2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1380+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 15, 2026 RALEIGH, N.C. " As a member of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Extension Agent Network,Sam Marshallmakes a mark on North Carolina agriculture every day, giving growers insight into transformative technology, bridging the gap between researchers and on-farm realities and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (164+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 13, 2026 There is a fee of $5 at registration that will be refunded at the time of the workshop to attendees. Lunch will be provided by Raven's Table. Day 1: Discovering Resilience will take place Friday March 27th from 9 am " 4:30 pm…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (259+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 13, 2026 ORONO, Maine " University of Maine Cooperative Extension will continue its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine'with "Produce Sharing Tables: An Approach to Garden-Grown Food Access" on Tuesday, April 7, from 6"7:15 p.m. Registration is required; sliding scale…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (517+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 13, 2026 Almost 100 years later, farmers face different challenges: consolidation of smaller family farms into fewer, larger farms; policies that threaten growers" ability to access necessary labor; tariffs jeopardizing markets and undercutting profits; and climate change increasing the frequency…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (302+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 13, 2026 WASHINGTON " Yesterday [March 11, 2026], a coalition of 38 organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, urging him to act on mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef during the ongoing U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations. The letter…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (197+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 13, 2026 "Connecticut's small farmers are really important to the diversity of our state's food supply, but they face unique challenges, especially as climate change worsens,said Murphy.Our bill provides small farmers with the support they need to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (465+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 12, 2026 FRANKFORT, Ky. " Feeding Kentucky, in partnership with'IQS Research'and funded by both private donors and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, has released the first statewide study in over a decade examining the attitudes, behaviors, and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1187+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 12, 2026 COLLEGE STATION, Texas " Natural compounds found in dark sweet cherries may help slow the growth and spread of one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new research from Texas A&M University. The…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (534+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 12, 2026 AMES, Iowa " Leadership of the'Iowa Crop Improvement Association'will change on March 16, when Doan Schmitz becomes the organization's interim director during a search for a new director. Current director, Ryan Budnik, who has served as ICIA director since…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (560+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 12, 2026 ALPINE, Texas" For three days in February, Alpine became the center of one of the most consequential water conversations in Texas. "This was more than a conference," said Dr. Louis Harveson, director of the Borderlands Research Institute…...