USDA Announces Water Conservation Project Assistance By Growing Produce Staff|April 6, 2010 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced the availability of $61.2 million in financial assistance funding […]Read More
California Table Grapes Positioned for Strong Finish to the Year By California Table Grape Commission|October 28, 2026
Important Updates for Honey Bee Health and Varroa Management Tool Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2026
Familiar Territory for New President of Florida Blueberry Growers Association Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2026
Aramark On Board With Coalition Of Immokalee Workers By Growing Produce Staff|April 2, 2010 Responding to an escalating campaign waged by students across the country, Aramark has agreed to work with the […]
Misrepresentation Nets Produce Supplier Two Years In Federal Prison By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2010 A cooperative investigation between USDA and Texas authorities has resulted in the successful prosecution of a Texas man […]
Americans Buying More Produce By Growing Produce Staff|March 30, 2010 The volume of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased by American consumers increased over the past year, according to […]
Hashing Out H-2A By Growing Produce Staff|March 30, 2010 Recent regulatory changes to the H-2A agricultural worker program became effective March 15. To help employers seeking temporary […]
USDA Seeks Feedback On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|March 29, 2010 USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is seeking comment on proposed measures to enhance […]
Drought Threatens Northwest Crops By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2010 While concerns linger about major river flooding in the Midwest and northern plains following above-normal precipitation this winter, […]
Traceability Boot Camps Set To Kick Off Posted by Christina Herrick|March 23, 2010 Western Growers and the Traceability Institute have announced the dates for a series of seven half-day workshops that […]
Ohio Program Helps Ag Entrepreneurs Find Assistance By Growing Produce Staff|March 19, 2010 TechGrowth Ohio is a program that helps growers and inventors market their agricultural ideas or get assistance developing […]
Cold Storage Facilities Now Eligible For USDA Facility Loan Program By Growing Produce Staff|March 19, 2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to […]
Longtime Family Farming Firm Files For Bankruptcy By Growing Produce Staff|March 18, 2010 Boynton Beach-based DuBois & Son has filed for bankruptcy. A staple in Palm Beach County ag since the […]
An Update On AgJOBS By Growing Produce Staff|March 17, 2010 On Friday, March 12, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that her colleague Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) had joined […]
Sustainable Ag: Transitioning To A Sustainable Food System By Ron Morse|March 11, 2010 Grower interest in adopting sustainable production practices has increased rapidly over the past few years because profitability has […]
So I Don’t Tweet By Richard VanVranken|March 11, 2010 Is a person who tweets on Twitter a tweeter, a twitterer, or just a twit? While I’ve never heard […]
Report Provides Direction For Colorado Food Policy Efforts By Growing Produce Staff|March 9, 2010 A report provides recommendations for Colorado food policy efforts, including the establishment a healthy food markets financing initiative […]
Farm Credit Drops New Country Rap Video By Growing Produce Staff|March 9, 2010 In the first-ever Keepin’ It Rural video contest, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank as awarded cash prizes totaling $6,000. […]
Green Onion Food Safety Guidance Document Available By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 Western Growers, in partnership with the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association as well as other […]
USDA Launches Trade Adjustment Assistance For Farmers Program By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched USDA’s Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program to help agricultural producers adjust to […]
Farmworker Safety First By Robin Koestoyo|March 1, 2010 More than 550 citrus grove and landscape workers attended the seventh annual Ag Worker Training event held Jan. […]
Cold Shock By Paul Rusnak|March 1, 2010 While modern freeze events such as the ones in 1977, 1983, and 1989 have set the bar high […]
