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Produce Marketing Association calls off October’s Fresh Summit 2021

Produce Marketing Association has announced it will be unable to put on Fresh Summit 2021 scheduled for Oct. 28-30 in New Orleans, Louisiana, due to the impacts of both Hurricane Ida and Tropical Storm Nicholas. Cathy Burns, Produce Marketing Asso... more

Funds set for fruit growers for X-disease, Little cherry disease tree removal

Washington State University Extension in partnership with county Conservation Districts and Pest Boards announce availability of cost share funds for the removal and testing of trees infected with X-disease and Little cherry disease to slow the sprea... more

Ontario apples promise great sweetness and flavor this fall

As apple harvest gets under way once again, Ontario consumers can expect great looking apples bursting with sweetness and flavor this fall. That’s due to plentiful July rains that encouraged fruit growth and hot, sunny August days that have buil... more

San Joaquin County, California, releases 2020 Annual Agricultural Crop Report

The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner formally presented the 2020 Annual Agricultural Crop Report to the County Board of Supervisors Sept. 14 for approval. The data will be used by the USDA as part of its annual compilation of detailed agr... more

MagGrow wins the THRIVE|Bayer Sustainability Challenge

SVG Ventures|THRIVE and Bayer have announced that MagGrow, the company behind the patented, proprietary technology that is reducing waste associated with conventional pesticide spray applications, has won the THRIVE|Bayer Sustainability Challenge "S... more

California’s most lucrative crops dominate in Kern County

A new report shows Kern leading other counties in production of California's most lucrative crops, including three of the state's top seven agricultural exports. The California Agricultural Statistics Review 2019-2020, released recently... more

Fresh produce reaches highest year-on-year gain since March 2021

The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August. “Since January 2021, we had been seeing the share of meals prepared at home decrease a little each month,” said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh with IRI. “How... more