The October 2014 issue of New York Berry News is now available online.
Highlights include:
- NYS BGA to Host SWD Regional Workshops
- “Going Bigger” is the Focus of the 2015 Empire Producers EXPO Berry Session
- Educational Opportunities- Pawpaws and Grapes
- PSU and Cornell Co-host Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Webinar Series
- Vole Management in Berry Plantings
- Joint Report on the North American Cranberry Industry
- Getting Started with Berry Production and Marketing Course Offered
- NYS BGA Welcomes New Communications Specialist
- NARBA News: Awald Farms at 100 – Debby Wechsler
- New Farmers Grant Fund
- New York State Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Program -Due Dec. 15
- USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
- USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
- USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
- FSMA Updates
- Biodegradable Bio-based Mulch Now Allowed for Organic Production
- ANSI Peer Review Report
- New Wildlife Damage Control Handbook
- New Organic Farming Research Webinars
- FarmNet – Help You Need, When You Need It
- Pest’s Taste for Fine Wine May Prove Its Undoing
- Update on Applied Berry Research in Eastern NY
- Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit Crops