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Free consulting, GAP audit reimbursement set for Washington small specialty crop farms
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now accepting applications for a new bilingual program offered to help small, specialty crop farms forced to adjust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to a WSDA Specialty C... more
FDA seeks changes to FSMA to enhance safety of ag water used on produce
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule Dec. 2 that aims to enhance the safety of produce. It proposes to require farms to conduct comprehensive assessments that would help them identify and mitigate hazards in water used to grow... more
Cal Poly names director of new Center for Organic Production and Research
Matthew Grieshop, associate professor of organic pest management and director of the Sustainable Farming and Food Systems academic program at Michigan State University, has been named director of Cal Poly’s new Center for Organic Production and Res... more
Certis Biologicals hires field development manager for the Midwest
Certis Biologicals recently hired Nick Vandervort as Midwestern field development manager. Vandervort joins the team of field development experts charged with managing field trial programs, providing technical support to the Certis Biologicals s... more
Fecon names Midwestern regional sales manager
Fecon has announced the addition of Dallas Zeller as a regional sales manager for the Midwest region. In his new role, Zeller will assist distributors and other sales channel partners in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Col... more
USHBC Market Access Program funding nearly doubled for 2022
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has notified the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council that its 2022 Market Access Program (MAP) funding award will nearly double to $597,810, up from $299,195 in 2021 and $207,449 in 2020. USHBC will use the ... more
USApple announces new NextGen Apple Fellowship
The U.S. Apple Association announced Dec. 1 the launch of its new emerging apple leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship. The program will focus on providing eight fellows annually with career development, one-on-one mentoring, hands-on advoca... more