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Vegetable farm advisor among University of California Extension retirees
Ten University of California Cooperative Extension academics, including a vegetable crops advisor, are set to retire July 1. From farm worker to farm... READ MORE »
Organic Trade Association seats new board members and officers
In a running start for the 2020-2021 governing year, the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors seated two new members, welcomed back three ... READ MORE »
Food industry, cold storage shift with online demand
The food industry, including produce, is undergoing significant disruption from COVID-19, as U.S. consumers increasingly have groceries delivered dire... READ MORE »
Dee Ann Davis joins Western Growers as senior vice president, science
Western Growers has added De Ann Davis as senior vice president, science. Davis brings extensive expertise to the leadership team with more than 25 ye... READ MORE »
Lawsuit over hydroponics in organic program gets USDA response
The USDA this month filed a legal reply to a lawsuit over its policy allowing hydroponic grow operations to be certified as organic. The March 2 la... READ MORE »
Fruit, veg processing eyed in memorandum on interruptions at facilities
The following statement is attributed to Mindy Brashears, Ph.D., USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for ... READ MORE »
Navigating U-picks in the COVID-19 pandemic
Growers in April took some careful first steps to navigate pick-your-own enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic. By April, pick-your-own seasons ... READ MORE »
Workforce development organization EFI marks its fifth year
It has been five years since the formal launch of Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and training organization that partners with gr... READ MORE »
Ag groups respond to farmworker mistreatment claims
A national coalition of 64 organizations representing specialty crop producers sent a letter to congressional leadership earlier this week highlightin... READ MORE »
Aquaponic Association debates controversial claim regarding E. coli
On April 6, 2020, Purdue Agriculture News published a story about a study related to the contamination risk of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC... READ MORE »
