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USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023. USDA’s new Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program will help to offset costs for specialty crop producers to comply with regulatory requirements and market-driven food safety certification requirements, which is part of USDA’s broader effort to transform the food system to create a more level playing field for small and medium producers and a more balanced, equitable economy for everyone working in food and agriculture.
Corn Trap Count 6/28/22
Lost in a Valley of Confusion: The State of Today’s Wholesale Apple Industry in the Hudson Valley; A Summary of Recent Producer Feedback
A commentary by Dan Donahue, CCE-ENYCHP, Hudson Valley During our winter fruit conference program in February 2020, Mike Basedow and I devoted the entire second day to the question of “What apple variety should I plant?” After a full day of listening to growers, marketers, nursery producers, and academics tackle the question from different angles, Read More…
Start Scouting Those Cucumbers NOW!
by Chuck Bornt, 6/27/22 Those of you that are frequent readers of vegetable newsletters know that over the last bunch of years, we have been battling a new strain or “clades” of Cucurbit Downy Mildew. In the past, we would see it occasionally, but these new clade types have become annual occurrences especially in cucumbers Read More…