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2 weeks ago | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
New pests invading your vegetable crops? Don’t let them take over — stay ahead with early detection, proactive monitoring, and innovative control solutions. By identifying threats early and using smart pest management strategies, you can protect your fields without resorting to extreme measures. By using a combination of approaches, growers can target new pest challenges while minimizing environmental impact and promoting long-term crop health.
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3 weeks ago | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
As new pests continue to emerge and pose threats to vegetable crops, it’s crucial for growers to stay vigilant and adapt their pest management strategies. Experts provide insights on identifying these pests early and taking proactive measures to combat them through monitoring, prevention, and innovate control solutions.
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1 month ago | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
Financing a farm tractor is a major investment, with options including bank loans, leasing, and government-backed programs. Common challenges include high upfront costs, fluctuating interest rates, and strict credit requirements. Growers should consider interest rates, loan terms, down payments, and cash flow to ensure a sustainable purchase.
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2 months ago | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
In our 2024 State of the Vegetable Industry survey, growers highlighted the significant wildlife control challenges posed by deer, birds, and rodents to their operations, sharing valuable insights into the impact these pests have on crop yield, quality, and overall efficiency.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |Michele Katsaris |Kay Ledbetter |Don Shurley
Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc. is launching N-FINITY, an innovative nitrogen management solution combining three modes of action that aim to help increase the efficiency and availability of nitrogen for improved plant health and crop yields. N-FINITY leverages advanced biological technology to optimize nitrogen availability, assisting a crop’s ability to receive essential nutrients required for optimal growth and yield.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
Recent technological advancements have led to the development of more sophisticated soil sensors and probes, making them capable of measuring multiple parameters — such as moisture, temperature, conductivity, and nutrient content — simultaneously. Tensiometer (Hortau)Jeremy Otto, Vice President of Sales of Hortau, says they have developed a new tensiometer that measures soil tension in real time using a polymer gel, eliminating the need for water refills or soil calibration.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
agribusinessglobal.com | Minshad Ansari |Michele Katsaris |Dan Jacobs
Phylgreen, now registered as a ‘Non-microbial plant biostimulant’ under the EU Fertilising Products Regulation 2019/1009 (FPR), and CE-marked, is a key tool in sustainable agriculture. Rovensa Next’s seaweed product helps all crops to overcome drought stress and has many more positive properties depending on the crop group. In addition to being recognized by the EU FPR as a plant biostimulant, Phylgreen has shown promising results in other internal trials.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
growingproduce.com | Michele Katsaris
Adopting a systems approach to soil health management can effectively address the major issues impacting soil health. This approach involves shifting the entire agricultural system to implement sustainable practices that support producers. “Soil is the most important non-renewable resource we have in agriculture, and consequently, in food production.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
agribusinessglobal.com | Renee Targos |Michele Katsaris |Matt Hopkins
Black Swans 2024: An Update on Events Impacting the Agroindustry There’s been quite a bit of continuing interest in the nine “Black Swan” events described for 2024. In fact, I’ve been asked on a number of occasions, including the 2024 AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit, to discuss how accurate these predictions have been now that we’re rapidly approaching the year’s three-quarter mark.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
agribusinessglobal.com | Michele Katsaris |Matt Hopkins
Source.ag, the provider of AI solutions for vegetable growers, has announced it has been named the Startup of the Year 2024 by AgTech Breakthrough. AgTech Breakthrough Awards recognize the best agricultural and food technology companies, products and services around the globe. With thousands of nominations, AgTech Breakthrough selected the top companies that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and innovation in the AgTech and FoodTech industry as awardees.
