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Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days set for February

The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Feb. 5-6 at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan. The event is organized each year by the Michigan Grape Socie... more »

Early registration closing for Southeast regional fruit, vegetable conference

Early registration is ending soon for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. The Jan. 9-11 conference returns to the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. The show is bil... more »

New York Produce Show to host Produce Distributors Association annual meeting

The Produce Distributors Association (PDA) plans to host its annual meeting during the New York Produce Show (NYPS). The meeting is scheduled for the afternoon of Dec. 10 at the Sheraton Times Squa... more »

Georgia agriculture struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene devastated the agriculture industry in the Southeast. Read how thousands of farm families in Georgia are trying to recover. ... more »

Not business as usual: Corporate Transparency Act requires new federal report

The Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect in January 2025. Learn why this new regulation may take farmers and growers by surprise. ... more »

Soil health to be tackled at Organic Grower Summit practices

Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health. In 1985, a decade or so after he started farming, Scott Park realized someth... more »

Two codling moth study circles set to take place in Yakima and Okanogan to spotlight research, troubleshooting techniques

Washington State University Extension (WSU) will host two codling moth study circles on Dec. 3 in Yakima and Dec. 4 in Okanogan, providing growers, consultants and industry professionals an in-depth l... more »

Study finds rising heat drives severe Western U.S. droughts

Scientists have found that rising temperatures linked to climate change have intensified droughts across the western U.S., transforming a moderate drought from 2020 to 2022 into an "exceptional" event... more »