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Farm labor contractor to pay $249K in back wages, penalties
A federal judge approved a settlement with a Frostproof farm labor contractor – Jose M. Gracia Harvesting Inc. – who the U.S. Department of Labor found shortchanged workers and failed to provide them with safe and sanitary living conditions – a... more
USDA to invest $250M in innovative American-made fertilizer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs, including the impact of Putin’s price hike on farmers, and spur competition. USDA will make available $250 mill... more
Empire State Producers Expo recordings now available
Pass the time waiting for winter to turn to spring with new educational videos. Recordings from the 2022 Empire State Producers Expo are now available on the Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science’s YouTube page. The annual conference is o... more
Bayer to sell Environmental Science Professional unit to Cinven for $2.6B
Bayer and Cinven have entered into a definitive agreement regarding the sale of Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business. “This divestment represents a very attractive purchase price and allows us to focus on our core agricultural b... more
Save Foods’ latest trial boosts shelf life of strawberries
A recent trial on strawberries from Save Foods revealed promising results whereby Save Foods’ research and development team managed to dramatically extend the shelf life of strawberries. Save Foods is an agri-food tech company specializing in eco-c... more
Water in 2022 looks dismal as snowpack melts
The optimism spurred by heavy snowstorms in December has melted away, and the 2022 water year is now looking bleak. After facing the driest recorded January and February in state history, California Department of Water Resources reported that stat... more
Apples in storage at 95.8 million bushels, 0.8% more than last March
The U.S. Apple Association has released its latest edition of the USAppleTracker. According to the survey results, the total number of apples in storage on March 1, 2022, was 95.8 million bushels, 0.8 percent more than last March’s total... more
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