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Non-fresh market fruit topic of Georgia study
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is looking into how products can be developed from culls or non-No. 1 fresh fruit. The LaGrange, Georgia-based GFVGA has secured funding to study the development of... more »
Texas International Produce Association applauds Mexico water agreement
Three Texas grower organizations are lauding a long-awaited water agreement between the U.S and Mexico. After a prolonged advocacy effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has successfully brokered an agreement with Mexico to release long-overdue... more »
Farm Bureau warns of estate tax farm threat
The cost of inheriting the family farm will increase dramatically at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t take steps to extend the elevated estate tax exemption, according to a news release from the... more »
USDA to deliver second round of MASC payments to specialty crop growers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a second round of payments is coming for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. The program provides up to $1.3 billion... more »
UF/IFAS to host stone fruit field day
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has scheduled a stone fruit day for May 7 in north-central Florida. The Stone Fruit Field Day is scheduled to run from 9 a.m.... more »
Everglades farmers get help battling crop diseases from UF/IFAS plant pathologist
Farmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have a powerful new ally in the fight against crop diseases. Monica Navia-Urrutia is a plant pathologist at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences... more »
Pittsburgh training center to build urban ag farm
A Pennsylvania professional career training center has received grant funding to construct an urban agriculture farm and market. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has awarded Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Bidwell Training Center (BTC) a $500,000 Agricultural... more »
Prospiant names Burk Metzger as president
Prospiant has appointed Burk Metzger as president of the company, bringing decades of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) experience to the role. He will report directly to Gibraltar chief executive officer Bill Bosway. Burk Metzger. Photo courtesy... more »
Trump suggests legal pathway for undocumented farmworkers amid deportation push
President Donald Trump has suggested a new plan that could allow undocumented agricultural workers to gain legal status, if they voluntarily leave the country and re-enter through a formal process. Trump’s comments during an April... more »
Tariffs pause make growers wary
President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on increased reciprocal tariffs for most U.S. trading partners, offering a temporary reprieve amid escalating global trade tensions. The April 9 decision excludes China, which will now face... more »
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