data management
New Holland announces data-sharing agreements
New Holland has announced it has secured agreements to enable wireless data transfer capabilities between its PLM Connect precision land managemen... READ MORE »
IFPS launches mobile app for PLU codes
The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has launched a mobile app to help users from across the supply chain to source PLUs. The lau... READ MORE »
Greenstone joins forces with Aglytix
Greenstone, a business solutions developer for the agricultural sector has joined forces with Aglytix, a Mankato, Minn., based software company, to... READ MORE »
Mexican judge bans U.S. fresh potatoes
A federal judge in Mexico's northern state of Sinaola issued a decree that banned fresh potatoes imported from the United States. According to the Re... READ MORE »
NPC endorses Roberts-Stabenow GMO legislation
The National Potato Council (NPC) issued a press release supporting legislation released by Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) and ran... READ MORE »
BrandStorm set for Nov. 14-16
The United Fresh Produce Association has launched the second annual BrandStorm marketing event, which will take place Nov. 14-16 in San Francisco, Cal... READ MORE »
Pollinators vital to food supply under threat
A growing number of pollinator species worldwide are being driven toward extinction by diverse pressures, many of them human-made, threatening million... READ MORE »
Syngenta Board recommends ChemChina’s $43B offer to shareholders
The Syngenta Board of Directors announced it finds ChemChina's $43 billion offer to buy Syngenta as respecting the interests of all stakeholders and i... READ MORE »
FDA announces funding for training under FSMA
The FDA announced two opportunities for funding, in the form of cooperative agreements, to enhance food safety under the FDA Food Safety Modernization... READ MORE »
EPA report: neonicotinoid poses threat to bees
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, whi... READ MORE »
