U.S. Department of Labor finalizes farmworker protection rule
The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers in the U.S.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research entomologist Kiran Gadhave earns research award for IPM tool
Gadhave’s project is to develop an integrated pest management tool to offer a next-generation breakthrough solution to one of the largest hindrances to expanding specialty crop production in the Texas Panhandle — tomato spotted wilt virus and thrips.
Biobest Group changes name to BioFirst Group, opens new predatory mite production facility
Following its recent acquisition of Biotrop, Biobest Group has reorganized its structure and rebranded as BioFirst Group. It now has a structure focusing on the horticulture market and a structure focusing on the open field market.
Nature Fresh Farms' Hiiros Tomatoes named Best Snacking Tomatoes in 2024 Good Housekeeping Best Snack Awards
The Good Housekeeping Nutrition Lab taste-testers said that Hiiros were “as poppable as grapes.”
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