USDA Rural Development, in cooperation with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, and Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability will be conducting workshops focused on assisting agriculture producers and small businesses apply for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) and the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program (REEP)....
The Deep South Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 3-4....
Todd P. Haymore, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and Charles Green, VDACS marketing director, recently hosted a booth at the Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV) in Cuba....
Combines continued to roll through Kentucky soybean fields last week as 89 percent of the crop has now been harvested. ...
Alabama cotton growers are putting the finishing touches on the 2009 cotton harvest, with highly variable yields being reported....
Growers, processors, marketers, suppliers, and others interested in the fruit and vegetable industry are invited to participate in “Breaking New Ground” at the 23rd Annual Southeast Vegetable and Fruit Expo in the Myrtle Beach, S.C., Convention Center, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 2-3, 2008....
Corn and soybean harvest in Kentucky and Tennessee made good progress last week as growers put the finishing touches on the 2008 crops....
Growers in the Piedmont and Coastal Regions of North Carolina took advantage of the lack of rain during the week and made great progress in the harvest of cotton, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and the planting of small grains....
On-farm retail markets, farmers markets and roadside stands are popping up across Tennessee....
By Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia
Tropical Storm Fay brought much needed rainfall to Georgia in late August, but it caused $159 million in damage to crops in 31 south Georgia counties, according to a University of Georgia economic impact study....
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