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Michigan fruit growers honor Larry Gut, Ed Oxley
Michigan fruit growers gathered on December 8 to honor two individuals for their outstanding contributions to fruit cultivation in the state. The late entomologist Larry Gut, best known for his work in mating disruption and other methods of integr... more
Final California grape crush numbers released
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service on March 9 released finalized numbers for the California grape crush. The 2017 crush totaled 4,239,836 tons, up 0.5 percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154 ton... more
Florida Radiance, other UF varieties celebrated on National Strawberry Day
Vance Whitaker toils day and night to develop the tastiest, best-looking, aromatic strawberries a consumer would want. Yummy enough for a nutritious snack or to help flavor a cake or pie just in time for National Strawberry Day on Feb. 27. Whitake... more
California ag secretary visits fire-damaged orchards
The recent holiday season collapsed in flames for thousands of Ventura and Santa Barbara County residents in the path of the catastrophic Thomas Fire. It is considered the largest fire in California history, burning nearly 282,000 acres and destroyin... more
Southeast Regional conference set for Jan. 11-14
The 2018 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is set to kick off Thursday, Jan. 11 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference, which will run Jan. 11- 14, is marketed as the “largest educational conference and trade show in the so... more
Growers, researchers honored at Great Lakes EXPO banquet
Growers and researchers were honored for their contributions to the industry Wednesday, Dec. 8 at a formal banquet at the Great Lakes Fruit Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids. Allan Overhiser, a fifth-generation tree fruit grower fro... more
John Deere unveils 2016 Gator XUV 825i Special Edition
[caption id="attachment_9030" align="aligncenter" width="642"] John Deere's XUV825i Special Edition features two fully integrated cargo box tool boxes and two roof-mounted LED Lights. Photo: John Deere.[/caption] John Deere is offering a new special... more
Spotted lanternfly now found in four Pennsylvania counties
The spotted lanternfly has now been found in one additional municipality in Berks County; an additional township in Montgomery County and has appeared in parts of Bucks and Chester Counties. The additional quarantined municipalities include Boyertown... more
USDA introduces food safety survey
USDA is interested in learning more about how agriculture operations approach food safety. Shareefah Jackson, a statistician and program manager with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), recently announced in her blog that the... more