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University Of Wyoming Extension creates directory of local food producers

The University of Wyoming Extension recently published the 2021 Specialty Crop Directory. "Our goal with the directory was to link buyers to sellers, and also to connect farmers to other farmers so that they could be mentors," Cole Ehmke, ... more


American Farm Bureau urges USDA to address supply chain issues

The American Farm Bureau Federation on Sept. 3 sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack detailing a list of solutions to address critical supply chain issues facing America’s farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)... more


Entries sought for South Dakota Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award

The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association is seeking nominations for a South Dakota Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award. Producers and members of the public are invited to nominate a farmer who has made a significant contribution to spec... more


Michigan Farm Bureau seeks release of insect to control spotted wing drosophila

Michigan Farm Bureau is calling on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to give fruit growers a new tool to fight spotted-wing drosophila. APHIS is considering granting permits for the release ofG. brasiliensis, a type of wasp that acts... more


AgriSafe launches new website to support safety for farmers, ranchers

AgriSafe Network has been well positioned the past 20 years to provide health and safety information to agricultural communities and their families. Recently, AgriSafe, launched a new website which integrates its learning management system that inclu... more


Valley Irrigation delivers customized solar solutions for agriculture

Omaha, Nebraska-based Valley Irrigation announced Sept. 2 the expansion of its solar solutions into the United States. “Solar energy is the key to maximizing efficiency and sustainability,”  Darren Siekman, vice president of water delivery and ... more


Titan Farms, supermarket donate 1,500 cases of peaches donated to food banks

Titan Farms and Harris Teeter come together in their seventh year to donate peaches to Second Harvest Food Banks in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. Over the past seven years, Titan Farms and Harris Teeter have donated to the Peaches with a ... more


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