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Verdant Technologies names new sales director-West
Verdant Technologies has brought on Harlan Ewert as sales director-West, effective immediately. Ewert comes to Verdant from 30+ years with The Kroger Co. He has spent his career in the retail grocery business and brings procurement, leadership, lean ... more
Applications accepted for Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program
The USDA announced Nov. 11 that it is accepting applications for the new Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program first announced on Sept. 7, 2021. The program will provide $665 million to fund competitive grant applications to provide relief to fa... more
PREVIEW: 2021 GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour
Join Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News for the GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour and visit some of West Michigan’s market-savvy farm markets. The tour will be moderated by Michigan State University Extension staff. Leading this year’s to... more
NIFA funds research to address those dealing with disabilities
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Nov. 10 an initial funding investment of more than $1.2 million with a total investment of more than $5 million over four years through USDA’s AgrAbility Program to help America’s farmer... more
Total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1: 154.9M bushels, down 4.7%
Christopher Gerlach, director, industry analytics, for the U.S. Apple Association, has released the November 2021 USApple Tracker survey results. According to the survey, the total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1, 2021, was 154.9 million b... more
Proposed California ballot initiative seeks new water investments
A proposed California ballot initiative, which could appear before voters in November 2022, seeks greater state investment to increase the annual supply of water in California by 5 million acre-feet. The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 is... more
Washington Apple Education Foundation cites Volunteers of the Year
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is celebrating and giving thanks this month for the hundreds of volunteers that impact students through the foundation. On Nov. 9, it announced its 2021 Volunteers of the Year: Dany Cavadini is the Volunte... more