Agriculture

We would like to congratulate Jane Marshall for being named our Protect The Harvest Friend of the Land for January 2024. To say Jane is just a dairy farmer would...

Courtesy of the Almond Board of California  The outstanding 15th class of professionals begins a year-long immersion to become the next great leaders of the California almond industry The Almond...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to release the 2022 Census of Agriculture data during an event Tuesday at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Conducted every five years, the Census...

Stakeholder panel will provide advice and feedback as the DLC guides the horticultural lighting industry toward connected, integrated lighting solutions MEDFORD, MA – The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) today announced the formation of...

Classifying workers as “employees” or “independent contractors” is an important task for agricultural employers because of the legal obligations and protections they owe to their employees. Some agricultural employers hire...

When I saw the local avocados in the Mexican state of Yucatan, a hot, humid region located in the south of the country, I didn’t think they were avocados. Some...

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has expressed alarm with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) lowering of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter. According to TFI, this...

Craig Curry, 70, a Protect The Harvest advisor since 2013, succumbed to a lengthy battle with health issues on Feb. 3. A Greenwood, Ind., resident, Curry provided Protect The Harvest...

Courtesy of the Almond Board of California  Elections for the Almond Board of California (ABC) Board of Directors will launch for the 2024-2025 crop year on Friday, Feb. 9 with...

Researchers in England have discovered that tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue coloring, which occurs despite the dark red color of the pigments...