USDA-ARS to Halt Publishing News Releases, Fact Sheets By Growing Produce Staff|January 25, 2017 News media confirm report.Read More
Trump Withdraws U.S. From Trans-Pacific Partnership Posted by Christina Herrick|January 24, 2017 Fresh produce export market to hit a wall with signing of executive order.
Chasing Funding Occupies a Big Part of Researchers’ Time By Christina Herrick|January 23, 2017 Scientists say grant proposals are the only way they can help you, but that chase takes away time from being in the field.
Insecticide Label Expanded to Many Specialty Crops Posted by David Eddy|January 20, 2017 Sivanto Prime from Bayer can now be used in foliar form on stone fruit and caneberries, and for soil use on leafy and brassica vegetables.
Live Reports on the State of the Wine Industry Posted by Christina Herrick|January 20, 2017 The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, by far the nation’s largest winegrape conference, is happening this week in Sacramento, CA.
Farming Will Always Have a Place in Florida [Opinion] By Frank Giles|January 20, 2017 Growers are resilient and agriculture will survive in our state and elsewhere. It has to, if we want food on our plates.
U.S. Challenges Canadian Trade Measures Allege Discrimination against U.S. Wine Posted by Christina Herrick|January 19, 2017 Trade enforcement action challenges British Columbia regulations that unfairly exclude U.S. wine from grocery store shelves.
Trump Taps Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture Position Posted by Frank Giles|January 19, 2017 Ag leaders applaud pick to head up USDA.
New York Representatives Introduce Bill to Move H-2A from Department of Labor to Department of Agriculture Posted by Christina Herrick|January 19, 2017 Legislators say the move aligns the program in the department to better fit the needs of agriculture businesses.
New Technology Could Take Weather Intel to the Extreme for Farmers Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 19, 2017 Scientists aiming to make difficult climate-based production decisions easier for growers.
Funding Available to Improve Ag, Food Sciences Facilities at Land Grant Schools Posted by Rosemary Gordon|January 19, 2017 USDA announces $18.9 million for ag education at 1890s land-grant colleges and universities.
NASA, NOAA Concur 2016 Was World’s Warmest Year on Record Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 18, 2017 For the third time in three years, the heat gets turned up on surface temperature statistics.
Spotted Wing Drosophila Control the Topic of Webinar Posted by Christina Herrick|January 18, 2017 Research updates, recommendations to be presented on devastating pest.
Will Big Data Yield Big Returns for Farmers? By John VanSickle|January 17, 2017 Modern tools of hort tech are ripe to inspire the next generation of productivity and profitability.
The Future of Agriculture is in Your Hands — Literally [Opinion] By Paul Rusnak|January 17, 2017 Can farmers actually reach the point of having too much information?
Agricultural Robots No Longer Science Fiction By Frank Giles|January 17, 2017 New automated technologies could help specialty crop growers deal with labor crisis.
First Bee in Continental U.S. Listed as Endangered Species Posted by Christina Herrick|January 16, 2017 Rusty patched bumble bee receives protection from activities that could cause it to go extinct.
Pollination Experts Host Webinar Series Posted by David Eddy|January 16, 2017 Fruit and vegetable growers can prepare for spring by hearing about recent pollination research.
Precision Agriculture and Big Data Gaining Traction Fast By Frank Giles|January 16, 2017 Specialty crop adoption of hort tech to usher in new efficiencies and transparency.
Monsanto, NRGene Enter Agreement for Big Data Genomic Analysis Technology Posted by Rosemary Gordon|January 16, 2017 Technology platform is designed to help Monsanto analyze, store, and mine its genomic data sets to enhance breeding and R&D opportunities.