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Precision orchard management supports success of New York apple industry
Excellent is how Cornell University Horticulture Professor Terence Robinson describes the results of precision orchard management trials at four Northern New York apple orchards. The trials funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development... more »
Jeff Dwyer tapped to lead MSU Extension
Fred Poston, dean of the Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, announced that Jeff Dwyer will become interim director of MSU Extension, effective Jan. 1. Dwyer replaces Ray Hammerschmidt, who will resume... more »
USDA: New wash for sanitizing fresh produce
An Agricultural Research Service scientist in Pennsylvania has developed a sanitizing wash formulated with natural compounds that could reduce the number of foodborne illnesses caused each year by Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Listeria on fresh-cut produce. Food processors sometimes use chlorinated... more »
USDA awards $8.3 million in grants to support agriculture research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded more than $8.3 million in grants to small businesses for advanced research and development projects that will lead to technological innovations and... more »
Project evaluates photoselective netting
It’s affectionately known in some circles of the Washington state research community as the “red, white and blue” project. It has the potential to protect high-value fruit crops from hail, with the added benefit of... more »
Most of rented farmland is owned by non-farmers
Agricultural producers rented and farmed 353.8 million acres of farmland, according to the results of the 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey results released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s... more »
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