October 31, 2025PEST MANAGEMENT ... Grid Searches Underway for Spotted Lanternfly State Agriculture Department and Lake Erie Regional Grape Program conduct coordinated grid searches for Spotted Lanternfly in Ripley, New York READ MORE
October 31, 2025PRECAUTIONS ... Wildfire Losses Inspire Changes in Avocado Orchards Growers share important lessons learned READ MORE
October 30, 2025ANNUAL FUNDING ... Comment on Specialty Crop Block Grant Funding Priorities Public submissions due to MDARD by Nov. 28 READ MORE
October 30, 2025PEST MANAGEMENT ... Sprayable RNA Pesticide Works Best When Potato Beetles Are Small Colorado potato beetles can devastate entire fields of potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants READ MORE
October 30, 2025food safety ... Tricky Treats: Why Pumpkins Accumulate Pollutants Understanding the mechanism behind pollutant accumulation is crucial to creating safer produce READ MORE
October 30, 2025TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ... How Much Do You Know About Microgreens? Take the Quiz! Try the new Microgreens Quiz to test your knowledge and grow your expertise READ MORE
October 30, 2025COMPETITION RESULTS ... 5th Annual Sunflower Growing Competition Winners Registration for our 4th Annual Sunflower Growing Competition will be in May and is open to all Orange County youth ages 5-19 READ MORE
October 30, 2025HONOR ... Montana State Names Gordon Stoner as 2025 Outstanding Agricultural Leader Gordon Stoner is a pulse grower from Outlook and longtime pulse industry advocate READ MORE
October 29, 2025INNOVATIONS ... Artificial Tongue Uses Milk to Determine Heat Level in Spicy Foods A new prototype detected capsaicin and pungent-flavored compounds (like those behind garlic’s zing) in various foods READ MORE
October 28, 2025food waste ... Halloween Pumpkin Waste Is a Methane Problem, but Chefs and Farmers Have Solutions If you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible READ MORE