Dear vegetable producer, Joe Ingerson-Mahar and I are collaborating with researchers at Purdue University and The College of Wooster and are asking you to participate in a study titled “Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crops Survey” (Purdue IRB protocol no. 2021-979). The purpose of this study is to gather information on insect pest management practices […]
Continue reading...December 21, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Upcoming Webinar Spotlights Agriculture in Region
Regional news of note: The Philadelphia Society of Agriculture is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm with the Secretaries of Agriculture from PA, NJ, DE, and MD who will share their reflections on 2021 and their hopes and plans for agriculture in their state in 2022. “A Visit with the Secretaries […]
Continue reading...December 20, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Changes in Consumer Price Indexes for food, 2019 through 2022
Food Price Outlook “The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is a component of the all-items CPI. The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services. While the all-items CPI measures the price changes for all consumer goods and […]
Continue reading...December 20, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Next Generation Fertilizer Awards Announced
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge, the second of a two-part, joint USDA-EPA Partnership and Competition on Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEFs) to Advance Agricultural Sustainability in the United States. The goal of the […]
Continue reading...December 16, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Of Omicron, Youth Vax’s, and Boosters
Through our collaboration in the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE) we’d like to share the following timely updates on the on-going pandemic and efforts to encourage everyone eligible to get vaccinated and/or boosted now! From today’s EXCITE newsletter, the CDC urges Get a Boost for the Holidays! “We want to see you in […]
Continue reading...December 14, 2021 Wes Kline
Webinar on FDA’s Proposed Ag Water Rule Thursday December 16 at 3:00
The FDA recently released the long-anticipated proposed changes to the agricultural water requirements (Subpart E) of the Produce Safety Rule. On Thursday, December 16 at 3:00 pm ET, join United Fresh, PMA, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Northwest Horticultural Council and Western Growers for a timely webinar covering what FDA has proposed and where […]
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