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Report: pesticide residues do not pose safety concern for food
The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted data from the 2014 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, which confirms that overall... READ MORE »
USDA grants $3 million for robotics research
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assis... READ MORE »
United Fresh, PMA react to USDA Dietary Guidelines
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services recently released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The recommendation... READ MORE »
Matt McCallum receives Distinguished Service Award, Master Farmer Associate Award
Great American Media Services CEO Matt McCallum was recently honored at the 2015 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO for his long-standi... READ MORE »
MapShots, Trimble introduce new software integration
MapShots, Inc. and Trimble recently announced a new integration that allows all users of MapShots' AgStudio software platform to read as-applied maps ... READ MORE »
Senninger Irrigation joins Hunter Industries
Senninger Irrigation recently announced it has joined the Hunter Industries family of companies, effective Jan. 4. Senninger and Hunter have been stra... READ MORE »
LINKFRESH launches software updates
LINKFRESH recently announced new software enhancements, including catch weight, case management, the incorporation of a global trade item number (GTIN... READ MORE »
MPB honors Ryan Crane
The Maine Potato Board (MPB) has named Ryan Crane of Exeter, Maine, the 2016 Young Farmer of the Year.Crane is the son of Jim and Brenda Crane. He rep... READ MORE »
Merger of DuPont, Dow Chemical announced
DuPont (NYSE:DD) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) announced Dec. 11 that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement ... READ MORE »
AMS presents GroupGAP webinar
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) specialty crops inspection division will present a webinar on GroupGAP, a new certification option for the... READ MORE »