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Free weekly organic agriculture seminars set for California growers

Growers are invited to attend free organic agriculture seminars hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension. Lunchtime seminars will be offered on Tuesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. through March 8. The 30-minute presentations will... more »

Maryland expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone

 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) expanded  Jan. 20 its spotted lanternfly quarantine to include the following counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery and Washington, as well as Baltimore City. This... more »

Holly Davis named field development manager for Certis Biologicals

Certis Biologicals has added experienced entomologist and extension specialist Holly Davis to its team of field development managers, who work across the country to manage field trial programs for the company’s leading portfolio of bio-based crop... more »

Feb. 2-3 are the dates for Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days

The 2022 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 2 and 3, at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan, hosted by the Michigan Grape Society, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension and Lake Michigan College... more »

‘Safe environment’ readied at Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Jan. 25-27

Despite the presence of the Omicron variant, the latest modeling (January 17) projects the risk of COVID transmission during the Jan. 25-27 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium at a rate of less than two cases... more »

2022 Pennsylvania Grape and Wine Industry Winter Conference set

The 2022 Pennsylvania Grape and Wine Industry Winter Conference will be presented by the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program Board, in partnership with Penn State University Extension. Held on March 2-3 at the Penn... more »

March 12 is date set for Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference

Ohio State University (OSU) Extension Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference, "Sowing Seeds for Success," is scheduled for March 12. This new and small farm conferences provide connections that will last long after the event, organizers said... more »

2021 was warmer and wetter than average in Georgia

In 2021, Georgia experienced its coldest year since 2014, with an average temperature of 64.5˚  Fahrenheit. But the temperature was still well above the long-term average of 63.4˚  F and ranked the 20th warmest year... more »

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