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100 attend diverse Great Lakes EXPO Farm Market Bus tour
More than 100 farmers from as far away as Africa, Alaska and Quebec toured diverse farm market offerings in West Michigan Monday, December 3. The Great Lakes Expo Farm Market Bus Tour visited a total... more »
US, Mexico and Canada sign trade agreement
The United States has signed a new trade agreement with Canada... more »
New topics abound at EXPO farm market program
If you enjoyed the pre-conference farm market tour in past years, you’ll be glad to know it’s back at this year’s Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO on Dec. 3, the day before... more »
Crunch Time Apple Growers garner international awards
Crunch Time Apple Growers have won three Silver Davey Awards in the 14th annual contest, as announced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. With 3,000 entries from across the US and around the... more »
World Pear Day promotion set for Dec. 1
To kick off the 14th year of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proclaiming December to be National Pear Month, Pear Bureau Northwest/USA Pears is once again implementing promotional efforts on a global scale. On... more »
Pear Bureau Northwest hires event coordinator
Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) is pleased to announce Angela Daniels has joined the company as Event Coordinator. Daniels brings diverse experience in events, communications, and marketing to the PBNW team. Most recently, Angela spent four... more »
Fruit industry reps, US official embark on South Korea Trade Mission
Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Ken Isley on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 5-8. [caption id=""... more »
US moves to protect tart cherry industry from dumping by Turkey
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D.-Michigan, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, said Nov. 1 a major step forward had been made to protect Michigan’s cherry industry, which has struggled from unfair... more »