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2026 Agriculture Literacy Week Successful
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (342+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 8, 2026 JAMESTOWN, N.Y. " Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County's Agriculture program is dedicated to giving the public the opportunity to learn about and interact with our food system. Schools in the area were invited to participate in New York's…...
The Vermont Farm Show Is Back!
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (334+ words) The Vermont Farm Show Is Back!Morning Ag Clips The Vermont Farm Show has long been a cornerstone event for the state's agricultural community. The 2027 relaunch of the show will feature interactive exhibits, updated programming, and enhanced opportunities for education,…...
UF Researcher Looks to Genetics to Rein in Wasteful Strawberry Runners
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (527+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 8, 2026 GAINESVILLE, Fla. " Strawberry growers pour roughly $130 million a year, nationally, into a surprisingly stubborn problem: a part of the plant that sabotages fruit production. These fast-growing offshoots " called "runners" " stretch out from the mother plant like botanical…...
New Produce Safety Rule Requirement Now in Effect for Small Operations
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (394+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 8, 2026 The Produce Safety Rule sets standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce, and applies to covered fruits and vegetables normally consumed raw, such as apples, carrots, lettuce, onions, and tomatoes. The Produce Safety Rule does…...
Learning Is on the Menu at Virtual Cooking Camp for Pennsylvania Youth
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (517+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 8, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " This summer, Penn State Extension will offer a virtual cooking camp for youth in Pennsylvania, open to both 4-H members and non-4-H youth ages 8-18. The cooking camp will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. July 20-24. This…...
Walmart, Sam's Club and Feeding America Partner for 'Fight Hunger. Spark Change."
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (234+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 CHICAGO "The Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign returns for its 13th year, uniting all U.S. Walmart and Sam's Club locations along with their customers, members, suppliers and associates around a shared goal: ensuring neighbors facing hunger across the country…...
Soy Foods Month Highlights Simple Ways to Add Soy to Everyday Meals
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (519+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. " April marks Soy Foods Month, highlighting foods made from Missouri's leading crop and their role in everyday meals. Missouri Soybeans is recognizing the month by sharing practical ways soy foods can be incorporated into…...
Conservation, No-Till is the Foundation for Lamb Family Farm
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (1210+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 8, 2026 INDIANAPOLIS " As a second-generation farmer and director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Don Lamb sees the industry from both the fields of his family's farm and the corridors of the Indiana Statehouse, a vantage point'not…...
Brecht Named Iowa Pork Producers Association Consumer Outreach Director
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (493+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 CLIVE,Iowa'TheIowaPork Producers Association has named Hope Brecht as its new Consumer Outreach Director. Brecht will lead consumer engagement efforts, with a focus on youth programming and outreach at theIowaState Fair Pork Tent. In this role, Brecht…...
Calving Corner Exhibit Reaches Hundreds of Thousands of Consumers
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (389+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 The dairy farms that participated in the 2026 Calving Corner exhibit included Rock Solid Dairy owned by the Garber family of Cumberland County, Pa.; Kurtland Farm owned by the Kurtz family of Berks County, Pa.; Sweigart Dairy owned…...