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UGA Extension, SBDC to host ag marketing webinar series

Farmers and agricultural producers have faced numerous challenges in recent years, affecting the day-to-day tasks of running their operations. Add in a global pandemic and a push toward direct-to-consumer sales, and sustaining an agribusiness can see... more


Vestaron expands US sales force with new South-Central hire

Vestaron announced March 4 the appointment of  Jorge Moreno as territory sales manager for the South-Central United States, spanning Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In addition, Moreno will coordinate business activities in Mexico as Vest... more


On-farm Produce Safety website is now active in New Jersey

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced March 4 the Department’s new Produce Safety website is now active. The site provides information and frequently asked questions concerning the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), th... more


Bryan Sakuma gets blueberry honor for Export and Global Community Relations

During the 2020 North American Blueberry Council/U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Virtual Conference & Expo, USHBC honored 11 pioneers whose work has helped the blueberry industry grow and flourish over the last two decades. One of those winner... more


Uri agriculture damage estimates exceed $600M in Texas

Winter Storm Uri, which blasted through the entire state of Texas, caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. "A large number of Te... more


Liphatech’s Rozol brand celebrates 50-year anniversary

In 2021, the Rozol brand is celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the EPA registration of Liphatech’s first active ingredient chlorophacinone. Since 1971, farm communities have relied on Rozol to help manage field rodents. Today, Rozol is labeled ... more


Industry leaders to discuss empathy in marketing during BrandStorm

United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online March 9-11, 2021. The event will feature two sessions specifically designed to facilitate dialogue around the subjective topic of empathy in marketing, both in consumer and busines... more


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