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USApple: Total number of apples in storage 15% above last year

U.S. Apple Association has released its January 2020 edition of Market News. This is the second report on the 2019 apple crop. According to the survey, this year’s fresh apple holdings on Jan. 1, 2020, totaled 104.0 million bushels, 14% great... more

Organic Farmers Association hires new policy director

Organic Farmers Association, a voice for certified organic farmers sponsored by the nonprofit Rodale Institute, has named Patty Lovera as its new policy director. Lovera brings an impressive background in grassroots organizing on farm and food issu... more

National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees include three from agriculture

Twenty-two innovation pioneers were announced Jan. 8 as the National Inventors Hall of Fame 2020 class of Inductees on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show. Three inventors with ties to agriculture will be inducted into the National Inventors Ha... more

Farm Bureau says USMCA action is a welcome start to 2020

A key U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Jan. 7 in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but it’s unclear when the full Senate will give its final blessing to the Nafta replacement, largely owing to uncertainty over President Donald Tru... more

$1.5M set for nutrient management projects, including for cherry, in California

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Program announced more than $1.5 million in grant funds are being awarded to agricultural organizations and universities as a result of the Fertilizer Research and Ed... more

Extreme snacking video links Pear Bureau Northwest with consumers

With the fourth annual ongoing efforts to present pears in new and exciting ways and reach new audiences, Pear Bureau Northwest has embraced the current popularity of hot and spicy snack foods by creating a short, humorous video highlighting pears a... more

USDA transitions to new data source to improve market news reporting accuracy

On Jan. 1, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) transitioned to a different system to more accurately capture specialty crops movement activity data along the U.S. northern border. The transition will... more