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In-person format works for Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Conference

After last year’s virtual Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, both growers and exhibitors as well as the convention organizers were eagerly looking forward to this year’s return to an in-person format. While the Pennsylvania Farm Show... more


Focus on industry during heart of Florida’s strawberry season

Wael Elwakil, a relatively new fruit and vegetable production agent with University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Hillsborough County, explains why strawberries are so critical to west-central Florida fro... more


Watermelon grower Scotty Raines named 2022 Georgia Farmer of the Year

For Scotty Raines, the best part of farming is watching the fruits of his labor – witnessing those tiny seeds crack through the ground, bursting with life. Awe and dedication have paid off for Raines, who was just recognized with the title of 2... more


Food safety development prevention, diagnostic tech set by Western Growers

As part of the inaugural AgTechX Food Safety event hosted by the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT), the Center for Produce Safety and the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, WG introduced the AgTechX Food Sa... more


Florida farms dealing with freezing temperatures aided by state of emergency

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Feb. 2, for dozens of Florida counties in order to make resources available to farmers dealing with freezing temperatures. Those counties include Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, ... more


Yield-robbing nematodes targeted by Certis Biologicals’ MeloCo LC

Certis Biologicals announced Jan. 31 the launch of MeloCon LC, a water-dispersible concentrate containing spores from a naturally-occurring soil fungus that controls a wide variety of harmful nematodes at every lifecycle stage. Plant-parasitic n... more


Applications open for New Mexico Ag Workforce Development Program

New Mexico Department of Agriculture' (NMDA’s) Agricultural Workforce Development Program (AWD) offers incentives to the state’s agricultural businesses to hire interns. The AWD Program is intended to provide hands-on educational opportunities f... more


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