Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or re-certified producers through a program offered by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services....
Florida vegetable growers began to prepare fields for the fall crop in early August, tilling ground and laying plastic....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
This summer — covering a period from July to September — area for harvest of 12 selected fresh-market vegetables is forecast to decline 1 percent from a year ago to 282,800 acres....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is reminding tobacco quota holders and producers not currently enrolled in the Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) they have until Nov. 2, 2009, to sign-up to receive a 2010 TTPP payment....
Based on a survey of Georgia growers contacted around Oct. 1, corn yields were down slightly from September....
By Chris Bickers, Contributing Writer
The boom in farm exports to China shows no signs of diminishing, and North Carolina farmers are determined to be part of it....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Replacing a few thousand acres of grain crops with 165 acres of organic crops hasn’t been an easy road to travel, but a good one so far for Whiteville, N.C., grower Richard Ward....
By Chris Bickers, Contributing Writer
The instability of the tobacco business has made many growers gun shy about capital investments....
According to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office, peanut production in the state is forecast at 1.75 billion pounds, compared with last year’s 2.33 billion pounds....
By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct seven listening sessions over the next several weeks to garner public input on the agency’s proposed National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (NLGMA)....
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