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  • Where does worrying about food safety in fresh produce end for the grower?

    Date:2014/05/07

    Most growers worry a lot about the safety of the food they grow and where their responsibility lies. This article aims to point out where the worry may not match up with the grower’s responsibility for food safety. Posted on May 5, 2014 by Phil ...

  • FSMA compliant worker training: Doing it right every time

    Date:2014/05/07

    As a fresh produce grower, are you sharing the right information as part of your worker training to be FSMA compliant? Find out if you have all your food safety bases covered. Posted on May 5, 2014 by Phil Tocco, Michigan State University Extens...

  • Weed control is important for profitable asparagus production

    Date:2014/05/07

    Herbicides with different modes of action are registered for asparagus. Posted on May 5, 2014 by Bernard Zandstra, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Horticulture Asparagus harvest season will be upon us shortly, and grower...

  • Chinese vice premier stresses poverty relief

    Date:2014/05/07

        BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang urged more targeted efforts in poverty alleviation during his inspection tour to southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from Sunday to Tuesday.   Focusing on pove...

  • China fights for safe rural drinking water

    Date:2014/05/07

      BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China must work harder to ensure safe drinking water in rural areas, where about 110 million people still lack clean drinking water, the Ministry of Water Resources said Tuesday.   Resolving drinking water safet...

  • China's role in tackling global food challenge increasingly important: Italian official

    Date:2014/05/07

    PARMA, Italy, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China will play an increasingly important role in the global food challenge, an Italian official told Xinhua Tuesday during the ongoing international fair on food made in Italy named Cibus.   "China is a country t...

  • Shanghai unifies urban and rural pension plans

    Date:2014/05/07

    SHANGHAI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai has unified its pension plans for rural and unemployed urban residents, authorities said on Monday.   The unified system combines Shanghai's 5-level rural pension plan with the 10-scale scheme for unemployed ...

  • Poor Chinese residents see rapid income growth

    Date:2014/05/07

    BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese rural residents in poor regions saw their per capita net income surge 13.4 percent year on year to 5,519 yuan (about 897 U.S. dollars) in 2013, official data showed on Monday.   The rate of increase was 4.1 per...

  • Chinese farmers busy with farming as summer comes

    Date:2014/05/07

    Farmers work at a field in Shangzhi village of Yuezhuang town in Zibo city, East China's Shandong province, May 4, 2014. Monday is the beginning of summer, the 7th solar term in Chinese lunar calendar, which indicates the coming of summer. Farmers he...

  • Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

    Date:2014/05/08

    More rapid fruit growth is expected later in the week when warmer temperatures finally arrive. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bob Tritten, Michigan State University Extension Weather Continued cooler than normal temperatures over the last week ...

  • West Central Michigan small fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

    Date:2014/05/08

    Growers are invited to attend upcoming meetings on blueberry IPM activities, and new educational opportunities for spotted wing Drosophila management. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Carlos García-Salazar, Michigan State University Extension The ...

  • West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

    Date:2014/05/08

    Warm weather will move tree fruit growth quickly this week. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Phil Schwallier, and Amy Irish-Brown, Michigan State University Extension Daily temperatures have remained much below normal high and low readings, and tr...

  • Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

    Date:2014/05/08

    Cool and wet weather is slowing spring throughout the Northwest region. Blooming fruit is not predicted in the next week. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Nikki Rothwell, Emily Pochubay and Duke Elsner, Michigan State University Extension Weather...

  • Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

    Date:2014/05/08

    Sweet cherry bloom has begun. Warm weather should bring a growth spurt this week. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bill Shane, and Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension Montmorency cherry flower buds are opening across Southwest Mich...

  • Invest in pollination for success with highbush blueberries

    Date:2014/05/08

    For profitable yields, investing in pollination of highbush blueberries is crucial. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Rufus Isaacs, Jason Gibbs, and Emily May, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology; Eric Hanson and Jim Hancock, Michigan Sta...

  • New label issued for Fyfanon for spotted wing Drosophila control in Michigan blueberries

    Date:2014/05/08

    A new Special Local Needs label provides an option for blueberry growers and aerial applicators for controlling spotted wing Drosophila. Posted on May 6, 2014 by Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Entomology T...

  • Miticides options for controlling mites in fruit

    Date:2014/05/08

    Many options are available for mite control in fruit crops. Posted on May 6, 2014 by John Wise, Rufus Isaacs and Larry Gut, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Entomology Mites can be significant pests of fruit crops. There ...

  • China adds to pork reserves to stabilize prices

    Date:2014/05/08

    BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will purchase more frozen pork from the market to stabilize prices and reduce farmers' losses, the country's top economic planning agency said on Wednesday.   The move, the second in two months, ...

  • Tea scale found in Michigan nursery plants

    Date:2014/05/09

    Nurseries need to check shipments of plants like camellias and hollies that are brought here from southern states for tea scale. Identification, life cycle and control methods to prevent this destructive insect are discussed. Posted on May 8, 20...

  • Last minute farm land rental adjustments

    Date:2014/05/09

    Farm producers are past the point in time when farm land rental arrangements need to be in place. Posted on May 8, 2014 by Dennis Stein, Michigan State University Extension In general, 2014 farm land rents have trended lower than 2013 for ...