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As Southwest farmers eye conservation techniques and drought-ready crops, the Biden administration is pouring billions into climate-smart agriculture.

The new 5-story development would replace a trio of vacant one-story buildings on a quarter-acre lot directly across from the Hull Street Public Library.

The developers said the change of plans was driven in part by financing and said it's easier to make the numbers work on for-sale townhome projects.

It was a busy night for the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday, as it gave the thumbs-up to everything from a boutique hotel in the Fan, to a new Manchester apartment building, to a bridge replacement project near The Diamond. 

Travels over the past year helps confirm for American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller that growers just don’t give until they find the right solution.

In the final installment of a series of discussions with Chesterfield Board of Supervisors candidates, those running in the Bermuda and Dale districts sound off on rural development, meals taxes and the county zoning ordinance.

Yuma government officials, educators and members of the business and agriculture community met with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema during an economic development roundtable to discuss federal funding opportunities for the region.

The board of directors of Equitable Foods Initiative, the multi-stakeholder workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farm workers, retailers and consumer groups, has named Pete Donlon as a new board member. Donlon, vice president of Misionero, will fill the seat recently vacated by Vic Smith of JV Smith Cos.

Kristen Smith Eshaya has been named the new president of JV Smith Cos. She grew up alongside of JV Smith Cos., and her commitment to excellence, its teams and to the industry will help propel the company to new heights. Vic Smith will continue as CEO and chairman of the board.

This year's Organic Grower Summit, held in Monterey, CA, Dec. 1 and 2, featured a plethora of educational sessions as well as the two-day trade show, which saw scores of exhibitors showing their latest innovations to hundreds of growers that operate in the organic sector.