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Projects to advance student skills led by UC Davis Plant Sciences profs

From encouraging increased diversity to an innovative leadership program that employs interdisciplinary training in soil and plant health, two professors are spearheading projects that advance graduate and postgraduate training in the Department of P... more

United Fresh introduces programming supporting women in produce

United Fresh Produce Association has been honoring women in produce, elevating one honoree a year for more than two decades, helping to raise awareness of the challenges executive women face – and overcome – in produce. Since the pandemic, w... more

DroneDeploy, Corteva to bring scalable, best-in-class analytics to farmers

Enterprise drone data platform DroneDeploy announced Feb. 9 a collaboration with one of the world’s largest pure-play agricultural organization, Corteva Agriscience, to bring improved management decisions to farmers year-round. Corteva Agriscien... more

MDARD awards 2021 Food Safety Training and Education Grants

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Feb. 11 funding for eight projects under the state’s Food Safety Education Fund grant program. The grant program is designed to provide food safety training and education to ... more

Total number of fresh apples in storage on Feb. 1 were 8.2% less than year ago

The U.S. Apple Association has released its February 2021 edition of Market News. This is the fourth report on the 2020 apple crop. According to the survey, this year's fresh apple holdings on Feb.1, 2021, totaled 78.2 million bushels, 11.1% less ... more

UC Davis releases 2 new strawberry varieties

Red, ripe strawberries are the hallmark of spring in California. Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will provide consumers with big, flavorful strawberries throughout fall and winter... more

USITC: Imported blueberries have not caused serious injury to domestic industry

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined Feb. 11 that fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are not being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat of seri... more