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Mike Stuart has been at the helm of Florida’s Fruit & Vegetable Association for more than 25 years.

NAFTA and China heavily influence the flow of goods in and out of the state.

Organics are hot. Consumer demand and continued market growth are creating more opportunities for farmers.

Researchers vetting fragrant, flavorful alternative crop for commercial production possibility.

Cool weather is blamed for the generally smaller crop across the country; however, tart cherries up nearly 50%.

Growers in arid countries like Australia, Israel, and South Africa share what works for them.

Senate Farm Bill includes a new program for citrus producers, increased funds for nutrition programs, and the extension of many of the specialty crop provisions that were included in the 2014 Farm Bill.

Measure included in proposed piece of legislation would provide the plant legalized status.

Hexacopter sprays pollen on five acres at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard.

Industry association says proposed process to establish national research and promotion program was burdensome.

A new regulation due to go into effect June 18 may exacerbate the trucking shortage that’s impacted growers this year. The National Potato Council is petitioning President Trump and the Department of Transportation for revisions and an extension.

New 20% retaliatory tariff is a real blow to Washington’s 1,300-plus growers, who farm almost all the apples the U.S. exports to Mexico.

Multiple findings of exotic pest push local agriculture officials to launch eradication efforts.

The invasive pest was initially found in the state earlier this year, but now another first: infiltrating a cultivated crop.

Information collected in the survey will be used to gain a better understanding of the marketing, pricing, and sales strategies currently being used by raspberry and blackberry producers across the U.S. and Canada.

Farmers’ feedback needed to help secure future funding for horticulture programs across the country.

Mexico, EU, and Canada hit back with threats of additional taxes on U.S. produce and agricultural products, including apples, grapes, blueberries, and more.

American Society for Horticultural Science award nominators say Rob Crassweller of Penn State University has made a big impact on the state’s fruit industry.