Southeast
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 80 Acres Farms enter research agreement
Hamilton, Ohio-based vertical farming business 80 Acres Farms has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to advance the science of vertical farming. Scientists with the experiment station, the research... more »
Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center to debut in North Carolina
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was recently honored by the N.C. General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper by the passage and signing of HB 137 that named the new Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh... more »
May 10-11 set for Virtual Ag Tech Expo – The Future of Farming
Ag Tech Expo – The Future of Farming, is a virtual event to be held from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Southwest Florida Research and Education Center on May 10-11.... more »
Florida strawberry growers concerned due to Neopestalotiopsis fruit rot disease
Pestalotiopsis-like species have been reported affecting strawberry worldwide. Recently, severe and unprecedented outbreaks have been reported in Florida commercial fields where leaf, fruit, petiole, crown, and root symptoms were observed and yield was severely affected.... more »
Louisiana’s warm, rainy weather brings vegetable plant diseases
Current weather conditions may present Louisiana vegetable growers with great challenges to combat plant diseases. ... more »
Lipman successfully hosts 7th annual 5K charity event
Lipman Family Farms, North America’s largest field tomato grower based in Immokalee, Florida, held their annual 5K Run for Backpacks as a hybrid event this past weekend. Each year, the company hosts this community event... more »
Duda Fresh Foods launches sustainable packaging program
Oviedo, Florida-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a grower of fresh vegetables and citrus, has launched its Sustainable Packaging Program to assess the overall sustainability of current packaging, identify improvement opportunities, and implement packaging changes to reduce its... more »
University of Florida offering Seminole County Farm Tour
Foodies and agricultural enthusiasts can “visit” six farms across the county for the annual University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Seminole County Farm Tour, which moved to a virtual format for... more »
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