Midwest
New Jersey CEA grower receives organic certification for Michigan greenhouse
Edible Garden AG Inc., a New Jersey-based controlled environment agriculture grower, has received U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification... more »
Iowa State research seeks answers for heat-tolerant broccoli
Broccoli is a cool-season crop that organic growers in Iowa normally transplant in April for a spring crop. Growers will often pick their best cultiva... more »
Early registration open for 34th Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference
Early registration for the country’s largest organic and sustainable agriculture conference is now open. The 34th annual Marbleseed Organic Farmi... more »
Midwest students to cultivate native plants through pollinator grants
Twenty-one Midwest schools will receive pollinator habitat grants from a Wisconsin-based nonprofit land conservation organization. Sand County Foun... more »
Food with a story
Concerns about climate change brought Anne and Brian Bates north to Petoskey, Michigan, located on Lake Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay. “We wanted... more »
Ohio State University partners with Nationwide on AgTech Innovation Hub
Ohio State University and Nationwide have collaborated to form the AgTech Innovation Hub. This hub will be facilitated by both organizations and the C... more »
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program now in Detroit and East Lansing
Michigan State University's new partnership with Keep Growing Detroit leads to a hands-on learning site. For the first time, Michigan State Univers... more »
Pollinator grants offered to some Midwestern high schools
Sand County Foundation is now accepting applications from high school teachers for pollinator habitat grants. This competitive grant program gives ... more »