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Produce Month recognized at Buffalo Valley Auction in Pennsylvania
August is PA Produce Month, a month-long celebration of the abundance of local, Pennsylvania-grown vegetables. Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture ... READ MORE »
Supply chain risk management program set by Western Growers
During a Forbes AgTech Summit session on June 27 moderated by Frank Yiannas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Po... READ MORE »
Agriculture injuries documented in new online tool
A newly updated online tool is providing a clearer picture of injuries in agriculture. AgInjuryNews.org enables users to search the largest database ... READ MORE »
European Union officials ban chlorpropham (CIPC)
The European Commission will no longer allow the use of the herbicide chlorpropham (CIPC) as of Jan. 1, 2020. The European Potato Processors Associat... READ MORE »
Ag census: Greenhouse tomato space soars
Call it the age of the greenhouse tomato. The last decade has been good to that growing technique, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Gre... READ MORE »
US production of fresh vegetables decreased in 2018
Consumer demand for fresh vegetables in the U.S. remains high, but domestic fresh vegetable production fell 10 percent from 2017 to 2018, marking the ... READ MORE »
Timothy Weiser honored as top veggie grower in Pennslyvania
His family farm grew fruit, but in the 1970s Timothy Weiser saw an opportunity in vegetables. “We were in the fruit business, cherry business and... READ MORE »
Oregon pumpkin crop value up 50 percent
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has published vegetable production statistics for the 2018 growing year in the Pacific No... READ MORE »
Emergency help offered by USDA for flood-ravaged areas
When major disasters strike, USDA has an emergency loan program that provides eligible farmers low-interest loans to help them recover from production... READ MORE »
Emergency help offered by USDA for flood-ravaged areas
When major disasters strike, USDA has an emergency loan program that provides eligible farmers low-interest loans to help them recover from production... READ MORE »
