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UF/IFAS research receives $155.6M in latest fiscal year

The University of Florida boasted its second-best research funding awards over the fiscal year 2021, with UF/IFAS researchers receiving $155.6 million of the $861 million university total. The UF/IFAS funding, a 10% increase over last year’s to... more

Grower & Winemaker Town Hall webinar series continues Aug. 10

A webinar series for Eastern growers and winemakers in collaboration with several viticulture and enology Extension programs . Contributors will include those from Ohio State University, University of Maryland, Rutgers University, North Carolina Sta... more

USDA makes $10M in funding available for Specialty Crop Multi-State Program

The USDA announced Aug. 6 that $10 million is available for competitive grant funding in the 2021 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program. “This program is an important resource to strengthen the competitiveness of our nation’s specialty crop indus... more

L&I reaches $2M settlement with Central WA farm following worker deaths

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has reached a settlement with Gebbers Farms Operations LP following one of the largest workplace safety and health fines in state history. Under the agreement, Gebbers Farms will spend mor... more

Yield, quality of Clemson University’s advanced peach selection ‘SC-1’ eyed

The peach breeding program at Clemson University is developing new germplasm with improved characteristics to benefit farmers in the Southeast. Fruit of the advanced selection ‘SC-1’ possesses high tolerance to bacterial spot disease, which has a... more

2021 Washington apple harvest estimated to be 124.85M boxes

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association released its forecast for the 2021 Washington state fresh apple crop on Aug. 6. The 2021 forecast is for a crop of just under 125 million standard 40-pound boxes of fresh apples. This would be a 2.3% in... more

Wyoming publication helps connect consumers, local food producers

A University of Wyoming Extension publication promotes the local food movement across Wyoming, connecting consumers with producers, according to its authors. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Cole Ehmke[/caption] “Wyoming’s far... more