In late July, the New Brunswick government announced a large funding initiative for the agricultural sector. Totalling up to $850,000 the funds will be divided between several different programs in the following manner:
Livestock genetic enhancement initiative - $300,000
Honeybee expansion initiative - $150,000
Apple development initiative - $100,000
Organic development initiative - $90,000
Strategic projects - $60,000
All of the [...]
In April, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture started a three year pilot program which is attempting to trace and track produce (tomatoes in the pilot) using RFID tags. The tags are not attached directly to the tomatoes but to the boxes in which the tomatoes are shipped from the farm.
The intent is to have a [...]