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NIFA, NSF Announce $6 Million in Available Funding to Develop Technologies

September 27, 2018March 17, 2016 by Growing Magazine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) announced $6 million in available funding to support the development of transformative plant and animal phenomics and microbiome technologies. NIFA This USDA-NIFA, NSF-BIO Joint Activity is soliciting Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research … Read more

Senninger Pivot Placer

September 27, 2018March 14, 2016 by Growing Magazine

Senninger has announced their new Pivot Placer, a cloud-based portal that helps dealers improve their customer support and overall business through easy access to information on customers’ irrigation equipment. It also features geographical location, field characteristics, equipment manufacturer, model, and date of installation. Senninger’s Pivot Placer is a free program that allows dealers to easily populate the … Read more

River Fresh Farms Brings Year-Round Single-Source Supply of Produce

September 27, 2018March 1, 2016 by Growing Magazine

River Fresh Farms has launched to bring produce customers a year-round supply of high-demand products, sourced from a global family of multi-generational farmers. The grower-shipper company provides sales, marketing, customized supply chain logistics and consolidated shipping for conventional and organic fruits and vegetables. River Fresh Farms Read about: EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide With over … Read more

Donofrio Joins Neogen as Director of Microbiology

September 27, 2018March 1, 2016 by Growing Magazine

Neogen Corporation has announced that Dr. Robert Donofrio has joined the company as the director of microbiology, research and development in Neogen’s Lansing, Mich.-based food safety research and development group. Dr. Donofrio comes to Neogen after a 16-year tenure at NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.- based safety testing and product certifcation company. Most recently, Donofrio … Read more

Nelson Irrigation Pressure Range for Pivot Orbitor

October 5, 2018February 18, 2016 by Growing Magazine

Nelson Irrigation has announced an expanded pressure range for the O3000 and O3030 Orbitor sprinklers. Testing concludes that pressures as low as 6 psi (0.4 bar) are sufficient for proper water application (not to be used at 6 psi with nozzles smaller than #16). The recommended pressure range is now 6-20 psi (0.4-1.4 bar) for … Read more