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New online community links child farm safety advocates

A new online community makes it easy for people interested in keeping children safe on farms to connect, collaborate, learn, share and join. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network, or CASN, a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicate... more

Registration opens for California Nutrient Management Conference

Registration is now open for the 29th annual Nutrient Management Conference, hosted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Program and Western Plant Health. This year’s FREP/WPH Nutrient Management... more

Pact for soil health research initiative signed by Valent, Kansas State University

Valent BioSciences LLC and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, announced on Sept. 23 a formal long-term agreement to advance critical research in the areas of soil health and carbon smart farming. Kansas State University Distinguished Prof... more

New class of FFVA’s emerging leaders announced

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association announced Sept.22 the selection of 15 up-and-coming agriculture industry leaders for Class 11 of its Emerging Leader Development Program. Administered by the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, the cre... more

California ag groups praise Gov. Newsom’s veto of AB 616

California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson on Sept. 22 applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for vetoing Assembly Bill 616. The legislation would have allowed yearlong mail-in card-check campaigns for unionizing instead of a secret ballot election. ... more

Florida agriculture department marketing division receives FFVA honors

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has honored the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Marketing and Development with its 2021 Friend of the Industry Award. The award was presented during FFVA’s 77th annua... more

USDA hosting virtual meeting to gather input on statistical programs

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting virtually Oct. 13-14 from noon-3 p.m. ET. The meeting is free and open to the public. The Data Users’ Meeting is held to share recent and pending statis... more