Provivi Announces Metric Ton Production of Fall Armyworm Pheromone
In California, Provivi has produced its fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pheromone at ton scale. The fall armyworm is a Lepidopteran pest that feeds on...
Crop monitoring enters 4D
In Georgia, a four-dimensional, that is 3D plus time, reconstruction that can provide farmers with detailed crop information including plant heights and growth rates...
Evolva and Cargill to produce next-generation stevia sweetener in Nebraska
In Switzerland, Evolva signed a collaboration agreement with Cargill for the production and commercialization of EverSweet, a next-generation stevia sweetener that delivers better sweetness...
NASA soil moisture data helps map the amount of water in soils worldwide
In Maryland, data from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils is now being used operationally by the...
AeroVironment launches an integrated drone and analytics platform for enhanced farm decisions
In California, AeroVironment Inc. launched an integrated commercial drone information system that utilizes the Quantix drone and the AeroVironment Decision Support System. By combining...
Leaf sensors show promise in managing water use
In Pennsylvania, plant-based sensors that measure the thickness and electrical capacitance of leaves show great promise for telling farmers when to activate their irrigation...
Danisco and Dairy Crest partner for improved farm animal nutrition
In the United Kingdom, Dairy Crest and Danisco Animal Nutrition entered into a research and product development partnership to trial Dairy Crest’s galacto-oligosaccharide in...
AFBI Hillsborough installs UK’s first precision feeding system for sheep
In the United Kingdom, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute installed the UK’s first electronic feed and water intake monitoring system for sheep at their...
Bayer and the Citrus Research and Development Foundation work to save the global citrus...
In North Carolina, Bayer and the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, a Florida non-profit supporting citrus growers, signed a research collaboration agreement to find...
Constellation Brands buys into legal cannabis
In New York, Constellation Brands, a leading beverage alcohol company, acquired a minority stake in the Ontario, Canada-based Canopy Growth Corporation, a well-respected public...