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Maryland expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) expanded Jan. 20 its spotted lanternfly quarantine to include the following counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery and Washington, as well as B... more
Holly Davis named field development manager for Certis Biologicals
Certis Biologicals has added experienced entomologist and extension specialist Holly Davis to its team of field development managers, who work across the country to manage field trial programs for the company’s leading portfolio of bio-based crop ... more
Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association convention to be virtual
The Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association will host its annual convention virtually on Jan. 26. The line-up of speakers on the topic of "Protecting Your Investment" is still happening, so it will be very informative. Pesticide points will be aw... more
2022 AE50 Awards for innovative product engineering go to John Deere
John Deere was recently presented with eight 2022 AE50 Awards for outstanding innovations that improve production agriculture. Each year the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognize the 50 most innovative product-en... more
Feb. 2-3 are the dates for Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days
The 2022 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 2 and 3, at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan, hosted by the Michigan Grape Society, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension an... more
‘Safe environment’ readied at Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Jan. 25-27
Despite the presence of the Omicron variant, the latest modeling (January 17) projects the risk of COVID transmission during the Jan. 25-27 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium at a rate of less than two cases per 10,000 guests, a figure below the CDC ... more
Rise in ag ‘channels’ shown in new consumer food insights
As part of the Local and Regional Food Systems Response to COVID-19 project, in the fall of 2020 a team of researchers conducted a national survey of over 5,000 households. The survey provides important insights into how the pandemic changed the w... more
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