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Projects for climate-smart ag, soil health projects get USDA awards

USDA announced Nov. 8 it is awarding $25 million to conservation partners across the country for 18 new projects under the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials program. On-Farm Trials projects support widespr... more

Georgia 4-H Pumpkin Growing Contest salutes 650-pound winner

More than 30 4-H’ers from across Georgia competed in the 2021 Georgia 4-H Pumpkin Growing Contest, with the winning pumpkin weighing in at 650 pounds. The Pumpkin Growing Contest offers students the opportunity to learn and utilize knowledge of agr... more

Western Growers new board chair is Albert Keck

Albert P. Keck II, president of Hadley Date Gardens Inc., will serve as the Western Growers Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Keck, a third-generation Californian and farmer, is a lifelong native of the Coachella Valley. He i... more

OGS presentation set for Vic Smith as Grower of the Year

The Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipient of the fourth annual Organic Grower Summit’s Grower of the Year. Smith, CEO of JV Smith Companie... more

Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame adds Lynn Henderson

The Agricultural Relations Council recently named Lynn Henderson to the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame for 2021 at their annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia. The Hall of Fame was created by Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) in 2012 a... more

Michigan carrot growers to vote on program changes

Michigan carrot growers are scheduled to vote on changes to the Michigan Carrot Industry Development Program. The referendum, conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), will take place between Dec. 6 and Dec... more

Canadian commercialization of Vestaron’s Spear-Lep Insecticide set

Vestaron Corp. and Cohort Wholesale have established a partnership that will see Cohort Wholesale lead the Canadian commercialization of Vestaron’s Spear-Lep Insecticide. Using the power of peptides, Spear-Lep Insecticide introduces new technolo... more