February 18, 2016 ##EMAIL##, you've received this email because you're a valued customer of Maxi-Lift, Inc.         Home   About Us   Products   Lit/Brochures   Contact Us   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive Join us for the GEAPS Exchange 2016 tradeshow in Austin, TX on Feb 28th-March 1st @ Booth # 358! Share this article:   Agriculture industry betting the farm on innovation to boost yields, profits CBC News The family farm is going high-tech. From robotic milking machines to data-gathering drones, industry watchers say technology is making agriculture more precise and efficient as farmers push for increased profits and yields. Share this article:   Age of the farmer-entrepreneur Farm Weekly "Farmer" and "entrepreneur" are not words normally seen next to each other. That’s a pity, a stimulating new study observes, because a farm is a great platform from which to launch entrepreneurial activity. Share this article:   "Land sparing" farming could offset agricultural carbon emissions Ars Technica Agriculture is not responsible for the bulk of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions; that honor goes to more fossil-fuel intensive activities like transportation and generating electricity. Even still, greenhouse gas emissions from global agriculture are climbing by 1 percent a year. Share this article:   Upcoming Events GEAPS Exchange , Feb 28th-Mar 1st, Austin, TX AFIA PISC , March 9-11, New Orleans, LA CEMA Annual Meeting , March 11-15, La Quinta, CA NGFA Annual Convention , March 13-15, San Diego, CA; Victam , March 29-31, Bangkok, Thailand Supplemental Brochure Download your Copy Now Maxi-Lift Inc  16400 Midway Rd Addison TX  75001  800.527.0657   info@maxilift.com Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here – it's Free! To unsubscribe, click here.