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JASA, a packaging company headquartered in The Netherlands, has introduced a new vertical packaging system. The NXXT platform is designed for modularity and ease of use. With 52 interchangeable modules,…

Vegetables by Bayer has updated disease guides available for several vegetable crops including onions. This free resource is meant to assist growers with disease identification and management by providing descriptions and pictures of…

Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to a reading of 136. The decline was driven by producers’ weaker perspective…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee to fill two producer member seats, three alternate producer member seats, one handler…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that specialty crop producers have an additional two days to apply for assistance to help offset higher marketing and production costs. Most notably,…

We are sad to report that longtime NOA member Marco Boot passed away over the Christmas holiday. His Lifetime Achievement Award, which his son Patrick Boot accepted on his behalf…

BW Flexible Systems recently launched the Symach 3500S. This push-type palletizer is designed to deliver high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases. Its stacking cage is…

By Alexandra E. Hill, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley Agricultural employers across the country are reporting too few qualified workers…

Dave Alexander speaks with Jose Marchetti, the business development director for Ecorobotix. They discuss the ARA Precision Sprayer. ARA is an AI-powered ultra-high precision sprayer for vegetable crops.