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Fungicide assessment for cucurbit downy mildew management
Cucurbit production in Florida is impacted by downy mildew on an annual basis. Nearly continuous production of cucurbits occurs temporally throughout Florida, which puts extensive pressure on the pathogen population to select for individuals that are... more
USDA collaborates on research priorities with organic farm group
Organic Farming Research Foundation has entered in a three-year cooperative agreement with USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). OFRF will be tasked with analyzing Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and Org... more
Researchers to lead $5M grant to fight major sweetpotato pest
In North Carolina’s rural communities, the color of money is changing – from green to orange. Sweetpotato acreage in America has been growing in recent years, particularly in North Carolina, which is by far America’s largest producer of swee... more
Alliance drives breeding techniques, gene editing for strawberries
The J.R. Simplot Co. announced Oct. 28 it has entered a strategic alliance with Plant Sciences Inc., a Watsonville, California-based plant breeding company, to drive new breeding techniques for strawberries, including gene editing. Simplot and Pla... more
AgSharks Pitch Competition has five startups seeking $250K
Out of more than 100 applicants, five agtech start-up companies have been selected to go head-to-head in the Western Growers/S2G Ventures 2021 AgSharks Competition to win a $250,000 minimum investment and potential access to farm acreage to pilot the... more
Sunn hemp effective for weed control in fall crops, research finds
Growers with a certified organic diversified vegetable farm in South Carolina are seeing some success with using sunn hemp as a crimped cover crop to suppress weeds in fall brassica crops. Wild Hope Farm, located in Chester, South Carolina, receiv... more
Board of directors set for new International Fresh Produce Association
PMA and United Fresh leaders provided a series of updates Oct. 28 for the new association named International Fresh Produce Association. Co-CEOs of the new association, Cathy Burns and Tom Stenzel, were joined by Executive Committee members to sha... more