Locally Grown Produce a Hot Trend for Menus in 2010

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Local produce is expected to be hot in foodservice for 2010, according to a survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL NRCS Brought Urban and Rural Communities Together for Farm City Week

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Peanuts, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Organizations across the nation recently celebrated Farm City Week, and Florida NRCS was one of those taking part in the educational opportunity with their annual event which brought the urban and rural communities together to commemorate and emphasize their interdependence on one another. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

2010 Potato Expo to Hold Discussions Important to Industry

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The second annual Potato Expo will be held in Orlando, FL on January 4-6, 2009. And Roger Mix, vice president of environmental affairs for the National Potato Council ,says that the conference is a great opportunity for all of the different sectors of the potato industry to come together. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Computer Model Reveals Where Food Pathogens Grow

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Food safety research continues to make strides as a new computer model could help food safety experts have a better chance of predicting where food-borne illness contamination risks lie and what can be done to minimize them. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

School Lunch Report Card

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

A USDA study has shown that only 20 percent of school lunches meet the USDA standard for total fat. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FFB Sponsoring Upcoming Labor Meetings

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

With labor an ongoing issue for specialty crop growers, Florida Farm Bureau Assistant Director of Ag Policy Josh Craft is reminding producers of three Department of Labor seminars sponsored in part by Farm Bureau that are scheduled for next week. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024