Title Image: (L-R) Jake Rayburn, Candace Harrell, Therese Wishnatzki, Gary Wishnatzki, Nick Wishnatzki, Kenneth ParkerFSGA Recognizes the Wish Farms Owner with its Hall of Fame Award Plant City based Wish Farms, is proud to announce that owner Gary Wishnatzki was...
Even More Recipes From Highline Mushrooms – Really!
Our friends at Highline Mushrooms are back! These recipes will be a hit with everyone who loves mushrooms, but the best part is they are vegan and vegetarian as well. Check out two more great mushroom recipes - Vegan Mushroom Pot Pie and Vegan Mushroom Gravy. You...
Confusion Over Food-Date Labels Contributes To 7% Of All US Food Waste
Author: Steve Koppes, Purdue University College of AgricultureThe use of food-date labels such as “use by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many Americans discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to the November...
Apply For SEPC’s Vorhees Vision Scholarship — Deadline January 12, 2024!
The Vorhees Vision Scholarship was created to reward the achievements of young individuals who demonstrate a true entrepreneurial spirit in their lives as they pursue their educational goals. This scholarship is named in honor of the late Terry L. Vorhees, Founder and...
Fruitcakes And Other Nutty Things
My paternal grandmother, Lilybell Hollis Carter, was the very model of propriety. She lived in a small Georgia town where her father had once served a mayor. She was not wealthy - far from it. She was a widow raising three young children working as a bank teller. She...
Fall Harvest 2023: Canadian Fresh Produce Industry Engages With Parliamentarians
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) successfully concluded their annual joint advocacy event, Fall Harvest, which took place in Ottawa from November 20-22. This year's event centered on several key...
USDA Invests Nearly $28M To Support Beginning Farmers And Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced an investment of $27.9 million across 45 organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, including programs for U.S. veterans who are entering into agricultural...
Pre-Thanksgiving Study Exposes Significant Cell Phone Use During Family Mealtimes, Discloses They Are Not Welcome At Holiday Table
As the nation prepares to celebrate the most notable family meal of the year, Thanksgiving, a new consumer study of U.S. adults reveals that 68% of households have someone using their phone during mealtime with others. Paradoxically, the same study reveals that 65%...
“Shopping For Good, Together We Give Back” Produce For Kids Campaign At Publix Provides 850,000 Meals
Fall Produce-Centric Cause Marketing Campaign Aligns With 15 Produce PartnersShopping for Good, Together We Give Back was the theme of Healthy Family Project’s annual Fall Produce for Kids campaign that took place September 20 through November 1 at Publix. Fifteen...
UF Hopes To Speed Solutions To Citrus Greening, Other Crop Diseases With New Center
University of Florida scientists plan to utilize $2 million from an initiative by UF President Ben Sasse for a Crop Transformation Center to help Florida farmers improve production of citrus and specialty crops. For now, front and center among goals for the center is...