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Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days set for February

The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Feb. 5-6 at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan. The event is organized each year by the Michigan Grape Socie... more »
Unruh Walnut Farms cover crop image. Photo courtesy of Unruh Walnut Farms.

Regenerative practices have yielded Unruh Walnut Farms big dividends in chemical savings

Unruh Walnut Farms shifted into regenerative farming, which resulted in enhanced biodiversity and soil health in the 193- acre walnut orchard. more »

Soil health to be tackled at Organic Grower Summit practices

Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health. In 1985, a decade or so after he started farming, Scott Park realized someth... more »

Southern farming focus of SOWTH 2025 conference

Sustaining family farms throughout the South is the focus of a three-day event set for February in Atlanta. SOWTH 2025 is scheduled for Feb. 4-6 at the Georgia World Congress Center. It is expected... more »

Treehouse California Almonds and Sitos Group partner to launch $9 million biochar facility in Delano

Treehouse California Almonds has partnered with Sitos Group to launch a $9 million slow pyrolysis biochar facility in Delano, California. This facility is expected to be operational by late 2025, a... more »

IFPA, Clemson receive USDA award to establish Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab

The USDA has awarded $5 million to establish a Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab, which will focus on developing packaging solutions to address the changing global regulations, reducing single-use ... more »
Regenerative, sustainable almond production. Photo courtesy of the Almond Board of California.

Organic, climate-smart, regenerative: What’s the difference?

Organic, climate-smart, regenerative — these are terms now regularly heard in the agriculture industry, but do farmers actually know what they mean, how they work and the importance they have on an ... more »

Farmworker and grower employer group WAFLA changes name 

A national farmworker and grower employer group is updating its name. The WAFLA has changed its name. The Lacey, Washington-based organization which addresses the labor needs of growers and farm... more »

AI robotics startup acquired by Kubota

Kubota Corp. has acquired Bloomfield Robotics Inc., a startup that uses advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to monitor individual specialty crop plant health and performance. Kubota is lea... more »

Central State University seeks Mid-West farmers for $5M Climate-Smart Program

Central State University is recruiting 20 farmers from Ohio and southeastern Michigan for its Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities Program, funded by a $5 million USDA grant. The five-year pro... more »

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