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Wyoming Extension presenting grape-growing symposium
The Growing Grapes in Wyoming Symposium in Sheridan is the first event of a three-year effort to provide specialized education for cultivating grapes in Wyoming. The event is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20-21, at the... more »
Ag employment services provider purchased by GrubMarket
GrubMarket announced July 14 it has completed the acquisition of Pacific Farm Management, a full-service farm management services company – a provider of agricultural employment (payroll) and workers compensation insurance services in California with additional... more »
‘Transformational’ budget to aid UC ANR research, outreach
The state budget signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 12 includes a historic increase for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The state restored University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources UC... more »
Blueberry harvest underway in south and west central Michigan
For the past seven days, west central Michigan have been under relatively moderated weather conditions characterized by daily minimum and maximum temperatures averaging 62˚ F and 80˚ F. Although no significant rainfalls have occurred during... more »
One of first Ph.D. plant breeding programs in US offered at UF/IFAS
Working in labs and fields across Florida, a new generation of students will start earning a Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Florida – the first program of its kind in Florida and... more »
North Carolina State University debuts new Produce Handling Facility
North Carolina agricultural interests have invested in a facility that supports research and Extension programs focusing in research data collection and postharvest technologies for the produce industry. Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Produce... more »
Sweet Grown initiative connects Alabama farmers to local groceries
Sweet Grown Alabama has launched an effort to help the state’s farmers sell more produce in local grocery stores. The nonprofit foundation, which promotes Alabama’s farming industry, is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Alabama... more »
Western Growers releases video series ‘No Water = No Crops’
In "No Water = No Crops," a series of videos released July 12 by Western Growers, three California farmers show the impact the drought is having on their operations, and the cascading losses that result... more »