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Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Irrigation Water
The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday. msnbc.com more »
New Chemical Registrations
Soil fumigant, fungicide and insecticide receive registrations. MIDAS Florida has granted commercial registration for Arysta LifeScience's MIDAS, a broad-spectrum soil fumigant that controls a broad range of soil-borne diseases, nematodes, weed seeds and insects that... more »
Project Creates New Vegetable Growers in North Carolina
North Carolina's Onslow County is not the easiest place to start a commercial vegetable farm. The obstacles are many. First, there's the limited availability of land. Located in the southeastern part of the state on... more »
Most Florida Tomatoes Cleared
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reached an agreement that will allow most Florida tomatoes to move back into commerce, according to the Produce Marketing Association.... more »
Florida’s Tomato Growers Taking it on the Chin
Rising input costs. Shrinking profits. Expensive food-safety measures. Projected budget cuts to research and Extension programs. Labor and immigration controversies – even accusations of slavery. It's safe to say Florida's tomato growers have seen better... more »
Unleash the Lean, Mean Harvesting Machine Within
The founders of an urban-farming technique called SPIN are unveiling a spinoff in Portland this weekend, tweaking their nano-scaled farms down even further so their practices can be borrowed by backyard gardeners. Willamette Week more »
Emergency Relief Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers
Fruit and vegetable growers who were hoping to get into the 2008 growing season with a greater sense of security about their seasonal labor supply did not get much encouragement from the Bush administration as... more »
Peruvian Asparagus Imports Level off – at Least for a Year
Have Peruvian asparagus imports finally topped out? That question was posed by John Bakker, executive director of the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board (MAAB), during the 2008 Oceana Asparagus Day in Shelby, Mich., March 13. He... more »
Immigration Issues Endangering Agriculture’s Future
Kay Hollabaugh's jaw dropped when she learned this week that the state's largest tomato grower would not plant a crop this year because there might be too few workers to harvest it. The Evening Sun more »
Major Grower Ends Crop, Lacking Workers
Saying the nation's immigration system is broken, Pennsylvania's largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes announced Monday he will no longer produce the crop because he can't find enough workers to harvest it. Associated Press more »
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