Northeast
Addressing COVID-19 on farms subject of New York webinar
As New York "reopens" business during the COVID-19 crisis, business owners are evaluating what actions they need to take to protect themselves, their employees, and their customers, and to help public officials contain the spread... more »
North Carolina SweetPotato Commission hires registered dietitian
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission (NCSPC) is proud to announce and welcome Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN - Bucket List Tummy as the registered dietitian of record for the commission and its members. Schlichter will be... more »
More than $1M In grants awarded to Virginia State ag researchers
Researchers at Virginia State University’s Agricultural Research Station (VSU-ARS) were recently awarded $1.4 million in capacity building grants (CBG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Chyer Kim, Food Scientist at VSU-ARS, was awarded $499,644... more »
H-2A growers’ forum eyes protecting agricultural employee health
Penn State Extension is hosting the second in a series of H-2A growers forums on protecting agricultural employee health on June 18, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Grant Meckley, Keystone Health Agricultural Worker Program, will discuss... more »
Cornell Ag Experiment Station’s Margaret Smith new director, associate dean
Margaret Smith has been appointed as associate dean and director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES), effective Aug. 1, 2020. Smith came to Cornell in 1987 as a faculty member in Plant Breeding and Genetics, focusing... more »
UNH’s Brent Loy receives Big E Agricultural Adventurers Award
J. Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire professor emeritus and long-time NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher, has received Eastern States Exposition’s 2020 New England Fellowship of Agricultural Adventurers Award. The honor was announced May 21... more »
Cornell offers NY Forward Business Safety Plan Support for farms
New York state requires businesses to have a specific business safety plan in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes all farms, both food and non-food producing. In addition, a well-written and executed business safety... more »
Watch for late blight on tomato, potato in Eastern region
There are currently no reports of late blight on tomato or potato in the region. Tomato and potato plants are susceptible at any point during the growing season if conditions are favorably cool and wet.... more »
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