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Specialty crop funds allocated for research efforts

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has established Fiscal Year 2018 funding for research and Extension activities to enhance productivity, safety, and innovation in the specialty crop industry. Funding is made through the Specialty... more »

Smaller crops to boost apple, pear and grape grower prices

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast the 2017 U.S. apple crop at 10.4 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the previous year but higher than most years since 2000, if realized. The Fruit and Tree... more »

Increase in organic ag production sales reaches 23 percent in 2016

Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities, according to data released today by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).... more »

Gladstone purchases organic farm in Washington state

McLean, Virginia-based Gladstone Land Corp. has acquired a 746-acre organic farm in Walla Walla, Washington for $9.5 million. Upon acquisition, Gladstone Land assumed a lease with a remaining term of six years with a leading... more »

Speciality crop survey targets Missouri growers

University of Missouri Extension specialists recently began a survey to learn how many specialty crop growers there are in the state and determine their economic impact. MU Extension commercial agriculture economists Joe Horner and Ryan Milhollin said the survey... more »

Florida farmers receive help understanding local market

When it comes to defining local food, things are hardly black and white. Instead, consumers perceive degrees of localness rather than firm local and non-local divisions, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences... more »

Chateau herbicide California-registered for caneberries

Valent U.S.A. 's Chateau Herbicide SW has been registered by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for use on citrus and caneberries. A preemergence herbicide, Chateau offers growers residual protection against more than 90 annual... more »

Growers: Farm bill must focus on technology research

Investment in new technology, including robotics and mechanization, would ensure the future success of American agriculture, according to specialty-crop farmers who testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. The committee convened a hearing in Washington,... more »

Plan to change when dealing with spotted wing drosophila

In 2017, we are seeing an early start to spotted wing Drosophila(SWD) and there is a good crop of berries on host plants in the woods. To me, this means SWD will arrive earlier than... more »

Semios wins British Columbia Technology Impact Award

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Semios, a provider of a precision agriculture solution to growers of tree fruits and tree nuts, has been named "Most Promising Startup" at the 2017 BC Technology Impact Awards. The TIA’s are the... more »