Fruit Growers News

Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A federal judge on Wednesday, weighing in on a clash between the federal government and a state over immigration policy, blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration enforcement law from going into effect. The New York Times

U.S. Farmers May Face Crackdown on Pesticide Use

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The nation's farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the ill effects of agricultural chemicals. McClatchy

Detroiters reap farms' benefits

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

When RB singer Taja Sevelle visited Detroit in 1997 to record an album, she was struck by the glut of vacant lots. "I thought, 'Why don't we just plant food on the land?'#8194;" she said. "This could be the first city in the United States to get rid of hunger." Detroit News

U.S. Apple Association Testifies on Farm Bill

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. Apple Association (USApple) Board member Mark Nicholson recently urged a U.S. House subcommittee to continue its full support of specialty crop programs in the next Farm Bill.

WSU Summer Tree Fruit Care Workshops Offered

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

WSU Snohomish County Extension is offering two workshops on summer fruit tree care: "Summer Fruit Tree Pruning" and "Bud Grafting." Both workshops will be held Saturday, Aug. 14 at Ed's Apples, 13420 339th Ave SE in Sultan, Wash.

World's Largest Urban Farm Slated for Detroit

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

With over 30,000 acres of vacant land, it's hard to drive down a Detroit street without seeing overgrown lots and abandoned, sometimes decomposing, buildings. The Epoch Times

Home Away From Home: A Tour of Farm Labor Housing

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In May, FGN's editors visited Scott Lewis, who runs Lewis Orchard in New Era, Mich., and is the current chairman of the Michigan Apple Committee. Lewis showed us the housing he provides for his migrant farm workers.

Food Safety Survey

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

As a direct-market farmer in Michigan, you take steps every day to produce the safest product for your customers.

Arizona Immigration Law Opens Farm Jobs to Unemployed

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

For years, both sides of the immigration issue have debated whether immigrants take jobs that Americans won't. The Arizona Republic

Is Farmworkers' Challenge Bogus?

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The buzz over immigration law ratcheted up in recent days when Comedy Central satirist Stephen Colbert signed on for the "Take Our Jobs" challenge, a national movement encouraging Americans to try their hand at work being done by illegal immigrants. The Grand Rapids Press

Record Number of Comments on Fumigant

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

It may take more than a month for state officials to process a record number of public comments and issue a final decision in the controversial effort to register the fumigant methyl iodide. The Modesto Bee

Regalia Given More Uses

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

EPA has registered Regalia biofungicide for many additional uses and updated aerial application instructions, according to Marrone Bio Innovations.

Harvest Arrives Sooner After Heat Spell

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Plentiful and plump Jersey tomatoes sat piled high in quart boxes at Darmo's Farm Market in Moorestown Friday, next to irrigated fields where they were harvested earlier than usual because of hot weather. CourierPostOnline.com

The Bankruptcy of Tri Valley Growers Holds Lessons

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The bankruptcy of Tri Valley Growers, a huge grower-owned cooperative, cast a pall over tomato and peach growers just as the 2000 canning season got rolling. The Modesto Bee

Push Resumes for AgJobs Bill to Allow Farmworker Illegals to Stay

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In the heat of immigration debate across the nation, growers and farmworker advocates are pressing for passage of the federal legislation known as Agjobs. naplesnews.com