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California Carrot Variety Trial Field Day is Dec. 14
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources department is holing a Carrot Variety Trial Field Day on Dec. 14. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pacific in Shafter, California at the Grimmway Farms field site. ... more
Grieshop director of new Center for Organic Production and Research
Matthew Grieshop, associate professor of organic pest management and director of the Sustainable Farming and Food Systems academic program at Michigan State University, has been named director of Cal Poly’s new Center for Organic Production and Res... more
Florida vegetable pioneer James Barfield dies in Lehigh Acres
James Fred Barfield died on Nov. 20, 2021, at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Barfield was known as one of the last of a great generation of pioneer farmers who built the vegetable industry in the Immokalee, Florida, area [caption id="" ... more
Field development manager for the Midwest hired by Certis Biologicals
Certis Biologicals recently hired Nick Vandervort as Midwestern field development manager. Vandervort joins the team of field development experts charged with managing field trial programs, providing technical support to the Certis Biologicals s... more
New Midwestern regional sales manager named by Fecon
Fecon has announced the addition of Dallas Zeller as a regional sales manager for the Midwest region. In his new role, Zeller will assist distributors and other sales channel partners in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Col... more
Douglas Plant Health’s new name is DPH Biologicals
At the Biostimulants World Congress on Nov. 30, Douglas Plant Health announced it has changed its name to DPH Biologicals. The new name recognizes the century-long commitment of its parent company, Douglas Products, to deliver effective and high-q... more
Pesticides can affect multiple generations of bees, UC study finds
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that pesticides not only directly affect bee health, but effects from past exposure can carry over to future generations. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of th... more