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LGS Specialty Sales readies for solid 2021-22 table grape season

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, anticipates a strong grape season from December 2021 through May of 2022. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="298"] LGS green table grapes.[/caption] For six mont... more


BioSafe Systems welcomes Jessica Stotz in Great Lakes region

BioSafe Systems’ agriculture division has announced the addition of another new technical representative for 2021. Jessica Stotz will be serving the Great Lakes’ region from her home state of Michigan. She earned her degree from Michigan State... more


Bipartisan infrastructure bill delivers major water improvements for West

In response to the Nov. 5 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="317"] Da... more


Young Growers Alliance Tour set for Nov. 18

The Young Grower Alliance Tour is back. The tour will visit two operations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The tour will start at 9 a.m., and will visit Kauffman's Fruit Farm and Cherry Hill Orchards. Tour participants will have the opportunity... more


Hot climate group introduces a hot new apple varieity

The name is a bit of a giveaway – ‘HOT84A1’ – but this apple is different. It’s the first release from the New Zealand-Spain collaborative Hot Climate Programme (HCP) tailored for growing in hot climates. Apple growers in the Catalonia p... more


Colorado Produce Labor Conference is Dec. 1 in Aurora

The Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) will host its second Annual Produce Labor Conference on Dec. 1 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in east Aurora. This conference will be an opportunity for all components of Colorado ... more


MDARD’s Vought new chair of National Conference for Food Protection

Rebecca Vought, food safety specialist for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Food and Dairy Division’s Local Health Services and Emergency Response Unit, was recently elected chair of the Conference for Food Prote... more


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