USDA announced $8 billion in Harvest Fuel Relief payments for farmers in 2026. Commodity payment rates are expected in ...

WSTFA is accepting nominations for its 2026 Silver Apple, Silver Pear and Distinguished Service awards. Nominations are due ...

BioConsortia secured $15 million to expand Zaffre and Always N microbial seed treatments, supporting manufacturing, ...

MSU scientist Bruno Basso will receive a national agronomic research award for advancing precision agriculture, soil health ...

California Grown executive director Cherie Watte has joined the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation board of directors.

Discover how new orchard systems, regenerative practices and artificial intelligence can improve efficiency, profitability ...

Tom and Steve Church, founders of Church Brothers, have received the 2026 E.E. “Gene” Harden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA). The brothers ...

Threatened by a multi-front trade war and dogged by higher costs that have slashed exports and acreage, apple growers are confronted by an uncertain future. Those challenges, including escalating ...

Researchers have discovered the genetic region responsible for blackberries’ deploying of a type of pointy self-protection: thorns. Thorns can scratch pickers and damage fruit, making thornless ...

New packing, processing and marketing facilities are being unveiled this fall to handle the burgeoning output of the Michigan apple industry. Elite Apple, a joint effort among seven Michigan ...

Great Lakes Tek Flex brought growers, researchers and agricultural technology companies together Sept. 10-11 at Michigan State University’s Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) in ...

Amid continued economic uncertainty and ongoing labor concerns, U.S. apple production is forecast to decrease 7% for the 2026-27 crop year from the previous year. The 263 million bushels projected by ...