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October 2008
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The Mesilla Valley Maze in Las Cruces, N.M., hosts about 22,000 young students per year. Photos courtesy of Anna Lyles Click here to read the story |
Partnerships Help New Mexico Farm
The Mesilla Valley Maze and Lyles Family Farms is a rarity in New Mexico: A farm that’s open to the public.
Containment System is Totally Tubular for Organic Growers
When drought, weeds and contaminated topsoil conspired to kill Tom Buehrle’s wildflower garden, he came up with an idea he thinks has the potential to revolutionize the organic vegetable industry.
Specialty Crops get Short Shrift in Weed Control
If herbicides were a meal, the major commodity crops – corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, cotton – would be enjoying a gourmet feast, while fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamentals would be lucky to get the scraps from the table.
Market Place
Ohio Tour Highlights Buurma Family Vegetable Farm
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Southeast Expo in December
Oct. 7, 2008 - The 23rd Annual Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo is being held Dec. 2-3 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Durivo Registered
Sept. 30, 2008 - EPA has registered Syngenta Crop Protection’s Durivo insecticide for use in vegetable crops, including leafy and fruiting vegetables, brassicas and cucurbits.
Syngenta's Voliam Xpress Insecticide Registered in the U.S.
Sept. 25, 2008 - Syngenta Crop Protection's Voliam Xpress insecticide has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Deer Feeding Ban Hits Carrot, Apple Growers
Sept. 24, 2008 - Michigan’s ban on feeding and baiting wild white-tailed deer came at a bad time for apple and carrot growers, as well as for those who grow corn and sugar beets specifically for deer feed.
Schafer Announces Purchase of up to 3.6 Million Pounds of Fresh Tomatoes
Sept. 18, 2008 - USDA is purchasing up to 3.6 million pounds of fresh tomatoes with currently available Farm Bill funds. The tomatoes will be donated to child nutrition and other domestic food assistance programs.
News Feeds
Agriculture: Who Will Follow in the Aging Farmer's Footsteps?
There’s another profession that’s rapidly becoming endangered in the United States, a looming crisis that has drawn little attention. Ocala.com (10/7)
Project Gives Needy Access to Produce
Buying fresh fruits and vegetables has been a challenge the past several years for low-income Michigan residents who rely on food stamps and face limited access to grocers and transportation. Detroit News (10/6)
Santa Cruz Organic Farmer Awarded $1 Million for Pesticide Drift
In a victory for the state's organic farmers, a Santa Cruz County jury has awarded a North Coast grower $1 million in damages after deciding a pesticide company violated the farmer's rights when its chemicals drifted with the fog onto his organic crops. The Mercury News (10/3)
Schwarzenegger Rejects Secret Ballots for Farmworkers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger again has rejected legislation to give farmworkers another option for organizing. The Californian (10/3)
Farmers are Sold on Strip-tillage Option in Iowa
Five Mitchell and Floyd county farmers are sold on strip-till. Agri News (10/3)