiary of Intergro, has launched a new portfolio of products. Registrations are being obtained in the U.S. for patent-pe... more »
IAS automates diesel pump, generator for center-pivot systems
Irrigation Automation Systems, a leader in remote monitoring and control via the internet of agricultural process control, has introduced automation f... more »
EPA’s biostimulant regulations remain in flux
The EPA’s consideration of a regulation touching on biostimulants is drawing substantial interest from the industry. The agency collected comment... more »
TOMRA introducing new 3A potato sorter
TOMRA Food has introduced the TOMRA 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers increased sorting capabi... more »
Valley Irrigation adds automatic wireless update capability
Valley Irrigation has announced another industry first: the ability to push updates “over the air” to its ICON control panels. This ag tech adva... more »
Rise in H-2A worker usage is slowing
Despite a challenging growing year, farmers and ranchers continue to demand H-2A workers in record numbers — although growth in program usage has sl... more »
AzaPro pesticide receives organic approval from OMRI
A new product from Sym-Agro, AzaPro, is marketed as providing control of more than 300 different insects, mites and nematodes without leaving visible... more »
New technology allows for late blight testing using smartphone
New technology developed by North Carolina State University researchers could allow farmers to cost-effectively test for plant diseases — such as la... more »
Valley Irrigation to launch Valley 365 single-source platform in 2020
Valley Irrigation will launch Valley 365, a new single-source platform for connected crop management, in early 2020. Valley 365 combines the top fea... more »