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Watermelon crop update in Florida includes gummy stem blight warning

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension agents have issued an alert for watermelon farmers in the Suwannee Valley region about a potentially dangerous disease that could impact their crop. Reports... more »

New worker safety team – Agriculture Compliance Unit – set in Washington state

As the growing season gets underway, the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is taking a major step to help make sure farmworkers are safe on the job. The Washington state Department of Labor &... more »

Bowery Farming unveils Farm X, innovation hub, breeding program

Bowery Farming, a large vertical farming company, announced May 20 the opening of Farm X, its newest state-of-the-art innovation hub for plant science in Kearny, New Jersey, adjacent to Bowery's original R&D Center of Excellence and... more »

WSU CAHNRS interim dean to be Rick Koenig

Rich Koenig has been named interim dean of the Washington State Univerity College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, effective July 1, following an open, internal search. He will assume the position of acting... more »

Edible Garden’s sustainable salad program now at Meijer stores

Edible Garden, the national brand of sustainably grown Non-GMO greens and herbs, launched a new sustainable cut lettuce program at all 250+ Meijer superstores. Perfectly timed to coincide with National Salad Month in May, its... more »

Research could prove profitable to indoor farmers growing leafy greens

There is a free, online resource that growers can use to help make their indoor farming businesses more productive and profitable. It’s a website featuring research results from six horticulture, engineering and agricultural economics professors... more »

Districts for irrigation look to transfers as California water dwindles

With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or no supplies look to their counterparts in other districts to negotiate water transfers to add whatever flexibility they can. Districts... more »

First Harvest Automation cohort by Western Growers picks 13 companies

Western Growers has selected 13 innovators for the inaugural cohort of its Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI), a groundbreaking project that aims to automate 50% of specialty crop harvest within 10 years by accelerating the... more »