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Revolutionizing California Farming: How AI and Robotics Are Reshaping Agriculture
California's agriculture industry, a cornerstone of the state's economy, is undergoing a significant transformation. Faced with labor...
by Kylie Dow
Mar 312 min read
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Solar Energy’s Growing Influence on California Farmers and Agricultural Practices
As California advances its renewable energy initiatives, the agricultural sector is positioned at the intersection of clean energy...
by Kylie Dow
Mar 123 min read
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Rising Costs & Labor Shortages: Why Farmers Are Turning to Technology for Solutions
The agricultural industry is facing a wave of unprecedented challenges. Labor shortages, rising operational costs, and the increasing...
by Kylie Dow
Feb 122 min read
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USDA Breaks Ground on New Agricultural Research Technology Center in Davis, California
The two-story 59,000 square foot building will house four ARS research units: Crops Pathology and Genetics, Invasive Species and Pollina...
by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Carbon Robotics Raises $70 Million in Series D Investment Round for LaserWeeders
Growers in North America, Europe, and Australia have eliminated more than 10 billion weeds across 100 crop types without the use of chem...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Plenty Opens World's First Indoor Strawberry Farm in Virginia To Produce 4M Pounds of Berries/Year
The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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3.1 Million Solar Panel Project One Step Closer to Approval - What is the Darden Clean Energy Project?
If permitted, the project would be the largest solar project in the nation, and would be located on land owned by Westlands Water District..
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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Trump Threatens John Deere With 200% Tariffs if it Moves Manufacturing to Mexico
“This is just the beginning,” Trump said of Deere’s plans to move production. “All of a sudden, they’re not going to be in the country...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act Passes in the House - Moves to the Senate
The bill passed in the Republican-controlled House with a vote of 269 to 149, mostly following party lines. 55 Democrats joined 214 Rep...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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Brazilian Startup Develops the World's Largest Autonomous Agricultural Drone
The Harpia P-71 can cover 98 acres (40 hectares) per hour, features a hybrid ethanol and battery-powered engine, and has a flight autonomy..
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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Israeli Specialty Minerals Company ICL Buys Custom Ag Formulators for $60M
“We are pleased to have Custom Ag Formulators join ICL and bring their expertise to our customers in the U.S.,” said Elad Aharonson...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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USDA Invests $32 Million in 3 California Domestic Fertilizer Companies
Corigin Solutions Inc. in Merced received a $2.8 million grant and will use it to expand its carbon removal facility....
by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read
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Meati Foods Secures $100M C-1 Funding Round
The funding comes at a time when the plant-based meat sector's sales have continued to decline over the past few years. Last year, the...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 8, 20242 min read
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Newsom to Invest $20M in the Second Solar-Over-Canals Pilot Project in the Central Valley
Earlier this week, Newsom announced federal funding for another solar over-canals pilot project "Project Nexus" outside of Los Banos.
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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USDA Starts Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Production Projects in 44 States with $124M
Most of the projects are being funded through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Through the REAP program, USDA provides grants...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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CSU Researchers are Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irrigation Pumping in CA, TX, and NE
The research was conducted over two years by Driscoll and her co-authors, and analyzed various data sets to estimate irrigation energy....
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Monarch Tractor’s Autonomous & Electric MK-V is now Commercially Available to Farmers in the U.S.
Reduce your annual operational expenditure, with cost savings of up to $18K per tractor" and "save an average of 2,100 gallons of diesel...
by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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LanzaJet Opens World’s First Ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility
Located in Soperton, Georgia, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels represents one of the most promising SAF technologies in nearly a decade to...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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John Deere Reveals Partnership with SpaceX's Starlink Satellites to Expand Rural Connectivity
John Deere’s SATCOM solution will leverage SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation. To activate this solution, John Deere deal...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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