Fruits
Mexico imposes duties on U.S. apple exports
Mexico’s Secretaria De Economia, Ildefonso Guajarda Villarreal, has released the Ministry of Economy’s preliminary determination on an anti-dumping petition filed by the Chihuahua apple growers association Unifrut against United States apple exporters, according to a... more »
HHS, USDA release new dietary guidelines
HHS and USDA have released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines includes five overarching guidelines and suggestions on foods Americans should consume. The guidelines focus on the variety... more »
2016 United Fresh registration opens
Registration for United Fresh 2016 is now open. The event will be hosted June 20-22 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. United Fresh will feature new produce innovations and fresh food trends, tools and... more »
Warm winter puts Georgia crops at risk
Georgia growers fear losses for the pecan harvest and early blooms for blueberries and peaches if temperatures don’t drop soon. Heavy rains in December drowned pecan orchards, and the warm winter weather is shortening the... more »
Honeybear Brands launches new winter apple variety
Honeybear Brands, a Minnesota-based varietal development company, will launch demos of its new winter apple variety Pazazz in January and February. More than 300 stores across the country will feature the new variety. [caption id="attachment_9123"... more »
USDA expands organic assessment exemption
The USDA recently issued a final rule to expand the exemption for certified organic products from assessments collected by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The rule will be effective on Feb. 29. As directed... more »
Penn State Extension adds new hard cider workshop
Penn State Extension announced the next workshop in the Hard Cider Business and Production workshop series. “Hard Cider from Seed to Sip” will be held on Feb. 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at... more »
Study: Drought costs Washington state agriculture $335 million
A recent study by the Washington State Department of Agriculture estimates farm losses from the 2015 drought to be in the millions. While all the numbers aren’t in yet, the study estimates more than $335... more »
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