- AphidAlert.com is one way growers can keep up with the latest information on aphids and other insects. In addition, growers can sign up to receive free localized alerts when aphids hit in their area.
- Growers wanting to learn more about precision agriculture technology and how it affects them have a new online resource, www.precisionagworks.com.
- The stars were out as the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) presented its annual Best of NAMA awards for excellence in agri-marketing at its annual convention being held in Atlanta, GA. Click here for a complete listing of the awards and to view the winners.
- Through a 1.4 million dollar grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs will work to build grass roots support in five key states to combat the exploitation of U.S farmworker children. It is estimated that as many as 400,000 work on U.S. farms each year to help support their struggling families.