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New Jersey farmer earns national honor
New Jersey’s 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer, vegetable grower Byron DuBois, is one of four national winners of the 2024 National Outstanding Young Farmers Award.
Syngenta, Lavie Bio to develop pest-fighting biologicals
Syngenta Crop Protection and ag-biologicals company Lavie Bio Ltd. are partnering on the discovery and development of biological insecticidal solutions.
Michigan potatoes generate $2.5B within the state
A new report authored by Michigan State University economists found that the potato industry generates $2.5 billion each year to the state’s gross domestic product.
Study looks at cover crops, plastic in organic growing
The Rodale Institute California Organic Center has preliminary results from its 2021 study exploring cover crops as an alternative to black plastic mulch in organic vegetable systems.
USDA sees slow growth in vegetable production
U.S. production of vegetables and pulse crops is projected to grow just 4% from 2022 to 2033, according to the USDA’s recently released long-term outlook report.
SCFBA members meet with Senate, House ag leadership
Amid ongoing farm bill discussions on Capitol Hill, the co-chairs of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) gathered in Washington, D.C., to advocate for America’s $64.7 billion specialty crop industry.
USDA NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture results
The 2022 Census of Agriculture results are now available from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Vegetable grower named 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer
Byron DuBois, a Salem County, New Jersey, vegetable and grain grower, is New Jersey’s 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer.
Maryland breeding program releases Lumina, a new strawberry cultivar
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) strawberry breeding program in Beltsville, Maryland, is releasing a new cultivar, Lumina, which produces lustrous bright red strawberries that are large and sweet.
California growers wait for fields to dry
With a respite from stormy weather, farmers say they are surveying for any damage and waiting for the ground to dry so they can access fields and orchards to make repairs or do other practices.
USDA launches Climate Corps training program
The USDA has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps initiative to train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders.
Conservation district grants focus on community
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the 2024 recipients of the Friends of NACD District Grants Program during NACD’s Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Biotalys, academics partner on biocontrol research
Biotalys has entered into academic collaborations with researchers in plant pathology in the U.S. and United Kingdom (UK).
2023 Michigan storm damage eligible for FEMA aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making federal disaster assistance available to the state of Michigan to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from Aug. 24-26, 2023.
MyPlate.gov names Brighter Bites strategic partner
Brighter Bites, MyPlate.gov, USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, charitable, food donation, nutrition, hunger relief,
Insecticide okayed for emergency use in Greece against tomato leafminer
Vestaron tomato leafminer insecticide
Discount registration deadline extended for California workforce summit
AgSafe workforce summit, labor, agricultural safety, farm managers, supervisors, labor contractors, ACTIVATE24,
U.S. Syngenta site recognized by EPA for decarbonization
Syngenta, sustainability, crop protection, pests, weeds, insects, insecticides, decarbonization, environment,
Crookham promotes new onion varieties
Crookham Co. onions, onion breeding, Vidalia, sweet onions, long day onions, short day onions, onion varieites
University of Missouri starts digital ag center
University of Missouri Extension, University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, CAFNR, University of Missouri’s Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center, sustainability,