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German Protesters Destroy Six GM Research Plots
June 26, 2009
A research project with 274 apple trees, which were housed in a plastic greenhouse, was destroyed at the Federal Research Institute for Horticulture.
New Organic Miticide Now Available
June 25, 2009
Biomite is a new miticide that works well in both conventional and organic agriculture.
California Gleaning Or Stealing -- Ripe For Harvest, Ripe For Theft
June 24, 2009
Growers and law enforcement officials are on the lookout for the unpaid harvest crews – the crop thieves.
Application Period Open For Family Business Scholarship
June 23, 2009
The Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program is designed to increase family business involvement in produce industry advocacy.
PMA Fresh Connections Chicago Spotlights Food Safety
June 23, 2009
Program will define the concept of a food safety culture and why having one is essential to a company’s sustainability.
Safeway Campaign Promotes Local Produce
June 23, 2009
A new program launching at Safeway will significantly increase the grocery chain’s focus on locally grown fruits and vegetables.
U.S., Canada Reach “Organic Equivalency” Agreement
June 17, 2009
USDA release says this “first-of-a-kind” agreement allows products meeting organic certification in one nation can be sold in the other.
California Water Agencies Sue Feds
June 16, 2009
Claim that National Marine Fisheries Service is putting needs of fish above people.
Queen Elizabeth Gets Her Own Vegetable Patch
June 16, 2009
For the first time since World War II, vegetables are growing at Buckingham Palace.
WIC Checks Now Accepted At New York Farmers Markets
June 16, 2009
New York is the first state in the nation to allow the use of WIC checks at farmers markets.
Growers Oppose Legislation Boosting Laborer Benefits
June 16, 2009
If enacted, the Fair Labor Practices Act would provide farmworkers with collective bargaining rights and overtime pay, as well as workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits.
The Fertilizer Institute's Ford West Testifies On Cap-And-Trade
June 15, 2009
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) president Ford B. West testified before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing held to examine the Waxman-Markey climate change legislation.
Pasteuria Bioscience Receives EPA Registration For Nematode Control
June 12, 2009
Pasteuria Bioscience announced it has received registration from EPA for Pasteuria usgae, a natural bacteria prevalent in soil that can help control plant-parasitic nematodes.
AgraQuest Inc. Receives California Registration For Requiem
June 8, 2009
AgraQuest Inc. announced last week that it received registration from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for its new insecticide Requiem (Chenopodium).
Push For National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
June 8, 2009
Agricultural associations representing the U.S. leafy greens industry formally asked USDA to start the process of establishing a national marketing agreement for leafy greens.
Marrone Bio Innovations Offers CEU Course On Biopesticides
June 3, 2009
Pest control advisers, private applicators, certified crop advisers and other license holders can now earn continuing education units (CEUs) by studying a new course on biopesticides.
Eurofresh Wins Order To Keep Operating
June 3, 2009
An Arizona bankruptcy court order allows Eurofresh Inc. to use available cash to continue operations through early July.
New Arysta LifeScience Plant Oil-Based Insecticide Registered In The UK
June 2, 2009
The new, natural-based formulation is expected to be registered in the US in the future.
Timeline Extended For Conservation Aid To Organic And Transitional Growers
June 1, 2009
