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2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention Set for Feb. 1-3
The 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held in-person at the Hershey Lodge on Feb.1-3, 2022. David Kohl, noted agricultural economist and presenter, will be the keynote speaker. A farm market bus tour and several pre-convention ... more
Organic group backs move to support ag research funding in Congress
Organic Farming Research Foundations supports a letter delivered to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that supports agricultural research in the Build Back Better Agenda. Thirty Members of Congress have signed on ... more
Keeping organic fruit fresh, safe from rot, foodborne pathogens studied
Increasingly popular with consumers, Washington-grown organic apples and pears thrive in the region’s dry, disease-discouraging climate. Off the tree, however, organic fruits are at the mercy of physiological disorders and fungi that can rot and... more
Western Growers’ Davis reappointed to microbiological criteria panel
Western Growers Senior Vice President of Science De Ann Davis will serve a second two-year term as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. The committee provides impartial scientific advice to federal age... more
Ag groups, including cherry marketers, formally object to EPA chlorpyrifos rule
On Oct. 19, more than 80 agricultural groups filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aug. 30 rule to revoke all tolerances of chlorpyrifos. Stakeholders, by law, can object to pesticide tolerance changes or cancellations, a... more
FDA: Majority of food samples tested below pesticide tolerances
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for the 2019 fiscal year. The results show the levels do not pose a concern for public health. According to the FDA, the 2019 report demonstra... more
Cornell hort team leader Marvin Pritts among honorees for excellence
Ten faculty members have been selected to receive Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring, Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack announced Oct. 18. “The Weiss Awards highlight the centrality o... more