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PVGA issues urgent pest warning for Pennsylvania growers
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association (PVGA) has issued an urgent pest warning; there has been an increase in corn earworm over the last week in Pennsylvania. In an email from Glen Bupp, Leah Fronk and Heather... more »
MSU global food safety event tackles food policy, research
Leaders in food safety innovation, research and policy from across the globe gathered at Michigan State University (MSU) in July to discuss issues and topics related to food safety and food security during the Global... more »
Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum speaker info released
A roster of speakers has been announced for the Georgia Agricultural Labor Relations Forum. The event, coordinated by the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), is scheduled for Aug. 20-21 and returns to Tifton,... more »
Foxy-The Nunes Co.’s Tom Nunes remembered
Tom Nunes of The Nunes Co. and Foxy, is being mourned. Nunes was 95. He died Aug. 5 in Carmel Valley, California. The Nunes Co. markets its vegetables and leafy greens under the Foxy brand. Nunes'... more »
IFTA’s Robert Guenther heads Florida tomato groups
Robert Guenther, a longtime produce industry leader, has been named as head of Florida's tomato trade associations. Guenther will serve as the executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange and Florida Tomato Growers Exchange,... more »
Cucurbit downy mildew detected in New England
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) has been spotted in New England. CDM was reported the week of Aug. 5 on cucumber crops by growers in Franklin County, Massachusetts, which is the southern border of New Hampshire’s... more »
Freshway Foods mourns loss of co-founder
Frank Gilardi, a co-founder of vegetables fresh-cut processor Freshway Foods, has died. Gilardi died July 8. His death was publicized in Aug. 12. Born and raised in Sidney, Ohio, Gilardi was a successful entrepreneur who,... more »
Farmers consider options as burn ban nears
Alex Noriega, foreman for the agricultural service provider Fowler Brothers, climbed onto an excavator at 4 a.m. in Lodi to rip apart discarded grapevines and drop them into a cement-lined steel box called an air... more »