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University of Florida sets online resources for non-English speaking ag workers
The fall crop season is underway in Florida and over the next few months, an increase in the farmworker population will help plant, maintain, and harvest our crops in the Sunshine State. Agriculture is an... more »
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association names new director of communications
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has named Christina Morton as its new director of communications. She replaces Lisa Lochridge, who will retire Dec.1. An experienced strategic communicator with a strong public relations background, Morton... more »
Food production, training facility targeted with Michigan grant funds
The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development approved three Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grants Nov. 5 totaling $293,500. These performance-based grants will leverage approximately $91.4 million in additional private investment in Michigan’s food... more »
Battle against the highly invasive spotted lanternfly heats up in Virginia
When the highly invasive spotted lanternfly was first discovered in the woods surrounding Kate Reed’s Winchester, Virginia, home, it occurred in such small numbers that finding it required a short trip and careful observation in... more »
MDARD announces specialty crop block grant public input opportunity
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced a public input opportunity for the Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The deadline for comments is 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The... more »
CMI Orchards is WAEF Volunteer Organization of the Year
Wenatchee, Washington-based CMI Orchards has been announced as the 2020 Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) Volunteer Organization of the Year. Annually, the non-profit WAEF recognizes an organization for their efforts to make a difference through... more »
Spotted lanternfly found in Jefferson County, Ohio
A population of the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) has been found in Mingo Junction just south of Steubenville, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The initial report came from a resident who spotted a dead adult... more »
New UC Merced engineering research center to focus on ag technology
By 2050, the U.S. population is estimated to grow to 400 million, and the world population to 9.1 billion, requiring a 70% increase in global food production. UC Merced is one of four campuses across... more »
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