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PREVIEW: 2021 GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour

Join Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News for the GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour and visit some of West Michigan’s market-savvy farm markets. The tour will be moderated by Michigan State University Extension staff. Leading this year’s to... more

NIFA funds research to address those dealing with disabilities

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Nov. 10 an initial funding investment of more than $1.2 million with a total investment of more than $5 million over four years through USDA’s AgrAbility Program to help America’s farmer... more

Total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1: 154.9M bushels, down 4.7%

Christopher Gerlach, director, industry analytics, for the U.S. Apple Association, has released the November 2021 USApple Tracker survey results. According to the survey, the total number of apples in storage on Nov. 1, 2021, was 154.9 million b... more

Proposed California ballot initiative seeks new water investments

A proposed California ballot initiative, which could appear before voters in November 2022, seeks greater state investment to increase the annual supply of water in California by 5 million acre-feet. The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 is... more

Washington Apple Education Foundation cites Volunteers of the Year

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is celebrating and giving thanks this month for the hundreds of volunteers that impact students through the foundation. On Nov. 9, it announced its 2021 Volunteers of the Year: Dany Cavadini is the Volunte... more

Georgia researchers, Extension reps honored in Fruit + Vegetable 40 under 40

Five members of the faculty and staff of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and UGA Cooperative Extension have been honored as members of the Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Class of 2021. The l... more

Agricultural microbe product startup wins $250,000 AgSharks Competition

3Bar Biologics walked away from Western Growers/S2G Ventures' AgSharks Competition with a $250,000 equity investment offer to take its microbe technology from development to market. The seed funding was awarded by S2G Ventures after 3Bar Biologics co... more