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2022 Virtual Southeast Muscadine School scheduled

The Virtual Southeastern Muscadine School is a webinar series on updated information for muscadine management and wine-making. Each session will feature specialists from across the southeast followed by a live Q&A. This webinar series is spons... more

Organic Produce Summit announces first education session – CEA Part 1

The continued growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and the ramifications of hydroponically grown items being eligible for organic certification will be the subject of the first announced educational session at Organic Produce Summit 202... more

Industry group to host Agricultural Safety Summit

Registration is open for the North American Agricultural Safety Summit (March 28-30), an in-person, 1.5 day meeting where participants will learn from agricultural producers about proven safety strategies that result in cost savings and improved empl... more

Automated fruit picking system named Agrifuture Concept Winner 2022

Kubota Corp. and President and Representative Director Yuichi Kitao were honored as Agrifuture Concept Winner 2022 at Agritechnica, a large farm machinery exhibition. The winning concept; automated fruit picking system developed jointly with Tevel... more

New Jersey soil health plans include blueberries, cranberries

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) have a long history of research and education in the field of soil science including ground-breaking discoveries such as strept... more

GreenStone supports ag with $40,000 in CultivateGrowth Grants

GreenStone is supporting the next generation of agriculture by providing $40,000 to young, beginning, and small farmers through 2022 CultivateGrowth Grants. Whether applicants are starting a business or taking over a generational farm, the Cultiv... more

California organic growers fret about costs, but cheer growth

With sales of organic fresh produce continuing to grow, farmers say they remain optimistic about their market prospects, even as they face a potentially challenging season complicated by drought, shifting demand and higher costs. The return of foo... more