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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
New technical representative added by BioSafe Systems
BioSafe Systems’ agriculture division has announced the addition of another new technical representative for 2021. Jessica Stotz will be serving the Great Lakes’ region from her home state of Michigan. She earned her degree from Michigan State... more