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Thirteen innovative companies added to Thrive V1 Accelerator cohort
SVG Ventures-Thrive has selected the 13 companies to join their Thrive VI Accelerator cohort. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% admission to the award winning ThriveAccelerator Program is fiercely competitive. This latest cohort saw a tot... more
Conference explores agritourism in Virginia’s new economy
Virginia agritourism is a growing industry that can generate more than $2.2 billion in economic impact. The sixth annual Virginia Agritourism Conference will enable interested agritourism entrepreneurs, economic development staff and local governm... more
USDA, USTR cite progress on implementation of US-China Phase One Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Feb. 25 that China has taken numerous actions to begin implementing its agriculture-related commitments under the landmark U.S.-China Phase One E... more
Peterson Farms to begin processing Cheribundi tart cherry juice
Shelby, Michigan-based Peterson Farms Inc. announced that Cheribundi, one of nation’s largest producers of tart cherry juice, will now be processed on the Peterson Farms campus in Shelby, beginning this spring. “Peterson Farms has been processi... more
Apple, potato leaders to urge Senate to act on ag labor crisis
At 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, leaders from the potato and apple industries will host a press conference with agricultural industry partners and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to call on the U.S. Senate to take up legislation to solve th... more
Lifelong innovator gets Golden Apple Award from Ontario fruit and vegetable group
Well-known apple industry innovator Don Peters has been named the 2019 Arysta Golden Apple Award winner. The award was presented posthumously on Feb. 18 at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association annual meeting. Peters, who had serve... more
Wilbur-Ellis Co. launches new adjuvant Efficax
Wilbur-Ellis Co., a precision agriculture, crop protection, seed and nutritional products company, has launched Efficax, an adjuvant that helps growers optimize soil-applied residual herbicides. Efficax is a soil retention adjuvant that helps gro... more
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