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Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention kicks off Jan. 29
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Empire State Producers Expo set for Jan. 15-17
New York state fruit and vegetable growers will have access to expert educational resources spanning many different agricultural topics at the upcomin... READ MORE »
List grows for USDA functions closed during shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Dec. 28 updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs should the ... READ MORE »
USDA details its role during government shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Dec. 21 detailed which functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will remain available in t... READ MORE »
Farm bill signed by President Trump; reaction positive
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Dec. 20 celebrated President Donald Trump’s signing of the 2018 Farm Bill and issued the following sta... READ MORE »
Specialty crop growers seeing support in approved farm bill
A farm bill full of support for specialty crop growers is headed to President Donald Trump's desk after U.S. House of Representatives vote late Dec.... READ MORE »
Farm bill near passage, still contains produce priorities
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or H.R. 2, is on its way to passing this week, after theHouse and the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee... READ MORE »
Stabenow: Farm bill has Michigan on every page
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry praised the Dec. 11 release... READ MORE »
Purdue builds farmers’ market manager skills
Sources of healthy, local produce are important to many community members, especially for those in urban areas and food deserts. Area farmers also nee... READ MORE »
Determining ways to make better use of surplus produce
Concerns over postharvest losses of fresh produce prompted the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to initiate a study to measure losses in four crops in a tota... READ MORE »
