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.
Unlike the recent fatal E. coli outbreak linked to Yuma, AZ-grown romaine, the CDC was able to link the outbreak to a source quickly and issue a recall.
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.
Mexico, EU, and Canada hit back with threats of additional taxes on U.S. produce and agricultural products, including apples, grapes, blueberries, and more.
While a radish cover crop does trap nitrogen in the fall, it does not supply nitrogen to subsequent crops, a study published in Agronomy Journal Abstract shows.
After identifying opportunities within the organic market, Wholesum Harvest has created a new enterprises with partners in an effort to fill those voids.
Agency seeking input from stakeholders on findings by the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Biological Opinion, which threaten the use of widely used pesticides.