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Survey: California strawberry acreage increases lead to optimism

Using less than 1% of California's farmland, strawberry farms produce the fourth most valuable crop in California. The Acreage Survey is updated twice a year, once during the fall/winter and an update in the summer. The California Strawberry Ac... more

Eau Claire, Michigan’s Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm closed Dec. 31

It’s the end of an era for agriculture in southwest Michigan, as Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, Michigan, closed Dec. 31. According to radio station WSJM in St. Joseph, Michigan, The farm made the announcement on Facebook in late December... more

Texas International Produce Association’s Hall of Fame banquet set

Seven leaders of the Texas produce industry will be honored January 27th, 2020 at the Texas International Produce Association’s Hall of Fame Banquet. The Texas Produce Hall of Fame was established in 1988, and has since presented 143 living and... more

Blueberries, pears among Amazon’s best-selling delivered groceries

Amazon said it delivered tens of millions grocery items from Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh this holiday season.

2020 4R Advocates showcase economic, environmental benefits of 4R farming

The Fertilizer Institute recently revealed the 2020 4R Advocates, five farmer and retailer pairs who have teamed up to turn the 4R Nutrient Stewardship principles into practice, yielding economic and environmental benefits on their farms. “For n... more

Judge orders temporary halt to historic New York farm labor law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from enforcing parts of a landmark farm labor law that was due to go into effect Jan. 1. According to a Jan. 2 report by Syracuse.com, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo in Buffalo is... more

Ag Workforce Coalition protests Adverse Effect Wage Rate impact

Following on the heels of a government-mandated increase in farmers’ labor costs, the Agriculture Workforce Coalition, on Jan. 2 urged the U.S. Senate to take up legislation to solve the agricultural labor crisis by calling attention to the dire la... more