Vegetables
2025 Michigan asparagus season kicks off with promotions
With Michigan’s asparagus season now underway, the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board (MAAB) is launching a fresh consumer marketing campaign to boost the vegetable’s profile and drive demand. Growers across the Wolverine State are reporting excellent... more »
TIPA voices concerns about tomato agreement termination
The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is warning that ending the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) could bring economic chaos and higher tomato prices across the U.S. “If the U.S. Department of Commerce terminates the... more »
Georgia study examining non-fresh market fruit
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is looking into how products can be developed from culls or non-No. 1 fresh fruit. The LaGrange, Georgia-based GFVGA has secured funding to study the development of... more »
40 Under Forty Awards nominations now open
Do you know a rising star in the fruit and vegetable industry? Someone who’s making waves through innovation, leadership and a passion for progress? Now’s your chance to give them the recognition they deserve. Vegetable... more »
Farm Bureau warns of estate tax farm threat
The cost of inheriting the family farm will increase dramatically at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t take steps to extend the elevated estate tax exemption, according to a news release from the... more »
USDA to deliver second round of MASC payments to specialty crop growers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a second round of payments is coming for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. The program provides up to $1.3 billion... more »
National Onion Association applauds Mexico water agreement
The National Onion Association (NOA) is lauding a long-awaited water agreement between the U.S and Mexico. After a prolonged advocacy effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has successfully brokered an agreement with Mexico to release... more »
Tomato growers applaud tomato suspension agreement termination
American tomato farmers nationwide and the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) applauded the April 15 announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement, effective July 14. “This is a... more »
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