USDA sets cranberries volume regulation for 2018-19 crop year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Sept. 12 a final rule establishing a marketable quantity of 7.275 million barrels and a gr... more »
New Jersey peach season later than usual
New Jersey peach growers are experiencing a late season. New Jersey Peach Promotion Council (NJPPC) Marketing Consultant Pegi Adam said many grower... more »
Koru apple harvests gearing up in US
Koru apple growers are gearing up for their best and biggest harvest to date this fall. Growers in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania are all repor... more »
Northwest pear season starts; actress named spokesperson
The 2018 harvest of Northwest grown pears, hand-picked and hand-packed with care by Pacific Northwest growers, is now available in grocery stores. Sta... more »
Bilingual Quinn Farm draws 100K visitors a year
Quinn Farm is also known as La Ferme Quinn. Located about 20 miles from Montreal and 40 miles from the U.S. border, the proprietors are fully bilin... more »
National Processed Raspberry Council unveils video series
A new three-part video series, "My Name is Haedyn," follows Haedyn Maberry in and around her family's raspberry farm from winter to harvest as she wat... more »
New York state group estimates 2018 apple crop
The New York Apple Association (NYAA) estimates 31 million 42-lb. cartons of apples will be harvested from the 2018 crop this fall which is up slightl... more »
Meet the USDA’s new director of the Marketing Order and Agreement Division
[caption id="attachment_18420" align="alignright" width="251"] Patty Bennett, AMS, Director, Marketing Order and Agreement Division portrait in Washin... more »
Farm markets report prices, strategy
For as long as growers have been selling their crops at market, they’ve stretched their necks to look at what the other folks charge. The biggest c... more »
2018 Michigan apple crop expected to hit 28 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 28 million bushels (1.176 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop es... more »
