The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating fertilizer price spikes and market concentration, as farmers raise concerns over rising input costs.

Fruit growers have always farmed with risk. But despite the pace and overlap of external pressures, the industry refuses to stand still.

Learn more about humic and fulvic acids, two nature-based products that should be inside every agronomist’s toolbox.

Alliance for Food and Farming says Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ report discourages consumption of safe produce.

Industry veteran Welcome Sauer warns rising Chinese production and shifting export markets are destabilizing cherries in the PNW.

FRAC 3 triflumizole and flutriafol show in-field promise against Alternaria rot in pome fruit.

The Fertilizer Institute says Jones Act waiver will ease fertilizer logistics, lower transport costs, and support timely spring applications nationwide.

Learn how Weed Science Society of America experts are working to integrate AI into emerging sustainable weed-control technologies.

Blueberry trials show benefits of using pulsed irrigation. Learn more about this irrigation method.

Learn how Jon Marthedal helped blueberries find a home in California while carrying forward a century of family farming.

USDA will conduct a referendum among eligible tart cherry growers and processors to determine level of support for continuing federal marketing order.

Public berry breeders, facing reductions in their programs, need to be supported and compensated.

Cold‑tolerant avocado varieties could open production much farther north in Florida, presenting new opportunities as western states face growing challenges.

California’s farmers reported making nearly 3.2 million applications of 3,289 different restricted-use products in 2025. Find out what topped the list.

The next wave of CEA berry production will depend on disciplined economics, crop-specific genetics, and systems designed around the plant.

Rising almond prices have been met with even higher costs, pushing break-even timelines and price thresholds to levels that demand a sharper focus.

Middle East tensions threaten key shipping routes, adding uncertainty to global fertilizer supply and prices as growers enter spring buying season.

Six decades in the making, here is what drip irrigation means for your orchard’s water, yield, and risk.

Learn how to advance stress tolerance for plants through seaweed-based biostimulants.