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G&R Farms expands Growing America’s Farmers with new efforts

During the months of May and June, G&R Farms in southeast Georgia partnered with 13 regional and national retail operators throughout the United States to raise nearly $90,000 in scholarship and grant funds for FFA students in 22 states through t... more

Applications for drought resiliency competitive grants open in Colorado

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a competitive grant program to assist with projects that help Colorado anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, adapt to, or respond to any event, trend, or climatological disturbance rel... more

USDA’s Annual Farm Labor Survey draws ag employers’ inquiry

The National Council of Agricultural Employers filed an inquiry Aug. 31 with the USDA. The council has asked for response to questions and concerns regarding the USDA’s Annual Farm Labor Survey. The Farm Labor Survey (FLS) is used by the U.S. De... more

Seed association’s Andy LaVigne honored with prestigious NAPB award

The National Association of Plant Breeders recently honored American Seed Trade Association President & CEO Andy LaVigne with its 2021 Friends of Plant Breeding Award. The prestigious award honors individuals whose career may or may not have b... more

Klamath River watershed managers balance California farmers, fish

A state drought curtailment regulation, adopted in early August for the Klamath River watershed, calls for minimum in-stream flows but also incorporates potential voluntary actions to achieve water savings to help fish and keep farmers farming. Mo... more

Funded by Oregon legislature, OSU Berry Initiative gets a new leader

Erica Chernoh, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist, is the new leader of the OSU Berry Initiative at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora. Chernoh, an assistant professor of practice in Lane County, is ... more

How plant roots adapt to rocky soils focus of research

Hidden under our feet lies an entire unseen world. The soil teems with life. Microbes, small animals and fungi all call the darkness home. And so do plants. At least the half of them that we know as roots. Roots must contend with a slew of ch... more