Two federal agencies are teaming up to write new food safety rules for fresh produce. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Changes in WIC
Changes are being made to the Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition food package to give participants more flexibility in their food choices. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Three Short Term Efforts for Know Your Farmer Program
Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan explains three short-term efforts to advance the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
CARES Program Continues to Expand
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is continuing their efforts in recognizing farmers who are good stewards of the land through their CARES program as Scot Eubanks, Assistant Director of Ag Policy, says that they are pleased that the voluntary program has been extremely successful. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Industry Moving Forward with Development of Sustainability Measurements
The fruit and vegetable industry is moving forward with its efforts to develop sustainability metrics throughout the supply chain. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Traceability Hot Topic at FFVA Convention
The Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association is currently holding their 2009 Convention where the hot topic is traceability. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Robert “Bobby” DuBois, Sr. Remembered In Farm & Family Circles
In a closeknit industry where so many people are considered family, it’s impossible for a website like this to include obituaries industry-wide. Generally we have a policy not to include such milestones in our regular coverage. Once in a while one hits so close to home, however, IN the family AND in industry circles, I choose to plow ahead and …
WIC Fresh Produce Vouchers
All fruits and vegetables are now eligible for the Women Infants and Children nutrition program, giving produce sales a prospective jump that could equate to as much as $600 million a year. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Company Agrees to Raise Farm Worker Wages
(From “News Service of Florida” 9-25-09) Advocates for Florida tomato workers on Friday added the world’s largest contract food provider to the list of companies willing to spend more to improve workers’ wages. Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Washington, D.C., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Compass Group in which the company would …
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024