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Colorado farmers targeted for disaster grant funds

Applications are being sought for grants to assist Colorado farmers and ranchers who were impacted by 2012/2013 floods and fires. The grant amounts can range from $15,000 to $150,000 and approximately $900,000 is available for this round of grants. ... more

Wild blueberry growers in Maine face smaller crop

Like so many of Maine’s seasonal industries, the wild blueberry business flourishes or flounders with the weather. And this year, Prof. David E. Yarborough, wild blueberry specialist with the UMaine Cooperative Extension and professor of horticultu... more

Vertrees promoted to new position at Naturipe Farms

Naturipe Farms has promoted Brian Vertrees to Director of Business Development-West. In this new role, Vertrees will focus on providing additional leadership, guidance and direction for Naturipe’s West Coast blueberries and all organic berry pr... more

Winegrapes hike Sonoma County ag value to record in 2016

Winegrapes helped boost the value of agricultural products from Sonoma County, California, last year jumping 17.2 percent to $898.1 million, setting a record, according to a new report. The total was boosted by a 23.9 percent bounce back in winegr... more

Washington apple harvest predicted to be 130.9 million boxes

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) released its forecast for the 2017 Washington state fresh apple crop Aug. 7. The 2017 forecast is for a crop of 130.9 million standard 40-pound boxes of fresh apples. This is down 1.2 percent fro... more

Texas farmers’ market regulations outlined

While the popularity of farmers' markets has grown, there is still a lot of misunderstanding about what certain terms mean and what is allowed to be sold there, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist. “A lot of the te... more

CIFT hires Stermock as development specialist

Michael Stermock has joined the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT), as agribusiness development specialist. He is responsible for exploring new opportunities to advance agribusiness initiatives in Ohio, according to Rebecca A. Singer, pr... more