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IFPA supports continuation of WIC funds in SNAP

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) launched its largest-ever ad campaign in support of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for ... READ MORE »

New technology provides first-ever snapshot of fumigants’ impact on soil health

(Sponsored) Soil fumigation is highly effective at managing soil pests that cause crop disease. However, it is regularly accused of doing more har... READ MORE »

Selecting heat-tolerant snap bean varieties

Snap beans are sensitive to high night temperatures during flowering. Sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68 °F) is considered the threshold temperature ... READ MORE »

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SNAP opportunities for your market expanded

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, is the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program. Over th... READ MORE »

Farmers’ markets encouraged to to get free equipment for SNAP

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller recently highlighted an opportunity for farmers' markets... READ MORE »

OhSnap Pickles

Oh Snap! parlays grab-n-go, brine-less pickle appeal into new production facility

Longtime sauerkraut producer GLK Foods got into the grab-n-go pickling market in 2015 when it launched Oh Snap!, a line that includes single-serve, br... READ MORE »

SNAP recipients urged to buy healthy foods; grants announced

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)  on Nov. 6 announced $41.4 million in 23 competitive ... READ MORE »

SNAP processing effort funded by farmers’ market group

The National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (NAFMNP) is providing Novo Dia Group operational funding for an additional 30 days so th... READ MORE »

White mold snap bean treatment viewed

Snap beans, a legume more commonly known as the green bean and waxy yellow bean, generates hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue ann... READ MORE »

SNAP sign-up available at Michigan Farmers Market Conference

The Michigan Farmers Markets Association (MIFMA) is hosting the Michigan Farmers Market Conference on March 7 and 8, on the campus of Michigan State U... READ MORE »

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