agriculture
Simplot names new president of AgriBusiness Group
The J.R. Simplot Company has named G.Rey Reinhardt as president of its AgriBusiness Group. Reinhardt will take over for Doug Stone, who announced his ... READ MORE »
Potato LEAF names 2025 Leadership Institute participants
Two dozen participants from 15 states have been selected for the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF)’s 2025 Leade... READ MORE »
Farm Market Bus Tour reveals 2024 stops
Set to take place on Dec. 9, the Farm Market Bus Tour 2024 will provide an in-depth experience that takes growers to five West Michigan farm markets t... READ MORE »
Potatoes sold in PNW totaled $2.63 billion in 2023
The value of potatoes sold in the Pacific Northwest in 2023 totaled $2.63 billion, according to newly released USDA statistics. The data (.pdf) inc... READ MORE »
USDA: Help on way for Florida producers affected by Hurricane Milton
Eligible Florida agricultural producers affected by Hurricane Milton will begin receiving more than $143 million in crop insurance indemnities in the ... READ MORE »
USDA survey shows drop in irrigated acres in 2023
Newly published USDA data shows that 212,714 farms had 53.1 million irrigated acres in the U.S. in 2023. Both numbers were down from the last measured... READ MORE »
Vive Crop Protection names new chief financial officer
Vive Crop Protection has named Young Kim as its new chief financial officer. Kim has more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience across va... READ MORE »
Michigan specialty crops receive federal funding
Twenty-three projects aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Michigan’s specialty crops have received funding from the USDA’s Specialty Crop B... READ MORE »
Atlanta farm conference to focus on sustaining family farms throughout South
Sustaining family farms throughout the South is the focus of a three-day event set for February in Atlanta. SOWTH 2025, set for Feb. 4-6 at the Geo... READ MORE »
Eligible Florida counties can now apply for federal disaster funding
Approximately $26 million in federal funding will be made available to Florida counties affected by hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. The USDA�... READ MORE »
