Looming Chlorpyrifos Ban Has ‘Natural’ Pesticide Makers Buzzing
Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, Calif.Photographer: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Posted Aug. 14, 2018, 5:45 AM Marrone Bio Innovations hopes farmers will use their biopesticides to replace chlorpyrifos Pesticide trade group CEO says ban won’t actually happen A court [...]
Artificial intelligence can alleviate revenue cycle management challenges
By Sunil Konda About 64 million adults in America struggle to pay their medical bills. In fact, one in five Americans is considered to have delinquent medical debt. As high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) have grown in popularity over the past couple of years, patient financial responsibility continues to [...]
Fate of visa program for startups in limbo
By Lynn Brezosky | June 29, 2018 Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, Freelance / Special To The Chronicle Venture capitalists are among those hoping the Trump administration backs down on its move to rescind the International Entrepreneur Rule, an Obama-era holdover that allows foreign entrepreneurs [...]
Biopesticides: Part of a stronger crop production and pest management program
Posted by Farm And Livestock Staff | Jun 20, 2018 | Industry Insider As growers seek to combat pest resistance, regulations on environmental and worker safety become more stringent and consumers demand safer and more sustainable products, biopesticides are enjoying an increasingly prominent role [...]
Why Marrone Bio is sponsoring a cannabis-growing competition
Pam Marrone, founder of Marrone Bio DENNIS MCCOY | SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL By Mark Anderson – Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal Jun 20, 2018, 5:02pm Davis biological pest management company Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. is co-sponsoring The Grow-Off, a cannabis-growing competition in Colorado. The Grow-Off launched in 2016. [...]
9 Tips for Succeeding as a Woman in a Male-Dominated World
Today, women are almost 47 percent of the workforce. Thirty years ago, when I was beginning my career, women were still something of an anomaly in corporate America, eyed suspiciously and often expected to quit imminently for domestic alternatives. Today, women are almost 47 percent of the [...]