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Discover cutting-edge farm markets during the 2024 Farm Market Bus Tour
The 2024 Farm Market Bus Tour, an eagerly awaited event for farm marketers and agritourism professionals, will take place on Monday, Dec. 9. This all-... READ MORE »
Scholarships awarded by Greenstone Farm Credit Services
Announcing the 2024 awardees, GreenStone Farm Credit Services has granted $60,000 through the GreenStone Scholarship Program and the Dave Armstrong Sc... READ MORE »
Neonicotinoids face growing resistance
Neonicotinoid insecticides are important for managing Colorado potato beetles and aphids in potatoes, but challenges to their use are growing. More... READ MORE »
Fungicide receives registration in California
Crop protection company Albaugh has received registration from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for a fungicide that helps protect ag... READ MORE »
Bill would increase Specialty Crop Block Grant program authorization by $15M
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill to increase the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant program authorization by $15 million. The Specialty Crops ... READ MORE »
EPA Herbicide Strategy update aims to increase grower flexibility
An update on the EPA’s draft Herbicide Strategy includes improvements aimed at increasing flexibility for growers and reducing mitigations that may ... READ MORE »
Digging up answers to disease uptick
A familiar potato disease drew recent attention in Pennsylvania with the discovery of previously unidentified pathogens. Researchers at Penn State ... READ MORE »
Project aims to smoke out answers
Nearly 12 years ago, while inspecting a Washington potato field in 2012, Addie Waxman first observed the impact of wildfire smoke on potato plants. ... READ MORE »
Potato storage company relocates chlorpropham manufacturing to US
Potato storage company 1,4GROUP has moved its chlorpropham manufacturing to the United States after the sprout inhibitor was not reauthorized for use ... READ MORE »
All 50 states now have access to farming data dashboard
An online resource of farming data and USDA programs is now available to all 50 U.S. states. An April 1 updated added nine states to the farmers.go... READ MORE »
