Northeast
Genomic information being used to develop organic strawberries
With over 700,000 pounds produced and $2.3 million in farm sales, strawberries are an important crop for New Hampshire farmers. But improving the cultivated strawberry through breeding is particularly challenging. The cultivated strawberries has four... more »
CEA Summit East features the latest in indoor, greenhouse growing
Indoor Ag-Con and the Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center have partnered to launch CEA Summit East, bringing industry and academia together to share research and business strategies, and build partnerships to drive future growth for the sector. The... more »
Cornell’s AgriTech research center celebrates 140th anniversary
Cornell AgriTech, a preeminent center for food and agricultural research in Geneva, N.Y., will celebrate its 140th anniversary with an open house to showcase its impact on New York’s food and agricultural industries. The center... more »
N.Y. Strawberry Crop flourishing this season
New York State strawberries are flourishing this year, thanks to a cool, rainy early spring that produced prime conditions for budding plants. Farmers in the state are reporting bumper crops of the berries, some measuring... more »
Bowery Farming, Unfold partner on vertical farm seed development
Vertical farming company Bowery Farming and Unfold, a seed and digital solutions company advancing the vertical farming industry, have formed a partnership to create locally produced vegetables through new seed varieties. Controlled environmental agriculture needs... more »
USDA looks at ports to increase export-import capacity
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced plans to increase capacity for exporting chilled and frozen agricultural commodities at the Port of Houston, to help improve service for shippers of U.S. agricultural commodities. The U.S. Department... more »
Preparations underway for Penn State’s 2022 Ag Progress Days
Organizers have begun preparations for Penn State's 2022 Ag Progress Days exposition, which will be held Aug. 9-11 in Centre County. Sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences, the expo is held at the Russell... more »
Stokes Seeds adds Eastern New York, New England territory manager
Stokes Seeds has announced the hiring of Jason Detzel as territory manager for eastern New York and the New England states. In this position, Detzel will be responsible for seed and service to growers in... more »
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