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USDA to buy almost 17.5 million pounds of frozen blueberries
The USDA plans to buy 17.4 million pounds of frozen highbush blueberries to use for school lunches and other federal food and nutrition assistance pro... more »
Genome discovery could save near-extinct native pollinator
Scientists posses a new tool to help save the Rusty patched bumble bee, a native pollinator, from extinction. A detailed, high-resolution map of th... more »
Humble Hands Harvest supports new growers
Hannah Breckbill of Humble Hands Harvest in Decorah, Iowa, produces about 30 types of vegetables, fruit, nuts and grass-finished lamb on 22 acres. ... more »
USDA changes Emergency Relief Program policy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating the farm Emergency Relief Program (ERP). ERP's Phase Two is being changed to provide a method for ... more »
USDA schedules fall NOSB meeting
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has scheduled its fall 2023 meeting, along with two virtual comment sessions for people unable to attend i... more »
OSU researchers probing new world of biostimulant regulation
Biostimulants have long been unregulated inputs in the U.S. Some individuals and groups pushed for change and more rigor in grower- friendly documenta... more »
USDA schedules Growing Organic web seminar
Organic growers or those transitioning to organic looking for help from the USDA can learn more about the process in a June 6 USDA web seminar. The... more »
USDA seeks input for Census of Agriculture questionnaire
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Producers who hav... more »
