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USDA investing $33M in 82 projects at 1890 land-grant universities
The USDA is investing more than $33 million to support 82 research, Extension and education projects across the nation’s 19 historically Black colle... continue reading »
IFPA Foodservice Conference set for July 28
Now is the time to register for the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference, set for July 28 in Monterey, California. Pr... continue reading »
Farmers lobby for climate, ag programs in farm bill
Farmers from six states joined the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition to meet with congressional leaders and USDA officials to advocate for cl... continue reading »
India lifting tariffs on several U.S. crops
India is lifting retaliatory tariffs on several U.S. crops after the two nations agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organ... continue reading »
IFPA warns cuts to bill could harm growers
The International Fresh Produce Association is expressing disappointment in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s passage of a fund... continue reading »
Longtime food science professor dies at age 96
Norman Potter, a longtime food science professor at Cornell University, has died at age 96. Potter, author of widely used textbook Food Science, di... continue reading »
USDA creates 12 regional centers, announces $420M in project funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created 12 new regional food business centers to provide national coordination and technical assistance to farm... continue reading »
ISU professor, seed center director Misra new NIFA director
Manjit M. Misra, a longtime professor at Iowa State University and the former director of the university's Seed Science Center, is the new director of... continue reading »
Nominations now open for 2023 Purdue Women in Agriculture awards
Nominations are being accepted until May 1 for the 2023 Purdue Women in Agriculture awards. The awards are an annual recognition of women who are l... continue reading »
Food industry veteran Goulet dies at age 64
A food industry veteran and past chair of the Produce Marketing Association has died. Peter Goulet, 64, died March 24. Goulet, of Saco, Maine, bega... continue reading »
