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Winegrape research seminar registration opens
Registration is now open for a seminar designed to share viticulture and enology research outcomes with growers. Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology (WAVE), the Washington wine industry’s annual signature research event, is schedu... more
MSU recognizes ag alumni leaders
Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has recognized numerous faculty for their contributions to agriculture. Sarah Quackenbush, sales manager of North Bay Produce, received the Outstanding Up and Coming Alu... more
EFI celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week
National Farmworker Awareness Week honors farmworkers that make having access to fresh, high-quality food every day of the year possible for Americans. The week runs March 25-31. The week is a call to action for communities to help raise awareness... more
Northern California Pear and Grape Field Day scheduled
Growers of grapes and pears are invited to attend this year’s iteration of the University of California Cooperative Extension’s (UCCE) Pear and Grape Field Day. The event is scheduled for May 28 in Hopland, California. The Pear and Grape Fi... more
Angular leaf spot troubles California strawberry growers
Editor's note: This is a post from the Cal Poly Strawberry Center's blog, written by Gerald Holmes, director of the center, and Shashika Hewavitharana, assistant professor and strawberry plant pathologist. We are seeing quite a bit of angular leaf... more
U.S. Sen. Ossoff presses USDA for H-2A wage info
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry into how the USDA conducts its Farm Labor Survey in Georgia. Ossoff, D-Georgia, launched an inquiry with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) asking for more transparency in the F... more
Naturipe Farms names VP of marketing
Naturipe Farms has hired Ashley Finster as vice president of marketing. Finster is a marketing professional with nearly three decades of management experience, including consulting, and senior marketing roles at various consumer packaged goods and... more