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Cucumber research could help growers extend seasons and diversify

Rotating greenhouse crops or making use of greenhouses while crops are growing in the field can give farmers more options and more income. The University of Kentucky Controlled Environment Horticulture Research Unit, the Owen Lab, is in the midst of ... more

FDA releases Cyclospora action plan

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response for Food and Drug Administration, and Susan T. Mayne, Director for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) issued the following statement on July 1: As part of our on... more

$500,000 Urban and Community Farming Pilot Program announced in Florida

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Office of Energy announced July 2 the establishment of the Florida Urban and Community Farming Pilot Program. This program make... more

South Georgia migrant farm workers get physical therapy from students

On a hot South Georgia summer night, farmworkers line up across the grass at an outdoor clinic waiting area. The workers are waiting for a few minutes of individual care from third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students, possibly the only healthcar... more

Sakata Seed America boosts tomato breeding team with Jeremy Sisson

Sakata Seed America recently announced the further expansion of its robust tomato breeding team to include accomplished industry veteran, Jeremy Sisson, in a new, specialized role. Sisson joins Sakata as senior tomato breeder with an emphasis on t... more

Long-term support to address drought on California agricultural, other lands

In the middle of California’s drought, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is meeting with landowners, Tribal representatives, and agencies to assess resource concerns and offer assistance to farmers and ranchers, as well as, forest and... more

Pennsylvania vegetable disease update includes downy mildew sighting

Downy mildew was confirmed June 29 on cucumber in a commercial field in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The field was likely infected around the same time as the reports last week in New Jersey and Maryland and these reports are about three weeks ... more