By Tim Linden It’s a simple catch phrase but Novihum Technologies claims that its signature product—a soil enhancer—lives up to the company’s motto, “We make soil better.” In the late 1990s and early 2000s, researchers at the Dresden University of Technology in Germany invented a soil enhancer based on modified lignite, a combustible, sedimentary rock. ...
Senator Bennet, a Democrat, was first appointed to a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado in 2009. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016. What legislation are you most focused on passing during the 117th Congress? As Congress turns its attention to an infrastructure package to create jobs and grow ...
By Tim Linden Building that better variety is a time-consuming endeavor, but over the years seed breeders have developed techniques to target desirable traits and speed up the process. Though these efforts can shave several years off a successful launch of a new variety, development is still measured in years with five years appearing to ...
By Tim Linden Director profile: Loren Booth, President, Booth Ranches, Orange Cove, CA WG Board Member 2009-2012, 2021-present Otis Booth Jr. inherited a 40-acre citrus ranch in the San Joaquin Valley from his maternal grandfather in the 1950s and became an absentee owner and investor, while he raised his family in the Los Angeles area ...