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Home And Garden America to Seek Opinions About Genetically Modified Vegetables
Home and Garden America will conduct a poll on their Facebook Fan Page to determine people's preferences between genetically modified vegetables and non GMO vegetables. Since the company deals with heirloom emergency survival seeds they want to test the pulse of their fans by asking them how they... - October 01, 2014 - Home and Garden America
HAGA Video Features Introduction to Organic Food Expert Dr. Mercola
A Home and Garden America spokesperson recently talked about the efforts of the Company to educate people on the positive effects of raising their own food in a backyard garden. Given that most Americans are into quick and easy meals from either a fast food chain or the freezer department of their... - October 01, 2014 - Home and Garden America
HAGA Blog to Feature Articles by Expert Health Food Personality Dr. Mercola
Home and Garden America recently announced that they will begin uploading reprinted articles from world renowned organic food expert and proponent, Dr. Mercola. Dr. Mercola is known for his honest and sometimes, blunt criticism of the way the world is being led away from wholesome, organic food... - September 27, 2014 - Home and Garden America
New Article on HAGA Blog; Expert Says Victory Gardens Could Fix Broken Food System
The key to fixing the broken food system may lie in the backyard, if the words of Dr. Mercola are correct regarding the benefits of a home garden. Growing one's own food has long been abandoned, by most people, in favor of fast food chains and easy frozen meals. But, are there more benefits to... - September 26, 2014 - Home and Garden America
HAGA to Add New Image to Product Description on Amazon.com Product Page
Home and Garden America will soon be adding a survival seed vault image to their existing product description. While most product descriptions on Amazon.com are strictly made up of text, the Company will add a descriptive image to their product description to make it more appealing to people who... - September 24, 2014 - Home and Garden America
HAGA Expert Predicts People Without Survival Seeds May be Ill Prepared for Coming Hardship
An expert at Home and Garden America today predicted that people who don't have a survival seed bank may be ill prepared for many of the coming hardships that America will face in the near future. Many people today think that there is some kind of looming disaster awaiting the world because there... - September 21, 2014 - Home and Garden America
HAGA Adds New Image to Product Description Page on Amazon.com
Home and Garden America recently added an image to their existing product description which now does a much better job of depicting the product for a potential customer. Most product descriptions on Amazon.com are strictly made up of text, so the Company has added an image to their product... - September 20, 2014 - Home and Garden America
Expert Predicts Increase in Survival Seed Banks as Result of World Turmoil
HAGA expert Chuck Harmon, today predicted a massive increase in sales of survival related gear and survival seeds as people become more convinced that there is some sort of looming doomsday event in the making. - September 19, 2014 - Home and Garden America
New Heirloom Organic Seeds Could Help Reduce Vegetable Grocery Bill
A new set of organic heirloom seeds from Home and Garden America are said to possibly lessen the cost of buying vegetables. - September 05, 2014 - Home and Garden America
Garden State Wine Growers to Hold Jersey Fresh Wine Festival September 6th & 7th
Local winemakers eager to show that NJ wines are as fresh as it gets at 2-day wine tasting event at the Burlington County Fair Grounds in Columbus, NJ. - September 04, 2014 - Garden State Wine Growers Association
New Planting Season Begins in September
The summer gardening season is nearly over so it is time to start planting cool weather vegetables and flowers that don’t mind lower temperatures, say experts at Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly compost products made from organic material collected from more than 50... - September 03, 2014 - Agromin
Home and Garden America's "50 Varieties of Heirloom Organic Seeds" Now Available Online
Home and Garden America recently launched a pack of 100% heirloom organic vegetable garden survival seeds consisting of 50 different varieties of seeds. - September 02, 2014 - Home and Garden America
Home and Garden America Now Offers Free Shipping of Their Heirloom Seeds Pack
The popular 50 Variety Heirloom Survival Seed Packs from Home and Garden America (HAGA) qualify for free two-day shipping for members of Amazon Prime as well as for Super-Saver 3-5 Day Shipping for non-Prime members. Amazon provides free shipping to Prime Customers automatically on qualifying... - September 02, 2014 - Home and Garden America
Calivirign - Coldani Olive Ranch Acquires Lodi Olive Oil Company
Coldani Olive Ranch, a olive oil company based in Lodi California and producers of their Calivirgin line of olive oils, recently added local favorite Lodi Olive Oil Company to their portfolio. This announcement comes just months before the 2014 olive harvest. Lodi Olive Oil Company has a line of... - August 28, 2014 - Coldani Olive Ranch
Fresh Thinking: Growing, Eating, Living Classes at 21 Acres
Think Fresh and plan to learn new skills or expand your current knowledge. 21 Acres is gearing up with a variety of affordable, educational offerings. Cooking, canning, composting and more. - August 08, 2014 - 21 Acres
Congratulations to This Year's Olive Oil of the Year Calivirgin
The Central Coast Olive Oil Competition is privileged and honored to announce Calivirgin, a Lodi olive oil, produced by Coldani Olive Ranch, as Olive Oil of the Year. - July 27, 2014 - Coldani Olive Ranch
ABC Tree Removal Opens Its Doors, Offering Excellent Tree Removal Services
Providing Residential and Commercial Tree Removal Services at prices you can afford. Services Include Stump Grinding & Removal, Tree Pruning & more. - July 05, 2014 - ABC Tree Removal
Latest Investment from KIC InnoEnergy Into RVE.SOL Injects New Hope in the Fight to Solve Rural Poverty and Climate Change in Africa
Leading Technology Firm Backs Disruptive, Innovative Mini-Grid “KUDURA” from Social Entrepreneurship RVE.SOL; Provides Capital to Launch Integrated Clean Energy and Water Hubs in Africa - July 01, 2014 - RVE.SOL
Virginia’s Largest Food Co-Op Takes on Broken Food System with Crowdfunding Campaign
The produce on grocery store shelves typically takes a week to get there after it's harvested. By then only 60% of its nutrient value is left. It has also lost much of its flavor. "Our food system is broken," concludes Duane Slyder, founder and managing director of The Farm Table, Virginia's largest food co-op. To help fix it, The Farm Table is launching a crowdfunding campaign to help more families and farmers. - June 28, 2014 - The Farm Table
Iron Solutions, Canada West Equipment Dealers, and SouthWestern Association Establish Bob Robeson Memorial Scholarship
Iron Solutions and two dealer associations have jointly launched an annual scholarship, available to agricultural systems management students at the University of Missouri. - June 07, 2014 - Iron Solutions
Cook Fresh, Buy Local, Support Small Business in Your Community. Gresham Celebrates a New Local Market.
A new open air Farmers Market will be opening at the intersection of Burnside and Division on Mothers Day weekend. The Gresham Saturday Market will be located at Burnside and Eastman Parkway in Gresham every Saturday from May 10th through October 25th from 9 – 3:30 pm. The Gresham Saturday... - April 27, 2014 - Gresham Saturday Market
Agritech Expo in Zambia This Month Was "a Realised Dream for ZNFU and All the Farmers"
Agritech Expo “was a realised dream for ZNFU and all the farmers,” says Dr Evelyn Nguleka, President of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union, following the overwhelming success of Zambia’s first full-scale, live agriculture event, in Chisamba in early April. - April 21, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Langwater Farm is Growing
The town of Easton, MA and the surrounding communities are about see even more local, certified organic produce from Langwater Farm as they announce the expansion of their business to include a section of property known as Wheaton Farm on Bay Road in Easton. As Langwater Farm enters their fifth... - April 17, 2014 - Langwater Farm
Calivirgin Olive Oil Wins Gold Medal as One of the Worlds Best Olive Oils at New York Show
Calivirgin Olive Oil, an extra virgin olive oil made by Coldani Olive Ranch located in the San Joaquin Delta area of California, recently won a gold medal award and touted one of the "Best Olive Oils in the World" in the highly esteemed New York International Olive Oil Competition. In... - April 13, 2014 - Coldani Olive Ranch
Agri Invasion Expected in Chisamba in Zambia When Thousands Attend the Agritech Expo from Friday
The launch of the Agritech Expo is expected to attract some 8000 agri-professionals at GART in Chisamba, Zambia from 4-5 April. It is the country’s first full-scale, live agriculture event, offering everything from a conference, technical workshops, live crop trials to first-hand demonstrations of the latest in large scale agricultural machinery. - April 05, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
rooflite – New Product Release - rooflite® intensive ag
rooflite has added another product to the growing portfolio of rooflite® certified green roof media in the Pacific Northwest. - April 03, 2014 - rooflite soil
Stanbic Bank Ready to Show Its Commitment at Agritech Expo to "Build a Sustainable Agri Sector in Zambia"
Agriculture is one of Stanbic Bank’s key focus sectors and its business model has been structured to support the full Agriculture Value Chain ranging from input suppliers, farmers/out growers, off-takers, processing/production units, distributors, wholesalers and retailers. Stanbic is a platinum sponsor at the upcoming Agritech Expo. - March 28, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
"Zambia Will Become the Rising Star in the Region" Says ZNFU in the Run-Up to Agritech Expo in Chisamba
“With support of government and our core support partners there is no doubt in my mind that Zambia will become the rising star in the region because with the government on our side, nothing is impossible to achieve,” says Mr Ndambo Ndambo, Executive Director of the ZNFU (Zambian National Farmers’ Union). The ZNFU is a key founding partner in the upcoming Agritech Expo, where thousands of agri-professionals are expected to gather from 4-5 April at GART in Chisamba. - March 22, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Free Webinar: How to Increase Yield & Crop Quality with Liquid Organic Fertilizer & Microbes
To celebrate National Agriculture Day, The All Natural Fertilizer Company is hosting a free webinar where farmers can learn how to increase yield and crop quality with the use of organic liquid fertilizers and microbes. - March 19, 2014 - The All Natural Fertilizer Company
Zambia’s Vice President Scott and Agriculture Minister Simuusa at Agritech Expo in Chisamba in April
Zambia’s Vice President Dr Guy Scott and the new Zambian Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, the Honourable Minister Wylbur Simuusa, will both attend the upcoming Agritech Expo where thousands of agri-professionals are expected to gather from 4-5 April at GART in Chisamba. The Vice... - March 16, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Agritech Expo and USAID Offer Unique Opportunity for Emerging Farmers at GART in Zambia in April
Some 50 emerging commercial farmers from Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique are being given the opportunity to attend the upcoming Agritech Expo at GART in Chisamba, Zambia from 4-5 April. They will attend workshops designed particularly for small holders and emerging commercial farmers, to provide them... - March 07, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Local Chilli Grower Voted "Best Loved Farm Shop" in UK
Bedfordshire-based chilli specialists Edible Ornamentals have once again achieved national acclaim having topped the poll as "The Best Farm Shop in the UK" in the Local and Loved Awards organised by Thebestof.co.uk national website. - February 28, 2014 - Edible Ornamentals
AGCO Partners with Agritech Expo in Zambia with Exclusive Diamond Sponsorship
“Agriculture holds the key to transforming the prosperity of many African countries, where agriculture and farming drives the local economy,” says Nuradin Osman, Director of Operations at AGCO Africa and Middle East. The global agri-giant is the exclusive diamond sponsor at the upcoming... - February 23, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Agritech Expo Reaches Out to Zambia’s Farming Community with Practical Programme
The upcoming Agritech Expo, taking place from 4-5 April at GART in Chisamba offers a practical and relevant programme addressing current challenges experienced by Zambia’s agricultural sector as well as looking at its development. Says Agritech Expo’s programme director, Amore Swart:... - February 19, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
AgHires.com Offers Hybrid Service for Job Seekers and Employers in Agriculture
AgHires is helping farms and agribusinesses find the right people by launching a new interactive website, AgHires.com. The website is dedicated to connecting top talent with the top employers in and around the agriculture industry. The site will use a hybrid approach offering sourcing services to build the pool of candidates reaching passive candidates which comprise 84% of the potential workforce. - February 16, 2014 - AgHires
Agritech Expo Participants Upbeat About Zambia’s Farming Future
Partners and participants in the upcoming Agritech Expo, taking place from 4-5 April at GART in Chisamba, are upbeat about the future of Zambia’s agricultural sector and see the country as a good investment opportunity. Zambia’s booming farming sector will be in focus at what will be... - February 05, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
First of 12 Captain Planet School Learning Gardens Opens in Ventura County
The Captain Planet Foundation (CPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards, has created its first Learning Garden in Ventura County with help from Food for Thought Ojai and Agromin. The garden is at Rio Del Norte Elementary School in... - January 30, 2014 - Agromin
More Organic Farms Powered by Consumers
A new startup, Fquare, aims to give consumers what they want, more organic, non-GMO foods. Fquare allows members to sponsor farms to go organic nationwide. - January 28, 2014 - Fquare Inc
Agritech Expo to Put Zambia’s Farming Sector on the Map
Zambia’s booming agriculture sector will be in focus at the country’s first and only business-to-business outdoor agriculture exhibition, Agritech Expo, that is taking place from 4-5 April in Chisamba. The Zambian National Farmers Union (ZNFU) is a key partner in the event which is... - January 24, 2014 - Agritech Expo Zambia
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete to Speak at Agribusiness East Africa in Dar es Salaam in January
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete will deliver the opening keynote address at the Agribusiness East Africa conference in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, 28 January, and share the Tanzanian government’s vision for the future of its agricultural sector. Says Agribusiness East Africa event director... - January 11, 2014 - Agribusiness Congress East Africa
Heston Blumenthal Visits Bedfordshire Chilli Experts
Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal accompanied by a film crew visited Bedfordshire's celebrated chilli specialists Joanna and Shawn Plumb at their Edible Ornamentals chilli nursery in Chawston. - January 09, 2014 - Edible Ornamentals
Aloetrade America LLC Invested in a State of the Art Aloe Plantation and Processing Factory in Mexico
Aloetrade America LLC, - a Miami, Fl. based company involved in the aloe business, completed a technology transfer package under an investment scheme for a new state of the art aloe plantation and processing plant located in Navojoa, Sonora State, Mexico. The technology transferred is related to... - January 06, 2014 - Aloetrade America LLC
Bayer CropScience Charts Course for Cultivating Bee Health Solutions with Opening of Clayton Bee Care Facility
New Facility in Clayton, N.C., to Advance Honey Bee Health Research and Development Initiatives - November 20, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Tells the Story of Modern Agriculture on RFD-TV’s American Farmer Program
Crop Science Company’s Agricultural Sustainability Efforts Showcased on Rural America’s Most Important Network Nov. 19 - November 16, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Eco-Lite Products Introduces the MAX Grow Line of LED Grow Lights
Eco-Lite Products, the leading manufacturer of specialty lighting products announces the introduction of the MAX Grow line of LED lights, designed for indoor plant and vegetable gardens. - November 15, 2013 - ECO-Light Products
Bayer CropScience President and CEO Honored by Iowa State University Alumni Association
Jim Blome Receives Henry A. Wallace Award from Iowa State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. - November 13, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience, Bayer Corporation Honored by Parenting Publications for Company Work-Life Balance
Bayer CropScience Wins 2013 Carolina Parent Family-Friendly 50 Award, Bayer Corporation Named Top Company by Working Mother Magazine - October 31, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Rooflite Network Continues to Grow
Skyland USA announces new rooflite® authorized blending facility in Sacramento, California. - October 30, 2013 - rooflite
Bayer CropScience Strengthens Commitment to Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Future of Agriculture Through Recent Investments
Crop Science Company Invests Nearly $78 Million in Research Triangle Park Area in Last 18 Months, Including Renovation of North American Headquarters - October 19, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Iron Solutions Doubles Headquarters Office Space, Announces Plans to Add Staff
Agricultural data and technology company Iron Solutions, best known for its IRON Guides, has doubled its office space and is expanding its staff, hiring software and application developers. - September 19, 2013 - Iron Solutions