Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,
How IBM’s new Sustainability Accelerator is fortifying smallholder farmers against climate change
The effects of climate change are straining farmers around the world. IBM is betting data can help. Yendry Bogantes Alvarado, a coffee and cocoa grower in Costa Rica, is a participant in IBM's Sustainability Accelerator. Photo credit: Plan21...
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Young Farmers,
College meat cutting programs start up to fill industry need
Multiple colleges in North Dakota and Minnesota are starting up meat cutting programs to try to help meet a demand for workers. Some of the first North Dakota State College of Science students are interning with a small-town meat locker as part of that program.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Equipment/Machinery, Research,
John Deere teams up with ISU on 80-acre test plot in Story County - Radio Iowa
Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is partnering with Iowa State University to create a demonstration farm near the Ames campus to field-test agricultural equipment and various farming practices in real-world conditions. Andy Greenlee, a senior staff engineer at John Deere, says the 80-acre tract is divided into eight fields where they’ll test sustainable solutions for large […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability,
Farms welcoming tourists now make up a $1 billion industry of corn mazes and pumpkin patches
For many people, fall is marked by taking trips to the pumpkin patch, getting lost in a corn maze or catching a hay ride. These seasonal activities are part of agricultural tourism, and it's a booming industry.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Ag Podcast US, Drones UAV,
Trends Shaping Agriculture Today & Tomorrow
Biologicals, Drones, the future of fertility, crop input shortages, Trey Curtis, of Concept Agritek joins Damian Mason to discuss trends impacting Agriculture today and tomorrow.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, GMO's, Ag Africa,
Soybean farmers seek new GMO markets in East Africa - Brownfield Ag News
Soybean farmers are in Kenya and Tanzania this week as part of a trade mission hosted by the USDA. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac representing the United Soybean Board tells Brownfield three weeks ago the new president of Kenya removed the country’s GMO ban. “We have talked to government officials over here. We have talked to […]
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11/03/2022 SOURCE: www.magnoliastatelive.com
Officials with the Sumrall Volunteer Fire Department say they witnessed a miracle Tuesday when a local farmer was rescued alive after being under 10 feet of soybeans in a grain bin. “When a man gets pulled under 8-10 feet of soybeans in a silo, stays there for about an hour and comes out alive, it’s […]
Miracles happen: Crews able to rescue Mississippi farmer buried under 10-feet of soybeans in grain bin - Magnolia State Live
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11/03/2022 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- The Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) laid out a path forward today to strengthen agriculture's...
Texas A&M leads national conference on elevating agriculture to improve human health
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11/03/2022 SOURCE: www.fool.com
The tobacco giant is taking its third bite at the electronic cigarette apple.
Could This Major Development Be a Game Changer for Altria Stock? @themotleyfool #stocks $MO $PM $JAPAF
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