by wtroxell | May 9, 2017 | News
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday said President Trump may be open to creating a way for some undocumented immigrant workers to stay in the U.S. and Perdue is already working on a “blueprint” of policy guidelines to offer the president. Refusing to...
by wtroxell | May 6, 2017 | News
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who last week helped persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement, said Wednesday that the administration would renegotiate the pact with Canada and Mexico with a focus on what has worked...
by wtroxell | Apr 29, 2017 | News
PVGA is trying to identify and encourage young growers in the vegetable, potato and berry industries in several ways. PVGA Scholarships First, PVGA offers two $1,000 college scholarships each year to a child or grandchild of a PVGA member who is pursuing higher...
by wtroxell | Apr 29, 2017 | News
The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the Trump administration presses ahead with its crackdown on immigrants. – See more here.
by wtroxell | Apr 29, 2017 | News
New research presented today via poster presentation at the 2017 Experimental Biology meeting shows consumers who eat frozen fruits and vegetables eat more fruits and vegetables overall. In fact, consumers of frozen fruits and vegetables also have significantly...
by wtroxell | Apr 29, 2017 | News
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today joined President Trump for a “Farmers Roundtable” at the White House to address issues facing the American agriculture community, as the president signed an Executive Order establishing an Interagency Task Force on...