- The U.S. fruit, vegetable and mass-market floral industry contributes $554 billion annually to the nation’s economy, according to a new study from Battelle. The economic impact study – titled Economic Reach and Impact of the Fresh Produce and Floral Industry, commissioned by Produce Marketing Association (PMA) – used unprecedented economic modeling to analyze and measure the industry’s field-to-fork reach.
- Massey Ferguson proudly introduces the Massey Ferguson 8600 Series high-horsepower row crop tractor to North American farmers.
- Dow AgroSciences LLC, and the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI) of Hangzhou, China, announced that they have entered into a research agreement to combine the strengths of Dow AgroSciences’ platform of traits and technologies with CNRRI’s leading rice germplasm.
