Carla Snyder, assoc. leader for business, entrepreneurship, & econ. development, & Dr. Shan Kumar, assistant prof. of tree fruit, talked all things production over the weekend. The cider & fruit industries are growing here in Pa., & these two are providing expert education. 🍎

“When I work under [MGNREGS], I can purchase groceries from the village shop on credit and settle the dues once I receive my wages.” @KasimNSaiyyad met with rural women about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Read more ➡️ tci.cornell.edu/?blog=beyond…

@EPA has announced that existing stocks of #dicamba pesticides can be used over-the-top during the 2024 growing season. The order applies to dicamba that was "packaged, labeled, and released for shipment" prior to 2/6/24, when a federal court vacated the dicamba registration.

What a great way to start 2024, by volunteering at the Pennsylvania Farm Show to support the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania (SHAP) to raise money for their research fund to support advances in the tree fruit industry.