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Sakata Seed America has initiated plans to relocate its headquarters, including all operations and personnel functions, to its 219-acre site in Woodland, California, by late 2024. The company has been…

Drexel Chemical Company has added two new sales representatives to its staff. Jeremy Corrigan Jeremy Corrigan has been hired as Upper Midwest sales representative, responsible for sales in Minnesota, North Dakota,…

The 5th Annual Ag Innovations Conference (AIC) takes place Sept. 22-23 at Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), located just 20 miles south of Portland. The…

Sakata Seed America has appointed Bill McCarthy as director of research and development (R&D). McCarthy will be responsible for all of Sakata Seed America’s vegetable research and development activity at…

Farm autonomy company Sabanto, Inc. announced it has closed an oversubscribed $17M Series A funding round led by leading agtech venture firm Fulcrum Global Capital, with participation from DCVC Bio,…

Without bumble bees, a flowering plant that can self-pollinate lost substantial genetic variation within only nine generations, an experimental study found. A group of “selfing” monkeyflower plants lost 13% to…

Move from simple data collection to putting data in action By Sonja Gjerde Smart water management saves farmers money and supports agricultural sustainability.Tools available today track water usage by field…

Vegetable equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has opened its new manufacturing facility in England after a three-year, two-phase construction project. The 90,000-square-foot factory includes new shot-blast, paint-spraying and powder-coating facilities, as…

The National Onion Association (NOA) joined 445 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farmer co-ops on a letter to Senate leaders urging the passage of an agriculture workforce reform bill this Congress. “American…