The inaugural show will feature the latest in weed mitigation and crop management solutions using robotics, drones and precision agriculture technology.
- Lobbying is intensifying as 160 North American agricultural organizations call for renewal of the trade agreement that has brought prosperity to Canada, the United States and Mexico.
- Blueberry growers, for example, are eligible for tier one support at $650 per acre. It’s one of many crops with an average annual revenue of more than $10,000 per acre.
- The potato is a crop of enormous global significance. It’s the third most important food crop behind wheat and rice, consumed by roughly 1.3 billion people globally.
- Everyone along the food supply chain has a role to play in food safety. This year’s theme is: From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere.