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FFAR and OFRF renew partnership to improve soil health research

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) are thrilled to announce the continuation of their partnership to fund on-farm research advancing the climate benefits of organic agricult... more


OrBot, developed in Idaho, could help orchardists with fruit harvest

A university professor in Nampa, Idaho, with the help of his engineering students, is developing a fruit harvesting robot prototype for Idaho orchardists. Duke Bulanon, an engineering professor at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), received a $1... more


Cold climate grape bud break webinar part of free series

A cold climate grape bud break webinar, "What to Do Now in the Vineyard: Bud Break, will be held May 19 at 2 p.m. EST. This event is part of a series that keeps cold-climate grape growers up to speed on ... more


United Fresh volunteer leadership groups to remain through 2021

With the recent decision of the Board of Directors and endorsement of the membership to combine with the Produce Marketing Association to form a new association in 2022, the current United Fresh Board of Directors, market segment boards and expert ad... more


Yara to host global launch event for Agoro Carbon Alliance

Yara, a crop nutrition solutions provider, will officially introduce the Agro Carbon Alliance during a global launch event on June 8 at 9 a.m. CDT (10 a.m. EDT). The Agoro Carbon Alliance is Yara's new global business created to decarbonize the fa... more


New York Apple Association gears up for upcoming season

As the New York Apple Association ramps up its retail and foodservice promotional plans for this coming fall harvest, it has added to its retail and foodservice team. Corey Woodward, a fresh fruit and vegetable veteran, joins the association as ac... more


Fungal biologists fighting peach tree-killing pathogen

Many a Coloradan looks forward to that first, juicy bite of a Palisade peach every summer. Demand for the famous Western Slope fruit never runs dry, but the state’s $40 million peach industry is under increasing threat from an insidious pathogen th... more


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