Fruit

Firm fruit is easier to machine harvest and can help blueberry growers increase their profit margins.

The payments will be based on losses where prices and market supply chains have been impacted for the 2020 marketing year as a result of COVID-19.

Southwest Michigan appears to be the hardest-hit area after temperatures dropped into the low 20s in early May.

Recent cold bouts have come at the wrong time for apples, peaches and other tree fruits.

The Varroa mite is to the Western honeybee what the mosquito is to humans: devoid of value and potentially deadly. 

Specific purchase amounts are determined by industry requests, market analysis and food bank needs; delivery will begin in July.

In Kentucky, Cecil Farms uses H-2A temporary agriculture workers to help their family farm succeed.

Supporters urged to rally for ethanol, Oklahoma lawmakers want results of beef price report and blueberry growers need support too.

Produce growers have shifted to direct-to-consumer sales driven by social media campaigns to move their perishable products and maintain some cash flow during the crisis.

Huanglongbing is an exotic citrus disease that kills every tree it infects.