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CMI Orchards gets EFI certification on apples, cherries and pears
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer advocacy groups, recently announced that CMI Orchards of Washington state had achieved its first EFI c... more
West Central Michigan Spring Horticultural Meeting is March 22
Michigan State University Extension will be offering the 2022 West Central Spring Horticulture Meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the West Michigan Research Station in Hart, Michigan. The meeting will provide attendees with information on a ran... more
DOL seeks to increase Southeast ag industry’s compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is continuing its multi-year education and enforcement initiative to increase compliance with federal labor laws in the Southeast’s agricultural industry. In addition to enforcement activity... more
Inflation remained the big story for fresh produce in February
The U.S. consumer price index increased +7.9% for the 12 months ending February 2022. This was the largest 12-month increase since July 1981, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. IRI-measured multi-outlet stores in the U.S., including supe... more
Farm Bureau seeks entrepreneurs for Ag Innovation Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online for the 2023 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its ninth year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startu... more
Florida farmworker health fair scheduled
On March 26, a statewide initiative takes its critical next steps to provide farmworkers in central Florida free access to much-needed health care. The health fair will be held at the Hardee County Agri-Civic Center at 507 Civic Center Dr. in Wauc... more
Resource Innovation Institute welcomes new producer-partners
The Resource Innovation Institute (RII) welcomes its latest round of producer-partners planning to benchmark their energy- and water-efficiency performance metrics as part of a USDA-funded project aimed at encouraging innovation and resource efficien... more