By Region
Robson takes helm of Michigan Farm Bureau Crop Insurance Services
Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan (FBI) has named Kevin Robson as the company’s new crop insurance department manager to oversee recruitment and training of the department’s crop insurance specialists and agent sales force, as well... more »
Students study growers’ attitudes toward cultural, marketing practices
Two University of Georgia (UGA) graduate students have received grant money to pursue research into producers’ attitudes towards sustainable agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program provides graduate... more »
MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics gets a new website
Michigan State University (MSU) Diagnostic Services has recently changed to MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics. Our diagnostic facility was established in 1999 through Project GREEEN and since then we have served homeowners, growers, nursery and landscape... more »
Stone fruit companies Gerawan, Wawona merge
Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing announced Sept. 25 they have completed a merger. Paine Schwartz, an existing investor in Wawona and a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, is partnering with both companies to... more »
Gillibrand: USDA should investigate why prices paid to farmers fall short
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., called Sept. 24 on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate if fruit and vegetable farmers in New York and across the country are receiving fair prices for their produce.... more »
AgWeatherNet expands presence in northwest Washington
AgWeatherNet, a Washington State University program that provides access to current and historical weather data, has placed a meteorologist at the WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (REC) for the first time. Jon Contezac,... more »
Alpine Fresh brings new look to its brand, logo
Alpine Fresh , a grower, packer and shipper of fresh fruits and vegetables based in Miami, Florida, has launched its new brand and redesigned logo. This new logo has been incorporated into Alpine Fresh's product... more »
Results in from Turkey cherries antidumping investigation
On Sept. 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of dried tart cherries from Turkey, finding that exporters sold... more »
Current Issue
Sustainability takes many forms
Boyer Orchards goes from side business to award winner in three generations
ITC: No harm seen from blueberry imports
Growers quickly see benefits of drip irrigation
Riverdance Farms finds success with farm-visiting crowd
Errotabere Ranches leads on Western challenges
New Minnesota apple triumps over scab disease
Researchers ponder presence of cranberry false blossom
Carbon farming payments possible with soil-building
Create efficiencies for filling online customer orders
Notes from the Farm column: Pipe layers spur ideas for installing irrigation lines
National Council of Agricultural Employers column: Wage increases naturally lead to job loss – ag included
see all current issue »
