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Pear Bureau Northwest is still fresh after 90 years

Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 90 years of fruitful collaboration with Washington and Oregon fresh pear growers to drive demand for Northwest pears. Washington and Oregon pear growers fund the bureau through a federal marketing order, the oldest... more

In-field soil moisture probes, aerial insights integrated by Ceres Imaging

Ceres Imaging, a precision irrigation company that helps farmers build more profitable and more sustainable operations, has announced that it will offer soil moisture probes as part of its precision irrigation subscription service to growers in the s... more

OK sought for importation of blackberry and raspberry tissue culture plants

The government of Mexico has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis Porter) and Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) tissue culture plants for planting into the Unite... more

Montana’s Western Ag Research Center gets funding boost

An expansion of the Corvallis Western Ag Research Center (WARC) has received another funding boost. Montana State University (MSU) announced a $50,000 contribution from Northwest Farm Credit Services to the planned remodel of the center northeast of ... more

Innovate 2021 talk eyes carbon sequestration’s impact on blueberries

At Innovate 2021, Markus Kleber, professor of soil system science at Oregon State University, hosted a “Carbon Sequestration Lunch.” The session provided an overview of carbon sequestration and detailed the potential benefits to blueberry growers... more

California judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute

A federal judge is reviewing a proposed order requesting approval of an interim operations plan for 2022 that would affect Central Valley Project and State Water Project agricultural water users. U.S. District Court Judge Dale Drozd in Fresno is r... more

Virginia Small Farm Outreach Program announces 2021 award winners

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program (SFOP) at Virginia State University concluded the annual Small Farm Outreach Conference at the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia, on Nov. 20 by announcing the winners o... more