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Oregon State’s Croptime helps growers plant veggies at the right time

Well-timed harvests enable growers to meet demand for consistent supplies of produce. Good timing also helps farmers schedule labor when they need it, and can help minimize pest damage at stages during the growing season... more »

Genes that keep plants green: Discovery can help grow crops in a drought

University of California scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet. Over the course of the last decade,... more »

Survey of growers in Pacific Northwest to be conducted by NASS

During the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. NASS will contact nearly 4,500 producers across... more »

Cornell Farmworker Program efforts expanded with grant

As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand... more »

OSU Department of Horticulture and Crop Science to be led by Karcher

Douglas Karcher, Ph.D. an alumnus of Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, is returning to the college as professor and chair in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science. His four-year... more »

Chemical-free method for eradicating honeybee-killing mites found

A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honeybees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports. A team led by Washington State University entomologists bred a... more »

$1.1M in funding set for upgrades at Montana ag research outlet

The Western Agricultural Research Center in Corvallis, Montana, is set to receive about $1.2 million in funding from the state for construction of a new facility. The funding is included within a broader legislative appropriation of... more »

Lipman Family Farms strengthens local partnerships

With demand for locally sourced produce on the rise, Immokalee, Florida-based Lipman Family Farms is advancing its commitment to family-operated farms through the Lipman Local program. Partnering with small- to medium-sized growers nationwide, the program... more »