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PREVIEW: 2021 GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour
Join Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News for the GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour and visit some of West Michigan’s market-savvy farm markets. The tour will be moderated by Michigan State University Extension staff.... more »
Total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1: 154.9M bushels, down 4.7%
Christopher Gerlach, director, industry analytics, for the U.S. Apple Association, has released the November 2021 USApple Tracker survey results. According to the survey, the total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1, 2021, was... more »
2021 Washington apple harvest estimate updated
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association released its updated estimate of the 2021 Washington state fresh apple crop. The August forecast estimated the Washington state apple harvest to be 124.85 million standard forty pound boxes... more »
Blueberry industry votes to continue national research promotion program
The USDA announced Nov. 8 that U.S. highbush blueberry producers and importers approved continuing their national research and promotion program. Industry representatives voted in a referendum held Oct. 8 through Oct. 22, 2021, by USDA’s... more »
Lynn Henderson named to the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame
The Agricultural Relations Council recently named Lynn Henderson to the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame for 2021 at their annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia. The Hall of Fame was created by Agricultural Relations Council... more »
Fried calls on USDA to provide fairness to Florida farmers
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote on Nov. 4 to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, calling for federal action to address the continued unfair foreign trade practices being employed by Mexico and others that are causing severe harm to the... more »
Michigan agritourism surveyed about disease prevention practices
Michigan State University Extension is developing resources to help Michigan’s agritourism industry better protect itself and its guests from zoonotic diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), zoonotic diseases are diseases caused... more »
USApple: Easing of tariffs on EU imports won’t help US growers
Jim Bair, president & CEO of the U.S. Apple Association, issued the following statement Nov. 2 regarding the proposed easing of U.S. tariffs on European Union imports. “This weekend’s announcement that the Biden administration will... more »
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