44 States, U.S. Territories, Tribes Intend to Launch Permanent Summer EBT Program in 2024; Even More Expected in 2025The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four tribes plan to be the first to launch the new,...
Scientists Offer A Potential Roadmap For Sustainable Urban Agriculture
Highlights Urban agriculture is growing food on a small-scale, using venues such as small rooftops, balcony gardens, community grounds, small urban farms and even empty lots of land. While experts tout the benefits of urban agriculture as a method that can build...
New Heat Pump System Being Developed To Dry Food And Agricultural Feed Products
Source: Texas A&M AgriLifeScientists are looking for a more environmentally and economically friendly heat pump system to dry food and feed products ranging from grain for livestock to apple chips in the grocery store. Rosana Moreira, Ph.D., professor in...
Gary Wishnatzki Honored With Florida Strawberry Growers Association Award
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...