The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-11
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros... Read more
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2024-09-11
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Ndustrial's Charles Tuck Talks Carbon Neutrality in Cold Storage
Charles Tuck, co-founder and SVP of energy and IoT solutions for Ndustrial, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Read more
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2024-09-11
Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists
Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and... Read more
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2024-09-11
Women in Supply Chain: Manifest's Pam Simon Talks Embracing the Supply Chain Journey
Pam Simon, conference chair and EVP of programming for Manifest, hosted by Connectiv, named one of our 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks relationships, work-life balance and embracing... Read more
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2024-09-11
Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award: Truckstop Named Overall Top 3PL Winner
Truckstop was named the overall Top 3PL winner for Food Logistics’ 2024 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers award. Read more
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2024-09-11
PLM Fleet Named Overall Top Supply Chain Project Winner for Cold Chain Traceability
Don Durm, VP, customer solutions for PLM Fleet, talks about the overall objective of the project in collaboration with The Ohio State University, its IoT solution PLM TrustLink and what's next for... Read more
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2024-09-11
New Wildfire Prevention Projects Funded by USDA
The USDA is investing $100 million in 21 projects across 14 states to reduce wildfire threats, focusing on forest health and wildfire risk reduction through the Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Read more
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2024-09-11
USDA allocates $121 million for specialty crop and organic farming research
USDA invests $121 million to boost research in specialty crops and organic agriculture, aiming to improve productivity, sustainability, and market competitiveness across the sectors. Read more
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2024-09-11
Congress urged to pass urgent farm bill
Over 300 agricultural groups urge Congress to pass a modernized farm bill, citing severe financial challenges and projected $55.61B drop in farm income for 2024. Read more
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2024-09-11
Crop Progress: Corn, Dry Bean Harvest Underway
For the week ending Sept. 8, 2024, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 15% very short, 37%... Read more
2024-09-11
Cleanfarms’ Unwanted Pesticides and Old Farm Animal Medications program is coming to Five Canadian Provinces this Fall
Etobicoke, Ontario – – Each fall, Cleanfarms teams spread out across the country to operate the Unwanted Pesticides and Old Livestock/Equine Medications (UPLM) program. This program provides an... Read more
2024-09-11
Sonoma County Sees an 18.8 Percent Increase in Total Value of Agricultural
The total value of agricultural crops grown in Sonoma County last year was nearly $950 million, according to the 2023 Sonoma County Crop Report, which the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures... Read more