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Cavendish announces new processing plant
Cavendish Farms will expand its business in Lethbridge, Alberta, with the construction of a new frozen potato processing plant. The Lethbridge City Council approved for the purchase of land in the Sherring Industrial Park, and this is the first ste... more
Davis appointed CoBank’s chief credit officer
CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, has announced that Bill Davis has been appointed as the bank’s new chief credit officer. Davis curre... more
MPIC partners with MSU Extension for variety trial
In 2016, the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, Michigan State University potato specialist Chris Long and Michigan State University Extension Presque Isle County partnered once again to conduct a table-stock potato variety trial. The trial was hos... more
New Tiger-Mate 255 Case IH field cultivator wins 2017 AE50 Award
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="622"] Enhanced features of the new Case IH Tiger-Mate 255 field cultivator promote maximum yield potential by creating a high-efficiency seedbed.[/caption] The new Tiger-Mate 255 field cultivator from Case... more
John Deere introduces two new solutions for 2017
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="468"] The new Gen 4 Extended Monitor serves as an additional in-cab display for operators to monitor any number of machine, implement and precision ag functions.[/caption] To enhance the farm equipment ope... more
TOMRA, National Frozen Foods donate $4,000 to Massey Memorial
National Frozen Foods, a frozen food processing company with facilities in Oregon and Washington, has received a charity voucher worth $4,000 after winning The Golden Bean competition, held by TOMRA Sorting Food, a leading provider of sensor-base... more
BASF, NAAA award students with passion for the skies
In today’s diverse agriculture job environment, aerial application, stands out as one of the more unique and challenging career paths. In an effort to support the continuing growth of aerial applicators, BASF and the National Agricultural Aviat... more
Minimum wage rates updated for H-2A workers
The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor has announced the 2017 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers) to perform agricultural labor or s... more
John Deere introduces two new tillage tools
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="511"] The new John Deere 2230 Field Cultivators come in Level-lift and Floating Hitch models that handle tough soil and crop residue at speeds up to 10 mph.[/caption] To help producers prepare a more agron... more
BioSafe Systems’ OxiDate 2.0 now labeled for spray-tank water treatment
Plant pathogenic microorganisms, fungi and other harmful bacteria can be found in water collected from open and closed sources that are used for spray-tanks such as ponds, ditches, canals and reservoirs. Using this water without a treatment step ... more
