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Pandemic Assistance for Producers includes aid for specialty crop entities
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced June 15 additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The funding includes $700 million in Pandemic Response and Safety Gr... more
Ontario fruit and vegetable growers refute reports of poor worker housing
Ontario’s fruit and vegetable growers are pushing back on recent allegations of poor housing standards and lax inspections around employer-provided housing for seasonal agricultural workers. Workers who come to Ontario through the Seasonal Agric... more
Signify and Fragaria Innova succeed in growing strawberries with LED
Signify, a lighting company, has worked together with Fragaria Innova to develop specific light recipes for strawberries, resulting in a steady production pattern with high yield, and good quality strawberries in wintertime. The joint research o... more
Michigan blueberry orchard and facilities purchased
Gladstone Land Corp. announced June 10 that it has acquired 930 gross acres of farmland, including approximately 480 acres of blueberry bushes, and support facilities located in Paw Paw, Michigan, for $13.3 million. The facilities include a 23,000... more
Sweetgreen co-founders keynote presenters at Organic Produce Summit 2021
Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman, co-founders and co-CEOs of nationally acclaimed fast causal restaurant chain sweetgreen, have been confirmed as the first of two keynote presenters at the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit, this September in Monte... more
2021 preharvest blueberry webinar set by Michigan State University
Michigan State University Extension MSU Extension and the Small Fruit Team are holding the 2021 Blueberry Preharvest webinar on June 17, 2021, from noon to 2 p.m.. This webinar will provide updates on important issues related to the blueberry prehar... more
National Agri-Marketing group announces top award winners
The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced its Association Leaders and Marketer of the Year honorees. Tim Hassinger is named the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA’s) AgriBusiness Leader of the Year, Chad Gregory is named Ag Asso... more
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