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Mansfield, Texas Self Storage, Knapp Sisters Self Storage and the Storage Barns Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks of Mansfield, Texas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate, agriculture, investments and self storage. About Darcy L. - November 19, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Stratistics MRC Announces Its New Report, "Agricultural and Environmental Diagnostics Global Market Outlook - Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment (2014-2022)"
According to Stratistics MRC, rising concerns over food and water safety globally continue to increase the need for testing contaminants, thereby generating strong demand for agricultural and environmental diagnostics. - November 12, 2015 - Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt Ltd
Stratistics MRC Announces Its New Premium Report, "Agribusiness Global Market Outlook - Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment (2014-2022)"
According to Stratistics MRC, the growth of the Global Agribusiness market is due to growing population and increasing wealth in the developing world. The drivers of the market include rise in demand to increase productivity and operational efficiency. - November 12, 2015 - Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt Ltd
Environmentally Friendly Cellulose Polymer
Standard input materials currently used in the plastics industry have been almost completely petrochemical based. Companies are now seeking to substitute petroleum-based products, like plastics and polymers, with sustainable raw materials. - November 07, 2015 - New Composite Partners
Go Grow LED Helping Businesses Secure $50M in Government Grants for Lighting Upgrades
Go Grow LED, LLC, manufacturer of innovative and technologically advanced LED grow lights, announced today their commitment and support to help businesses obtain a government grant that will provide agricultural producers with $50M in funds available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The... - October 17, 2015 - Go Grow LED
Softwood Lumber Prices Continued to Fall in Many Markets Around the World in the 2q/15 Because of Weaker Demand for Wood Products
Despite reduced demand for lumber in the US, Europe and Asia, lumber production and trade volumes were relatively high during the first half of 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The supply/demand imbalance resulted in downward price pressure in key markets during the 2Q/15. - October 16, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Venntis Technologies TotalGrow™ TG15A Outperforms High Pressure Sodium (HPS) in Ohio State University Trials
In trials conducted this summer at OSU ATI Wooster bedding plants grown under a Venntis Technologies 155 watt TotalGrow™ light outperformed plants grown under a 400 watt High Pressure Sodium light. - October 14, 2015 - Venntis Technologies
Santa Clara River's Invasive Aquatic Plant Species Featured in New Mystery Thriller Novel
A controversial invasive aquatic plant species is at the heart of a conspiracy in what appears to be the first fictional novel surrounding the controversial subject. - October 06, 2015 - T.L. Seacliff
In July 2015, Prices for Overseas Traded Hardwood Chip Were 14% Below Their Peak Four Years Ago, According to the Latest FOEX Chip Price Indexes
Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. On the contrary, the FOEX softwood chip price index has fluctuated more the past two years and has been on an upswing for the past three months. - October 05, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Agribusiness Congress East Africa Returns to Dar es Salaam as Region Focuses on the Business of Farming
The business of farming, the effect of climate change in agriculture and attracting young people to the agri-sector are some of the main topics on the agenda at the annual Agribusiness Congress East Africa. This high-level business-to-business and business-to–government event moves to a... - October 02, 2015 - Agribusiness Congress East Africa
Brazilian Sawlog Prices Have Declined 40% Since 2011, and in the 2Q/15 Hit Their Lowest Levels in Ten Years
Sawmills in Brazil have become much more competitive in the export market the past few years because of substantially lower sawlog costs. In the 2Q/15, average log prices were down to their lowest levels in ten years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. This downward trend may rebound later in 2015 as the export market for lumber is likely to improve. - September 26, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
GreenTechnologies’ Innovative Research Project to Reduce Water Pollution Receives Funding from EPA SBIR Program
GreenTechnologies, LLC. is pleased to announce that its’ research and technology development project for a sustainable nutrient removal, recovery and conversion system has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I Award from the United States Environmental Protection... - September 25, 2015 - GreenTechnologies, LLC
Induction Innovations Launches a New Logo & Website
This Represents the First Step in the Company's Next Evolution & Coincides with Their 15th Anniversary. - September 24, 2015 - Induction Innovations, Inc.
Xylem Announces Partnership with Rentricity for Hydroelectric Energy Generation
New technology turns waste energy from water pressure into electricity. - September 15, 2015 - Rentricity Inc.
Asparagus Harvester Slashes Costs and Eliminates Labor Problems
Machine harvesting asparagus with a Geiger-Lund asparagus harvester reduces the cost of harvesting dramatically by reducing the amount of costly hand labor required. Harvesting costs represent about half of the total costs of growing asparagus. By switching to machine harvesting growers will be able to compete more effectively against asparagus imported from Mexico and Chile. - September 15, 2015 - Geiger-Lund
Lorinne T. McKnight Honored by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Lorinne T. McKnight of Gustine, California has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of agriculture. About Lorinne T. McKnight Ms. McKnight has over 30 years experience in the... - September 12, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Lack of Domestic Forest Resources Has Forced the Pulp Industry in India to Increasingly Rely on Hardwood Chips from Overseas for Its Wood Fiber Needs
Growing consumption of pulp and paper in India has increased the demand for wood fiber for the domestic pulp industry in the country, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. With the lack of domestic pulpwood plantations, pulp manufacturers have for the past few years increasingly been looking overseas to South Africa, Brazil, Australia and Southeast Asia for much needed hardwood chips. - September 11, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
GoToMarket LLC Announces Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Consulting Practice
GoToMarket LLC, a leading boutique provider of consulting services, dedicated to the technology and capital equipment industries announced the formation of an independent, vendor-neutral High Pressure Processing (HPP) consulting practice. The practice works with the world’s leading food... - September 11, 2015 - GoToMarket LLC
The Nutricycler™; A DIY Fertilizer Making Kit for Small Farms and Gardens
The Nutricycler is a fertilizer making kit that eliminates the labor of organic composting and the cost of chemical fertilizer by converting green kitchen discards and grass clippings into an organic liquid fertilizer. - September 09, 2015 - Bioponica
Online Training Site Introduces a New OSHA Heat Stress Course
CertifyMe.Net, the industry-leading workplace health and safety training company, announces the release of its newest, OSHA-approved online heat stress course. The course teaches the signs and symptoms of heat stress, occupations in which workers are at higher risk of heat stress, and how workers... - August 31, 2015 - CertifyMe.net
Simplify Your Home Gardening with an Automated Controller and Monitoring System
The project started as CoreConduit and through feedback and community support became the hydroMazing garden controller and monitoring system. - August 28, 2015 - CoreConduit
Hilltop Christmas Tree's Delivered to Your Door
Hilltop Christmas Tree Farms is now offering a Christmas tree delivery service to customers located across the USA and Canada. - August 21, 2015 - Hilltop Christmas Tree Farms
Self Storage in Mansfield, Texas, The Knapp Sisters Self Storage and The Storage Barns Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks of Mansfield, Texas has been recognized as a Top Executive and VIP by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate, agriculture, investments and self storage. About Darcy L. - August 15, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Harris Seeds Publishes the 2015-2016 Ornamental Growers Seed Catalog
Harris Seeds announces the publication of the Harris Seeds 2015-2016 Ornamental Growers Seed Catalog, featuring 152 pages of gorgeous annual and perennial flower and foliage seed varieties. - August 15, 2015 - Harris Seeds
ClearPay Financial Solutions, a National Provider of Financial Payment Products, Begins Strategic Partnership with UniMinds Media
UniMinds Media and ClearPay Financial have partnered to bring financial solutions to the Organic, Sustainable, and Local agricultural marketplaces. - August 13, 2015 - Organic Producer
BarronsFX Offshore Investor Conference Call
BarronsFX plans to host a Offshore Investor conference call on Tuesday, August 11th at 12:00 p.m. (ET) with Michael P. Sullivan, Senior Director of Agricultural Trading and Oliver Morgan, Managing Partner. A presentation will be available on the firm’s web site,... - August 11, 2015 - Barrons FX
SGS Hot Source Food Newsletter Issue 8
Hot Source: Farm Assessment Services, Pathogens in Food Products, Emerging Trends in Food Safety Controls and more. - August 11, 2015 - SGS
EPL BAS Midwest Analytical Lab Named as Finalist for Global AGROW Award
EPL Bio Analytical Services a specialized agricultural contract analytical laboratory is recognized as a finalist for the global AGROW best supporting role award amidst stiff competition. - August 11, 2015 - EPL Bio Analytical Services
Almond Ace Packing Recognized for “Superior” Ranking & Recognition of Excellence by AHPA
Almond Ace Packing Inc., a grower-owned almond processing, almond manufacturing and export company, was recognized by the Almond Hullers & Processors Association (AHPA) for achieving a “Superior” rating for the 2014-2015 season during an unannounced food safety and plant sanitation... - August 10, 2015 - Almond Ace Packing Inc.
Pipestone Streamlines Payroll with the Capital Prepaid BlazePays Visa Prepaid Card
Minnesota hog farm taps into the benefits of prepaid cards to pay its geographically dispersed employees. Pipestone System uses the BlazePays Prepaid Visa Card, managed by Capital Prepaid Services, for payroll. - August 08, 2015 - Capital Prepaid Services
Masport Honoured to Win Trust
Earning and maintaining the trust of New Zealanders, Masport has once again proudly secured the top spot in the 2015 Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands award, in the Gardening Equipment Division. - July 29, 2015 - Masport Limited
Professional of the Year 2015 in Agriculture, Larry G. Strite, Now Named Professional of the Year 2016
Larry G. Strite of Bay Springs, Mississippi, is the Professional of the Year 2015 in Agriculture and has now been selected as Professional of the Year 2016 by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. - July 21, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
ACB Solutions in Holland Relies on Eldon Enclosures to Provide Customer-Specific Solutions in the Food Industry
ACB Solutions is a Dutch-based business that specializes in conveyors and conveyor-systems for over 20 years, offering a wide range of advanced, customer-specific solutions whether as part of a machine, a new conveyor or an entirely new process line. The company partnered with Eldon for an automatic processing line. - July 18, 2015 - Eldon Group
New Machine Makes Mechanical Asparagus Harvesting Possible
Geiger-Lund Harvesters is introducing the Model OR-24, a low-cost, one-row, selective mechanical asparagus harvester for small asparagus farms. The machine retails for only $32,399 and will reduce the cost of harvesting. Harvesting asparagus is arguably one of the most grueling of agricultural... - July 17, 2015 - Geiger-Lund
CannaGrow Expo Comes Portland, Oregon
First Grow Expo in Recreationally Legal Oregon - July 07, 2015 - CannaConnections
Dash Announces Alliance with Phoenix Systems
Document Management Software developer Dash announces alliance with Phoenix Systems of Ontairo, Canada. - July 07, 2015 - Dash, Inc
The Internet of Stings; WiFi for Your Beehive
New Zealand based beekeeping technology company, Hivemind Ltd, have released a new WiFi beehive scale and smartphone app that will allow urban beekeepers, bee educators and researchers, to better monitor their bees and more easily share their knowledge about these vitally important pollinators. A crowdfunding campaign for the product is currently live on the indiegogo platform here: www.indiegogo.com/at/wifibees - June 30, 2015 - Hivemind
Polylast Systems, LLC Announces New Flooring with Microban® Antimicrobial Technology
Scottsdale-based, Polylast Systems announced today, that it has partnered with Microban®, the nation’s leading antimicrobial technology company, to create an antimicrobial solution for its flooring systems. Polylast manufactures a seamless, 100% recycled rubber flooring that provides... - June 27, 2015 - Polylast Systems, LLC
Smart Tech is the Future of Farming: How AgSmarts Will Help Save Water and Money
AgSmarts is a Precision Ag tech company providing intelligent, connected devices for optimizing irrigation. - June 24, 2015 - AgSmarts
AgSmarts Mobile App Brings IoT and Cloud Computing to Fields
AgSmarts brings the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to the agricultural sector and puts the information directly in the hands of farmers via a new mobile app and web portal. - June 23, 2015 - AgSmarts
Update: Six Emerging ag Companies Present at AgTech Week to ag Investors
New information for AgTech Week, a new ag conference by GAI and Larta Institute, launches Monday, June 22 through June 24 in San Francisco, CA. Six emerging ag innovative companies are presenting/pitching in the AgTech Innovation Expo session on Thurs. 5 of 6 companies have received business assistance from Larta in their CAP programs or Ag Innovation Showcase. - June 18, 2015 - Larta Institute
Three Emerging Ag Companies Present at AgTech Week to Ag Investors
Global Ag Investing & Larta Institute, two thought leaders in ag investing and innovation, have partnered to combine their organizations’ knowledge and networks for a West Coast ag conference, AgTech Week, June 22-24. Keynote address and town hall Q&A by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Three emerging ag companies, from Larta Institute’s commercialization assistance programs will be presenting at the conference to investors: Asilomar Bio, Whole Trees and Stony Creek Colors. - June 13, 2015 - Larta Institute
Wood Pellet Exports from the US Increased for the 12th Consecutive Quarter in the 4Q/14
North American pellet exports were 22 percent higher in 2014 than in the previous year, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. While US shipments have been on a steady rise for three years, Canadian export volumes trended downward during 2014. - June 13, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals’ Professional of the Year, Larry G. Strite, Honored as 1 of the Top 10 in Agriculture for 2015
Larry G. Strite of Bay Springs, Mississippi, is the Professional of the Year 2015 and has now been selected as 1 of the Top 10 in Agriculture by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. - June 12, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
John D. Wilham Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
John D. Wilham of Fithian, Illinois has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of agriculture and the machinery to intake, dry, convey and store grain and its byproducts. About John D. Wilham Mr. - June 11, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
International Agribusiness Group Unveils Redesigned Website
International Agribusiness Group (IAG), a market leader in agricultural commodity research, is proud to announce the launch of a new, redesigned version of their website, www.iag-group.com. The redesigned website highlights key IAG services and aims to help IAG clients find the information they need quickly and easily. Key features include refined seaso nal weather reports, daily video weather updates, and an annual crop tour analysis. - June 03, 2015 - International Agribusiness Group
Larry G. Strite Honored as a 2015 Top 10 Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Larry G. Strite, of Bay Springs, Mississippi, has been recognized as a 2015 Top 10 Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Agriculture. - May 27, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
Animal Feed Additives Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast Till 2025 by Future Market Insights
Future Market Insights has announced a new upcoming report “Animal Feed Additives Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 - 2025: Future Market Insights" to their offering. - May 24, 2015 - Future Market Insights
Agritech Outreach Programme Has Already Started to Transform School in Chisamba, Zambia
Some 546 students and 17 teachers at the Golden Valley Basic School in Chisamba, Zambia are already reaping the benefits of the recently launched Agritech Expo Outreach Programme. The school is situated on the GART research farm where the annual Agritech Expo takes place, and the event organisers... - May 22, 2015 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Smart Agriculture Analytics Hires Brazil Vice President of Business Development
Smart Agriculture Analytics, a sales accelerating service for agricultural technology suppliers focused on the China market, today announced the appointment of Dr. Avram Slovic as vice president of business development in Brazil. Slovic brings more than a decade of experience in the biotechnology... - May 16, 2015 - Smart Agriculture Analytics