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Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference early registration ending soon

Early registration is ending soon for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Participants are urged to register by Dec. 9 to receive discounted rates. The show, scheduled for Jan. 9-11 in Savannah, Georgia, is... more »

MSU researcher receives USDA grant for new SWD biopesticide

A Michigan State University researcher has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a yeast-based biopesticide that targets spotted wing drosophila (SWD), an invasive... more »

Clemson simplifying South Carolina grower organic transition

Clemson is working to help South Carolina growers more efficiently and easily transition to organic growing. Juan McAllister, a personal chef from Georgia, owns his grandfather’s farm in Effingham, South Carolina. He wants to grow... more »

Talking Tech: New app innovations aid growers

Farming has forever been changed by technology, with new innovations helping growers of fruit, vegetables and tree nuts improve things such as pest management, disease monitoring and data collecting. One of the biggest help to... more »

Invasive Spotted lanternfly detected in Georgia

Destructive spotted lanternflies (SLF) have been discovered in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made the first detection of spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula or... more »

Evolving downy mildew strains test spinach growers

Most afternoons, a coastal breeze blows in from Castroville to King City, cooling the Salinas Valley and supporting a wide range of vegetable crops from artichokes to broccoli to spinach. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers... more »

USDA to construct ag research center in Davis, California

The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) broke ground on the Agricultural Research and Technology Center (ARTC) in Davis, California, marking a new phase in agricultural innovation. The modern facility will centralize ARS labs currently at... more »

Vive Crop Protection accelerates crop protection product development

Vive Crop Protection is speeding the introduction of its crop protection products. A new initiative from Vive Crop Protection is designed to hasten the development of its crop protection products. Vive's Highest Velocity Commercialization Engine... more »

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