Cornell integrates its agriculture analytics platform with John Deere Operations Center
In New York, Cornell University became the first university to integrate its Ag-Analytics cloud-based application with the John Deere Operations Center. Ag-Analytics offers free...
Methane powered concept tractor shows identical power and torque to standard diesel versions
In the United Kingdom, a methane powered concept tractor was developed by New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural equipment brand of CNH Industrial and...
Cows put 11 percent more methane into the air than previously reported
In the United Kingdom, a study reported global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than estimated due to the previous use of out-of-date data...
Bowery raises $7.5 million to expand fresh produce vertical farming in urban areas
In New York, Bowery, an innovator in vertical farming, raised a cumulative $7.5 million and announced their first farm in Kearny, New Jersey is...
SWIIM and Western Growers extend water management partnership
In Colorado, SWIIM System secured a first of two funding tranches to expand its water management platform and extended its strategic development agreement with...
Walmart embraces blockchain for farm to table tracking
In Arkansas, Walmart and Sam’s Club sent a letter to suppliers of fresh, leafy greens asking them to trace their products all the way...
The Climate Corporation and Koch Agronomic Services partner to enhance nitrogen management
In California, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC announced an agreement in which Koch will provide product...
Mondelēz International to expand sustainable wheat sourcing initiative
In Illinois, Mondelēz International announced it will expand the Harmony program, the company’s sustainable wheat sourcing initiative, to cover 100 percent of its biscuit...
Soil health gets $9.4M vote of confidence
In Washington, D.C., The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit established through bipartisan support in the 2014 Farm Bill, announced a $9.4...
Kiwa opens microbial fertilizer research center in China
In China, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation, a leading agricultural biotechnology company that develops and manufactures microbial fertilizers, inaugurated its new Kiwa-Yangling Ecological Agriculture...