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Crown rot disease detected in Louisiana strawberries

Louisiana growers have not yet finished planting this year’s strawberry crop, and a disease called crown rot has already been detected in a commercial field. This disease is caused by a soil-borne, fungal-like microorganism genus called phytopht... more

Sym-Agro and Asfertglobal announce exclusive distributorship

Sym-Agro has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Asfertglobal, a producer of biostimulants, biocontrol solutions and crop stress management. This agreement allows Sym-Agro the sole rights to sell Asfertglobal’s line of high-quality z... more

John Deere selected as CES 2022 award winner in two categories

John Deere has been named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Best of Innovation honoree in the Robotics category, and an honoree in the Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation category. This is the third consecutive year John Deere has received an Inn... more

New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference goes online Dec. 13-17

Participants can enjoy the New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference from the comfort of their own living room. The conference will be online this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. The program will be a streamlined version of the confer... more

IFTA Young Professional Scholarship opportunity offered

The International Fruit Tree Association Young Professionals Scholarship Program was started in 2013 to encourage the next generation of fruit tree growers to attend the association's educational events. The first Young Professional Scholarships w... more

Verdant Technologies names new sales director-West

Verdant Technologies has brought on Harlan Ewert as sales director-West, effective immediately. Ewert comes to Verdant from 30+ years with The Kroger Co. He has spent his career in the retail grocery business and brings procurement, leadership, lean ... more

Applications accepted for Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program

The USDA announced Nov. 11 that it is accepting applications for the new Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program first announced on Sept. 7, 2021. The program will provide $665 million to fund competitive grant applications to provide relief to fa... more