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Onion grower G&R Farms continues commitment to sustainability

Glennville, Georgia-based G&R Farms has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability with its participation in the How2Recycle program. Today many businesses, including G&R, have placed sustainability top of mind due to changing consumer min... more

New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs issued

A pioneering concept using big data and computational biology has identified more than 1,500 phytochemicals in watermelon and innovative solutions have been proposed for the problems of off-flavors and blue-green algae in catfish. This information is... more

Virginia State University College Of Agriculture Field Day set for July 30

The Virginia State University College Of Agriculture Field Day will be held July 30 from 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m It will be held at the Virginia State University (VSU) Randolph Farm, 4414 River Road, Petersburg, Virginia, 33803. Admission is free, but... more

Making lettuce and leafy greens safer topic of webinar session

Join California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement on July 27 at 2 p.m. EDT, for United Fresh’s next Innovation Spotlight Broadcast: Preharvest Testing for Lettuce and Leafy Greens. Pre-Harvest Testing for Lettuce and Leafy Greens. Members of t... more

Conservis acquired by Tellus Agriculture and Rabobank

Rabobank, a global food and agriculture bank, and Tellus Agriculture, global agriculture technology company, have acquired Conservis, a company that integrates disparate farm technologies into one streamlined interface to manage the business of farmi... more

‘Key factors’ in farming accidents point to stress and tiredness

Stress and fatigue have been identified as a key cause of agricultural accidents by researchers from the University of Aberdeen. The NTSAg group from the university research the role of non-technical skills in farming and in this project... more

Black dot root rot found in high tunnel tomatoes

A root disease that is most commonly associated with potato has turned up on tomato in a high tunnel. This disease goes by the delightful name of black dot root rot. The causal agent is Colletotrichum coccodes, which also causes anthracnose... more