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Michigan gives training grant to Edible Garden
Indoor leafy greens grower Edible Garden has received funding from Michigan for employee training. The controlled environment agriculture (CEA) gro... more »
Tips to prepare for filing taxes
Tax season is here and it’s time for producers to file taxes for their operations. To help navigate the challenges of tax filing, USDA has partnered... more »
California AgTech event focuses on labor
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, California Department of Food and Agriculture and Merced College have partnered to host Ag... more »
Fridays on the Farm: Growing it to give away
During Black History Month, the USDA recently featured Armondo White, a veteran and Black farmer in Marvell, Arkansas, and his family, in its Fridays ... more »
Fridays on the Farm: Kyle Haroldson
Editor's note: In its Fridays on the Farm series, the USDA recently featured Kyle Haroldson, an organic farmer in Brookings, South Dakota. He started ... more »
USDA accepting comments for NOSB meeting
The National Organic Standards Board is accepting comments on topics for its spring meeting. Comments can be submitted through April 3. The Na... more »
Rodale study looks at cover crops as living mulch
The Rodale Institute California Organic Center has preliminary results from its 2021 study exploring cover crops as an alternative to black plastic mu... more »
Stemilt’s West Mathison named Apple Person of the Year
West Mathison, president and CEO of Stemilt Growers for 19 years, is the 2024 Apple Citizen of the Year. The Washington State Apple Blossom Festiva... more »
USDA launches Working Lands Climate Corps initiative
The USDA has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps initiative to train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders. As part of the A... more »
Organic Seed Alliance names executive director
The Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) has hired Laura R. Lewis as executive director. [caption id="attachment_53683" align="alignright" width="225"] Laur... more »
Organic research receives boost in California
California leads the nation in organic agricultural production, accounting for more than $14 billion in organic sales and 36% of the U.S. organic mark... more »
Sustainable ag coalition, USDA sound alarm on loss of farms
The 2022 Census of Agriculture, recently released by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), underscores the need for federal poli... more »
