USDA Breaks Ground on New Agricultural Research Technology Center in Davis, California
The two-story 59,000 square foot building will house four ARS research units: Crops Pathology and Genetics, Invasive Species and Pollina...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 282 min read
Carbon Robotics Raises $70 Million in Series D Investment Round for LaserWeeders
Growers in North America, Europe, and Australia have eliminated more than 10 billion weeds across 100 crop types without the use of chem...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 212 min read
Plenty Opens World's First Indoor Strawberry Farm in Virginia To Produce 4M Pounds of Berries/Year
The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 92 min read
3.1 Million Solar Panel Project One Step Closer to Approval - What is the Darden Clean Energy Project?
If permitted, the project would be the largest solar project in the nation, and would be located on land owned by Westlands Water District..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 251 min read
Trump Threatens John Deere With 200% Tariffs if it Moves Manufacturing to Mexico
“This is just the beginning,” Trump said of Deere’s plans to move production. “All of a sudden, they’re not going to be in the country...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 182 min read
The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act Passes in the House - Moves to the Senate
The bill passed in the Republican-controlled House with a vote of 269 to 149, mostly following party lines. 55 Democrats joined 214 Rep...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 211 min read
Brazilian Startup Develops the World's Largest Autonomous Agricultural Drone
The Harpia P-71 can cover 98 acres (40 hectares) per hour, features a hybrid ethanol and battery-powered engine, and has a flight autonomy..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 292 min read
Israeli Specialty Minerals Company ICL Buys Custom Ag Formulators for $60M
“We are pleased to have Custom Ag Formulators join ICL and bring their expertise to our customers in the U.S.,” said Elad Aharonson...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 171 min read
The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 292 min read
USDA Invests $32 Million in 3 California Domestic Fertilizer Companies
Corigin Solutions Inc. in Merced received a $2.8 million grant and will use it to expand its carbon removal facility....
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 82 min read
Meati Foods Secures $100M C-1 Funding Round
The funding comes at a time when the plant-based meat sector's sales have continued to decline over the past few years. Last year, the...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 102 min read
Newsom to Invest $20M in the Second Solar-Over-Canals Pilot Project in the Central Valley
Earlier this week, Newsom announced federal funding for another solar over-canals pilot project "Project Nexus" outside of Los Banos.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 31 min read
USDA Starts Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Production Projects in 44 States with $124M
Most of the projects are being funded through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Through the REAP program, USDA provides grants...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 32 min read
CSU Researchers are Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irrigation Pumping in CA, TX, and NE
The research was conducted over two years by Driscoll and her co-authors, and analyzed various data sets to estimate irrigation energy....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 292 min read
Monarch Tractor’s Autonomous & Electric MK-V is now Commercially Available to Farmers in the U.S.
Reduce your annual operational expenditure, with cost savings of up to $18K per tractor" and "save an average of 2,100 gallons of diesel...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 292 min read
LanzaJet Opens World’s First Ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility
Located in Soperton, Georgia, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels represents one of the most promising SAF technologies in nearly a decade to...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 172 min read
John Deere Reveals Partnership with SpaceX's Starlink Satellites to Expand Rural Connectivity
John Deere’s SATCOM solution will leverage SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation. To activate this solution, John Deere deal...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Oxbo Acquires CA-based Westside Equipment Company
The acquisition is designed to strengthen and enhance Oxbo’s global fruit business segment, to deepen Oxbo’s presence in California, and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Spray Drone Company Rantizo Announces Over $6M Series A Funding Expansion
Led by Leaps by Bayer, with Fulcrum Global Capital and Innova Memphis, this round will allow the new executive team to lean into a new growt
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Seergrill's - The World's First AI-Powered Grill Cooks the Perfect Steak in 90 Seconds
"Instruct Perfecta with your desires and preferences, and savor a flawlessly prepared meal within moments."
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