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Blueberry Summit registration opens
Registration is open for The Blueberry Summit. The event, scheduled for Sept. 27-29 in Savannah, Georgia, is designed to allow blueberry industry people, including growers, shippers, distributors and marketers, to network and learn the latest... more »
New children’s watermelon activity guide encourages healthy eating
The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) has launched a new do-it-yourself watermelon day activity guide for children. The guide is designed to inspire creativity while encouraging healthy eating habits among children. It provides a wide... more »
FirstFruits’ Opal Apple youth charity releases award winners
In conjunction with Opal Apple, FirstFruits Farms has announced recipients of the Opal Youth Make A Difference Grant. The charitable program is designed to support and uplift youth-led initiatives that make a positive impact in... more »
Sarah Frey of Frey Farms to advise House Committee on Agriculture
Sarah Frey, founder and CEO of Illinois’ Frey Farms, has been appointed to serve as an Advisor to the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Frey will advise the U.S. House of Representatives’... more »
GOP USDA budget cuts criticized by Rural Voices USA
Rural Voices USA, an organization that promotes the interests of rural Americans, is criticizing a House GOP proposal to cut USDA FY24 funding. The organization warns the zeroing-out of USDA rural funding would harm rural... more »
IFPA disappointed in House agriculture appropriations bill’s WIC cuts
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is disappointed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s passage of a funding bill that will strip key nutrition benefits from the WIC program. The cuts could also produce... more »
Pear marketing order to have election for two seats
The Washington and Oregon pear marketing order’s Fresh Pear Committee is seeking two grower member alternates from the Wenatchee, Washington, district. The election for the two alternates from the Wenatchee district (Chelan and Douglas counties)... more »
Michigan Apple Committee launches social media summit
The Michigan Apple Committee is offering a social media summit to teach selected young growers the latest trends and best practices to promote their business and the Michigan apple industry. The Handpicked Social Media Summit... more »
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