FDA Holds Comment Session On Food Safety Rules By Brian Sparks|May 16, 2013 In mid-April, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced that the comment period for the Produce Safety Rule, one of […]Read More
New Study Digs Into What It Costs To Grow Blackberries By UC Agriculture and Natural Resources News|May 7, 2024
Ranking Released For Best Agricultural Colleges In The World Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 The University of California (UC)-Davis, is Number 1 in the world for teaching and research in the area […]
Farm Bureau Says Health Tax Will Hurt Small Business Employees Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 The Health Insurance Tax (HIT) will hurt small business employees the hardest, according to congressional testimony by New […]
Columbia Marketing International Announces Expansion Project Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 CMI, one of Washington State’s largest grower/shippers of premium quality conventional and organic apples, pears, and cherries, announces […]
Organic Trade Association Forms Advisory Council Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Organic Trade Association (OTA) has formally established a Farmers Advisory Council (FAC) to provide input from small- to […]
Frost Strikes Tree Fruit Crops Again Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Following this week’s low temperatures, freeze damage on crops has been reported in Michigan, Washington, and New York, […]
Georgia Emerging As Blueberry Player Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 In a little more than 10 years, Sweet Georgia Blues have become a major player in the global […]
How To Avoid Salt Injury From Nitrogen Fertilizers Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Conventional nitrogen (N) fertilizers are salts that can injure trees if used improperly. Fertilizers can increase the salt […]
Food Safety: The First 48 Hours Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 13, 2013 Information for this article was provided by Phil Tocco, Michigan State University Extension educator. In the event of […]
New Agronomy Manager In California Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 13, 2013 Rick Foell, who has 23 years of experience in the California agricultural market as a fully licensed Pest […]
California Raisin Delegation Heading For Europe Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 10, 2013 The Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), the federal marketing order for the California raisin industry, announced today that a […]
New York Apple Association Taps Industry Vet To Serve As Spokesperson Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 9, 2013 New York Apple Association (NYAA) has named apple and produce industry public relations veteran Julia Stewart as the […]
Online Tool Calculates Benefits Of Irrigation Upgrade Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 9, 2013 Growers are constantly striving to increase their cost efficiencies. In the area of irrigation, American Vegetable Grower had […]
Pillar Of California Grape Industry Dies Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 8, 2013 Bob McInturf, a longtime pillar of some of California’s grower-owned cooperatives, passed away in Rocklin, CA, on Thursday, […]
Consumers Favor Sustainably Produced Wines Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 8, 2013 Two research studies sponsored by Wine Institute indicate that the sustainable and eco-friendly attributes of wine are important […]
Hands-On HACCP Training For The Fresh-Cut Industry Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 8, 2013 The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Fresh-Cut HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) short course workshop will offer the […]
Opinion: GenNext Focused On Future By Brian Sparks|May 8, 2013 In the almost 13 years that I’ve been involved with American/Western Fruit Grower, I have had the chance […]
New App Detects Tractor Rollovers Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 7, 2013 Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death among farmers and claim about 250 lives each year, according […]
Tips To Ensure Proper Pollination Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 7, 2013 Northern highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are common throughout the northern U.S. states and Canada, and are native to […]
Making Thinning An Exact Science By Christina Herrick|May 7, 2013 Pullquote: “We think it’s a pretty nice, simple, effective little technology to give hand thinning a scientific basis.” […]
