FDA Listening Session On Proposed Produce Safety Rule Announced Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 A listening session is scheduled for April 30 to hear comments and concerns about the FDA’s proposed new […]Read More
Organic Pepper Program Grows Forward on Heels of Successful Trial Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 24, 2026
Don’t Let Your Farm Fall Victim to the Next Flood Event By Jeff Gullickson, Western Growers Insurance Services|June 24, 2026
New Apple Disease Found In Canada Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency […]
Call For Halt To Antibiotics On Apples, Pears Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, Food & Water Watch, and the Center for Food Safety […]
Nightmare Issues For California Growers By David Eddy|April 8, 2013 Agriculture’s influence has waned through the years in California, said an influential industry lobbyist at the 2013 meeting […]
Record Wine Sales In U.S. Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 Wine sales in the U.S. from all production sources — California, other U.S. states and, foreign countries — […]
New Fruit Equipment At World Ag Expo By David Eddy|April 8, 2013 A&B Packing Evolution Packing Machine The Evolution packing machine boasts the fastest fill times with the most accurate […]
Study: Local Food Taking Bigger Bite From Florida Retail Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 According to a University of Florida study, Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail […]
Report Sees Increase In Michigan Wine Grapes Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Michigan’s wine grape acreage doubled over the past decade, according to a report recently released by the USDA […]
Tips On Phomopsis Management In Grapes Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Phomopsis cane and leafspot appears as tiny dark spots with yellowish margins on leaf blades and veins. Spots […]
California Wines Green Tour Video Released Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Wine Institute has released a new video, “California Wines Green Tour,” featuring a traveler enjoying the state’s beautiful […]
Record Attendance At Grape Meeting Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 With nearly 2,200 attending, the 2013 convention of the state’s wine grape growers set another record. The Washington […]
Valent BioSciences’ New Manufacturing Facility On Track For 2014 Completion Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 A 500-ton crane, the second largest in North America, has hoisted the large scale industrial fermenters into Valent […]
Discussions On Precision Orchard Management By Jon M. Clements|April 4, 2013 Editor’s Note: Jon Clements is a tree fruit Extension educator at the University of Massachusetts and a member […]
USDA Declares Primary Natural Disaster Areas In Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 The USDA has designated six counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations due […]
Opinion: We Are Losing Prime Farmland By David Eddy|April 4, 2013 Many years ago a wise man told me that some day fruit growers are going to run into […]
Fruit Growers Facing Global Insect Pressure Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Far-reaching global trade can be a beautiful thing, as growers gain access to new and potentially lucrative markets. […]
IFTA Conference In The Field By Win Cowgill|April 3, 2013 Editor’s note: Win Cowgill, area fruit agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, attended IFTA’s Feb. 24 pre-conference cherry and […]
IFTA Conference Focuses On Innovation In The Tree Fruit Industry By Christina Herrick|April 3, 2013 Innovation was the theme of the 56th Annual International Fruit Tree Association Conference held Feb. 23-Feb. 27 in […]
Montana Cherry Growers Seek New Varieties To Compete In Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Cherry growers in Northwestern Montana will have some incentive to transition from Lambert cherries to more varieties in […]
MSU Researchers Predict Later First Green For Apples Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Michigan State University Extension educators Amy Irish-Brown and Phil Schwallier predict that western Michigan is behind the average […]
