The Fruit Growers League has disbanded after 96 years, due to dwindling league participants and significant revenue losses. […]
In retaliation for a U.S. decision to cancel a cross-border trucking program, Mexico is now imposing tariffs of […]
The Florida Citrus Mutual Board of Directors recently unanimously endorsed exploring a federal Citrus Research and/or Promotions Order […]
Recently, a federal appeals court overturned an EPA rule on spraying of pesticides on waterways and nearby fields. […]
Editor’s Note: This press release appears on www.potatonews.com. It was written by Joseph F. Guenthner, PhD, professor of […]
The House Agriculture Committee is seeking comments on proposals to address global climate change. The Committee is soliciting […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced the proposed suspension for nine months […]
Controlling two species of semitropical bugs that damage a variety of fruit and nut crops is the objective […]
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced the appointments of Dr. Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the […]
An Illinois statewide task force report presents a local farm-and-food development strategy that experts say could trigger $20 […]
Twenty-three Mississippi fruit and vegetable growers have been awarded cost-share grants from the Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers […]
United Phosphorus Inc. has received a special local needs (SLN) label for Topsin M 70WP (thiophanate-methyl) in the […]
RootShield WP (Trichoderma harzianum strain T-22), has been approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation for sale in […]
Editor’s Note: United Fresh Produce Association responded to the reintroduction of the Employee Free Choice Act, more commonly […]
Microsatellite genetic markers developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are being used for various berry research purposes […]
Newly developed varieties of peaches that grow well in Florida’s subtropical climate will enable consumers to enjoy fresh […]
Growing up, when something broke around the house, one of my brothers would say — as a joke […]
Last week, Florida Citrus Mutual reported that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) interpretation of […]
Longtime vegetable grower Michael O’Gorman was talking with some fellow growers last year about how they might be […]