Organic Grower Magazine – TOP STORIES
New SARE handbook offers guidance for integrating cover crops
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) has released the second edition of its cover crop handbook, offering growers updated guidance on incorporating cover crops into a range of farming systems. Cover Crops: Improving Soil Health, Stewardship and Profitability on the Farm draws on decades of research and farmer experience to address how growers can select, …
Michigan Apple Committee opens 2026 scholarship applications
The Michigan Apple Committee has opened applications for its 2026 Michigan Apple Scholarship Program, which will award up to three $5,000 scholarships to young people with strong connections to the state’s apple industry. Applications are due Nov. 15. Applicants must be 17 to 23 years old by Dec. 31 and be the child, sibling, grandchild, …
Gladys Wotring joins California Agricultural Leadership Foundation board
The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) has named Gladys Wotring, vice president of human resources at J.G. Boswell Company, to its board of directors. Wotring has more than 25 years of human resources experience, with a focus on leadership development and operational strategy. At J.G. Boswell, she works with executive leadership on training and development …
Great Lakes Tek Flex showcases AgTech at SWMREC
Great Lakes Tek Flex brought growers, researchers and agricultural technology companies together Sept. 10-11 at Michigan State University’s Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) in Benton Harbor. The event combined educational presentations and networking opportunities with exhibits and hands-on demonstrations of technologies for specialty crop production.
