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Florida’s Right to Farm Act signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 88, Farming Operations, on April 29 preserving Florida’s agricultural heritage and modernizing Florida’s Right to Farm Act which regulates agriculture throughout the state of Florida. The governor was joined... more

Kelly Rourke takes over as executive director of Pollinator Partnership

Pollinator Partnership, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated exclusively to pollinator issues, announced that beginning May 3, Kelly Rourke assumed the role of executive director for the organization. “Having worked for Pollinator Partners... more

Inspection and audit services will remain at current rates for specialty crops

USDA Specialty Crops Program fees for inspection and audit services will remain at current rates as of Oct. 1, 2021. A notice on the unchanged rates was published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2021. The Specialty Crops Program (SCP) launch... more

Californians brace for continuing drought as 4 charts show status

California is grappling with drought again, facing many of the same conditions and challenges that were features of the 2012–16 drought – including stressed ecosystems, depleted reservoirs, hard-hit farms and rural communities, threats to urban w... more

Tanimura & Antle promotes Brett Champlin to senior harvest director

Employee-owned Tanimura & Antle, one of the largest grower shippers in the Salinas Valley, California, announced May 4 the promotion of Brett Champlin to senior director of harvest operations. In his new role, Champlin will oversee the day-to-... more

Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards lists Biotalys

Biotalys, an agtech company focused on addressing food protection challenges to enable a more sustainable and safer food supply, announced May 4 its inclusion in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. These awards honor the products, con... more

Reports: Pallet shortage will continue, maybe into June

Pallet supplier CHEP is among the companies that have reached out to its customers regarding shortages of product along the supply chain. Growers and industry leaders have confirmed a major pallet shortage across the country. Pallets are instrumen... more