Category: Crop Management
Organic Grower Summit booth registration opens
Booth registration is open for the sixth annual Organic Grower Summit.
Texas organic farm highlights weeding
Shakera and Juan Raygoza went from a small vegetable consumer supported agriculture business model to running a wholesale radish farm in the suburbs of Edinburg, Texas — Terra Preta Farm.
Resource on Strengthening Organic Enforcement available
Consumer confidence in the USDA organic seal has fueled industry growth and market expansion, according to the agency’s National Organic Program (NOP), which is tasked with ensuring rules protect the organic market as it grows.
Southwest Michigan Viticulture Field Day activities set
Southwest Michigan Viticulture Field Day activities set
Post-Fourth of July organic produce outlook
Post-Fourth of July cookouts can continue with plenty of organic fruits and vegetables as most summer harvests continue or shift to new production areas, according to the Organic Produce Network’s Market Update for week 27.
WSU Smart Vineyard field day to highlight irrigation
WSU Smart Vineyard field day Washington State University vineyards irrigation winegrapes
New government relations staffer joins IFPA
IFPA International Fresh Produce Association Sarah Neagu-Reed government relations division
EFI farmworker video stories win awards
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers recognition certification
USDA adds resources to grow organic workforce
The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) has published new resources in its Growing the Organic Workforce course in the USDA Organic Integrity Learning Center.
USDA working group fights spotted lanternflies
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Farmers advocate for urban ag, climate programs
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and farmers from six states met with Congressional leaders and USDA officials to advocate for climate solutions and other issues in the 2023 Farm Bill.
USDA names OTA as national partner in organic initiative
The USDA has chosen the Organic Trade Association (OTA) as a national partner for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, part of an initiative to provide direct support and technical assistance to producers.
Valent BioSciences highlights sustainability projects
Valent BioSciences LLC dedicated a new prairie park and solar field adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa.
Texas A&M Researchers develop new disease detection sensor
disease detection sensor late blight disease pathogen Texas A&M Iowa State potatoes tomatoes
Sustainability pioneer Peter Koppert dies
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Genome discovery could save near-extinct native pollinator
rusty patched bumble bee honeybee pollination pollinator USDA genome map