Northeast
Aronia, honeyberry, juneberry on New York Research Farm tour July 10
Young specialty fruit trials funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) will be among the many crop plots for touring during the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm Open House event on... more »
New Jersey Department of Ag highlights Jersey Fresh blueberries
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and state and local officials today highlighted National Blueberry Month with a visit to Russo’s Fruit and Vegetable Farm. The family’s market features a large display of... more »
Growers named to New York Apple Association Board of Directors
The New York Apple Association (NYAA) Board of Directors met in Geneva June 11 to elect officers and welcome new members. Returning to the role of board chairwoman is Sarah Dressel Nikles of Dressel Farms... more »
USDA report reveals New Jersey third in US peach production
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released its annual Non-Citrus Fruit and Nuts report June 18 and the results showed New Jersey as the No. 3 state in the U.S. in... more »
Cornell awards fund innovations in digital agriculture
Projects ranging from a soil-swimming robot that can sense conditions in the root zone in real time to computational models that can predict produce spoilage received seed funds from the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture’s new... more »
Empire apple breeder Roger Way dies at 100
Roger Way, professor emeritus of pomology at Cornell University and a world-renowned apple breeder, died June 2 in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 100 years old. Way gained worldwide recognition for apple varieties he developed.... more »
Groups award funding for Penn State fruit research, Extension projects
New and ongoing tree-fruit research in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences received a boost with the recent awarding of funds totaling more than $261,000 by the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania... more »
Don’t forget Tree Assistance Program to mitigate replanting costs
The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) was reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Bill. Plantings eligible for TAP include trees, bushes and vines from which an annual crop is produced for commercial purposes and fruit, nut, ornamental, and... more »
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Sagemoor Vineyards: Columbia River winegrape creation
Pennsylvania event brings them back
Weed, pest resistance a universal crop concern
Prepare for inevitable H-2A audits
Growers need to work together on water access
Grower has faith in Duchess blueberries
Industry pushes back on EPA plan
Digital hive inspection service helps pollination
Retractable nets help regulate apple color
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Farm Market & Tourism: Training is essential to satisfy employees
Ag Labor Review: NCAE busy with changes to H-2A, other programs
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