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Michigan food and agriculture workforce has new resource hub

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on Oct. 26 launched a new resource, the Michigan Food, and Agriculture: Strategic Employment Planning hub. This hub is a critical resource providing education and awareness in strategic ... more

Square Roots, Gordon Food Service mark new Michigan indoor farm

Square Roots, an indoor farming operation, and Gordon Food Service, a food distributor, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 26 to celebrate their new indoor farm opening in Michigan, taking another step to expand a shared vision to build indoor farms... more

Pioneer NMSU horticulturist inducted into national ag hall of fame

After a two-year delay, Fabián García, a Mexican immigrant whose research at New Mexico State University helped influence agriculture nationwide, was inducted into the National Agricultural Center’s Hall of Fame in Kansas on Oct. 23, becoming the... more

Development of vegetable seeds varieties set at expanded Bayer center

Bayer signals its commitment to delivering high quality cucumber, melon, pepper and eggplant seeds faster to growers around the world with the announced expansion of its Vegetable Seeds R&D Product Design Center in San Nicolás, Spain. The Sa... more

Hotline provides access to assistance for Florida farmworkers

Florida farmworkers statewide who have been furloughed during the off-growing season are facing desperation and even homelessness due to obstacles in the new Department of Economic Opportunity unemployment benefits system. While the department is try... more

Organic Grower Summit adds new educational sessions

Two new educational sessions will explore how technology is enhancing organic crop production and offer a look at the growth of organic fresh produce sales at grocery stores over the past two years as part of the 2021 Organic Grower Summit presented ... more

Urban ag summit highlights food system challenges and changes

Urban farmers, gardeners, policymakers, government officials and foodies learned and shared how urban agriculture can positively impact their communities at the recent Mid-Atlantic Agricultural Summit. Formerly known as the Virginia Agriculture Su... more