fruit and vegetable grower News
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SFA Experts Appearing at Upcoming Winter Conferences
As you’ve probably noticed in SFA Connect and elsewhere, the winter conference season is quickly approaching. In addition to the SFA-produced Annual Conference (Feb. 8, St. Joseph) and the Midwest Soil Health Summit (March 5, Elk River), there are several other events that SFA is either sponsoring or where its staff or member experts are presenting. These include: SFA is a sponsor of the ...
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Specialty Crops Focus of Feb. 7 Conference
A conference for fruit and vegetable growers is set for Feb. 7 at the Oasis Conference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road in Loveland. The Southwestern Ohio Specialty Crop Conference offers “a little something for everyone,” said Greg Meyer, Ohio State University Extension educator in Warren County and event organizer. The conference is sponsored by OSU Extension, the outreach arm ...
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Vineland Creating Opportunities with Okra
Coupled with growth in demand for local food and exotic vegetables, diversification can provide Ontario growers with profitable alternatives to conventional crops. According to Statistics Canada, over six million kilograms of okra are imported into Canada every year, yet domestic production is limited. The ability to develop local production systems to supply this emerging market can help promote ...
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New Report Shows Labor Challenges Lead to Loss in GDP, Farm Income as U.S. Farmers Lose Market Share of Imports
The Partnership for a New American Economy and theAgriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform today released a new report showing how American families are eating more imported fresh produce today than ever before, in substantial part because U.S. fresh produce growers lack enough labor to expand their production and compete with foreign importers. “American consumers want fresh U.S ...
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Bayer to distribute pheromone-based biological crop protection solutions from M2i Group
Biological pheromones present a non-toxic, innovative opportunity for biological crop protection while safeguarding biodiversity and beneficial pollinators M2i’s patented bio-sourced micro-encapsulation technology means long-lasting pheromone controls with no residues and no plastic waste First products to provide 90 days minimum of protection in high-value fruit and vegetable crops ...
By Bayer AG
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Pesticide drift is persistent problem for farmers
The cloud of insecticide that drifted from a neighbor's corn field onto the asparagus on Andrew and Melissa Dunham's central Iowa farm cast a shadow over their organic vegetable business. They say the costs from the incident and resulting loss of organic certification on their asparagus patch for three years will reach about $74,000, and they're now working with the sprayer's insurance company. ...
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Bayer CropScience and GLOBALG.A.P. intensify their cooperation aimed at improving farm practices
At the Fruit Logistica Trade Fair in Berlin, representatives of Bayer CropScience and GLOBALG.A.P. signed an agreement to further intensify their collaboration. Under this agreement, the partners aim to implement sustainable farm practices and help fruit and vegetable growers worldwide comply with GLOBALG.A.P. certification standards. “Many farmers lack access to professional local and ...
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Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled
Ever since the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law in January 2011 and the act’s Produce Safety Rule was proposed two years later, fruit and vegetable growers have waited for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finalize the regulations they will be expected to follow on the farm. Now that the FDA has done so — the final Produce Safety rule was printed in the ...
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Biotalys Reports Half-Year 2022 Financial Results and Business Highlights
Biotalys Reports Half-Year 2022 Financial Results and Business Highlights Established strategic partnerships, paving the way for market calibration in the U.S. of Biotalys’ first biocontrol product Evoca™* Realized R&D breakthrough for Evoca, increasing the commercial potential of the product by 2026 Expanded Executive and Board leadership Cash and cash equivalents ...
By Biotalys NV
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SFA Celebrates World Soil Day as Timely Events Approach
Today, Dec. 5, is World Soil Day, which the United Nations has marked to “celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to human wellbeing.” At SFA, soil health is the linchpin to our work. It affects us all, farmer and eater alike. A focus on soil health has the potential to move agriculture toward a sustainable future, ...
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Senate passes farm bill strong on bioenergy and conservation
The US Senate Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill shepherded through by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, who chairs the Agriculture Committee. The measure improves farm income protection and makes investments for the future in energy, conservation, nutrition and rural development initiatives. Harkin hailed passage of the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, saying it received more votes than ...
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