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USDA: Farmers to get direct support for losses related to COVID-19
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced May 19 details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 bi... READ MORE »
FDA Q&A regarding food safety and the coronavirus disease
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the following resources are available to industry members and consumers on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CO... READ MORE »
Minimizing risks at farmers’ markets, on-farm markets, U-pick, produce auctions
Each day brings new information and concern about COVID-19 and its impact on our lives. If the threat of this rapidly spreading viral dise... READ MORE »
Is agritourism right for your farm market?
Recently a few colleagues and I just led a two-day bus tour for retail farm market owners and managers visiting seven markets in Virginia. Most of the... READ MORE »
Farm Workforce Modernization Act introduced
U.S. House lawmakers on Oct. 30 unveiled a bipartisan agriculture labor package that would offer a path to legalization for farmworkers and expand th... READ MORE »
Wildflower strips attract watermelon pollinators
A Clemson University graduate student has found adding a little color to watermelon fields can attract pollinators which can help improve quality and ... READ MORE »
Chuck Obern, a curious cultivator, is Florida Farmer of the Year
Curiosity pulled Charles “Chuck” Obern from a family garden north of Pittsburgh to a minimum-wage nursery job on the East Coast. It pulled him to ... READ MORE »
Organic vegetable grower named Florida farmer of 2019
[caption id="attachment_17940" align="alignright" width="321"] Charles “Chuck” Obern, owner of C&B Farms
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South Carolina farmer of the year grows vegetables
[caption id="attachment_21828" align="alignright" width="220"] Sidi Limehouse of Rosebank Farms
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The Sunbelt A... READ MORE »
Child agricultural injury protection workshop topic in Southeast
An interactive workshop focusing on child agricultural injury prevention in the Southeastern United States is scheduled for Aug. 6-7 in Lexington, Ken... READ MORE »
