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Michigan’s David Martin is pushing legislation to curb Open Fields power on private land.

He has spent years as an instructor in postharvest fruit ripening and is unique for his depth of knowledge in postharvest science and ripening technology, the group says.

As growers look to technology to augment labor needs, those working in the ag tech space say there will be an even greater relationship between workers and technology.

Farmers who suffered losses from natural disasters that occurred in calendar years 2023 and 2024 can sign up for the aid. It is also available to farmers participating in the On-Farm Storage Loss Program and the Milk Loss Program.

A spinoff of Aerobotics Crop Insurance Solutions will use historical data and future projections to help tailor crop protection policies for specialty crop growers.

Melissa’s Produce has introduced Red Heart K-Grapes from South Korea, part of the Los Angeles-based specialty produce company’s luxury line.

Following detections of HLB in plant tissues sampled from a residential property, 3 sq. miles in the Riverside area of Riverside County have been added to the quarantine.

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a revised rule on Monday aimed at clearer permitting and fewer regulatory surprises, such as narrowing which water features fall under federal oversight and confirming exclusions.

Nathan Pumplin, the CEO behind the Empress Purple Tomato, says we’re just a few years away from consumers seeing “bioengineered” as a premium, sought-after label in produce.

Columnist Armand Lobato recalls taking a much-needed break from the constant demands of being a produce buyer.