Posts By: Chardae Heim

Upcoming AgTech Webinar: Contactless Timekeeping for Your Operation

It is imperative for employers to maintain a safe and healthy work space now more than ever. Join PAGO CEO Michael Dodson this Thursday as he shares how his platform allows labor contractors and growers to carry out crucial labor activities, including contactless timekeeping. As an ag labor platform, PAGO gives growers real-time actionable data ...

Upcoming AgTech Webinar: Collect Data in Minutes with KipTraq

Join KipTraq CEO Bryan Banks this Thursday as he speaks about an innovative flexible mobile data collection tool that streamlines any data collection process in minutes. During this week’s “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar, Banks will be showcasing how growers and processors are staying on top of their operations with this agtech, as well as ...

“Bring the Lab Into the Field” in Upcoming Webinar

Don’t miss this Thursday’s “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar series with ChyrsaLabs’ Samuel Fournier! Fournier will be presenting ChrysaLabs’ soil fertility assessment technology and the trials they are planning in California this season. This technology measures, in real-time, soil nutrients and soil health, providing needed information within seconds to producers and…

COVID-19 Extension of Certain Group Health Benefit Plan Timeframes & Optional FSA Changes

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting national emergency declarations, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Internal Revenue Service issued rules and guidance that mandate extensions of certain timeframes for participants covered under group health plans and allow plans to ease restrictions on some Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) plan regulations. ...

2020 CPS Research Symposium Webinar Series Kicks Off June 23

Don’t forget to register for the 2020 CPS Research Symposium Webinar Series, which begins June 23, 2020. Through a series of five weekly webinars, 24 scientists, in collaboration with the Center for Produce Safety (CPS), will present their research projects on topics ranging from agricultural water treatment, wildlife co-management on farms, Listeria growth potential, and ...

All About Blockchain and Food Safety with Ripe.io in Upcoming Webinar

Join ripe.io this Thursday, June 4th, for an “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar about new technology that is transforming the food system narrative by working with every actor along the food supply chain. Ripe.io’s cutting-edge technology increases food confidence, builds brand integrity and digitizes food business models. The company enables customers to track and trace ...

Real-Time Spray Tech Featured in Thursday Webinar

Join David Berry of Fieldin this Thursday for an “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar  on the importance of remote visibility and actionable data. He will discuss Fieldin’s Remote Farm Management Platform, which leverages real-time data from spraying, harvesting and other mechanized field activities to help specialty crop growers improve operational efficiencies. He will also be…

California Department of Public Health Releases Updated Face Covering Guidance

Today, the California Department of Public Health released updated guidance on face coverings, requiring Californians to wear a face covering in high-risk settings and the use of cloth face coverings by the general public when outside of the house. Scientific research has proven that face coverings, in addition to physical distancing and frequent hand washing, ...

USDA Mentoring Program Couples Experienced Producers with New NCRS Employees

In an effort to grow critical relationships with the producers while also advancing employee knowledge of production agriculture, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is urging farmers, ranchers, and foresters to join the Conservation Agricultural Mentoring Program (CAMP). CAMP matches skilled and experienced producers with an NRCS field employee. Once matched with a producer…