Duvall says the ITC failed to recognize the damage certain imports are doing.
He says these farmers face unfair competition from foreign growers and the decision demonstrates much work is still needed to address international trade imbalances.
Duvall says they’ll continue working with USDA, USTR and the Department of Commerce to find meaningful assistance for our domestic blueberry industry. According to a new Farm Futures survey, U.S. corn producers say they’ll increase corn acreage 4.1% from year prior, to 94.7 million acres in 2021.
If realized, according to www.agrimarketing.com, 2021 corn acreage will be the third largest in the past 75 years, trailing only 2012 and 2013.
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UC Davis releases two new strawberry varieties
Red, ripe strawberries are the hallmark of spring in California. Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will provide consumers with big, flavorful strawberries throughout fall and winter, too.
“These cultivars were developed to provide high-quality fruit from late summer through the holidays,” said Professor Steve Knapp, director of the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program.
The new varieties UCD Finn and UCD Mojo are “extreme day neutral,” which means they were bred for summer planting, especially in coastal climates from Santa Maria south. They were developed to replace Portola, the only other UC variety that is planted in the summer and harvested in the fall and winter. Portola is popular with farmers for its high yield, but some consumers say the variety lacks flavor.
Giving back: Kids shop with cops
By Andrew Carter - acarter@aimmediamidwest.com
Officer Ralph Burwell of the Galion Police Department shops with Galion City Schools students Christopher Goodwin (front) and Hannah Nelson during the annual Shop with a Cop event held Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Walmart in Bucyrus. Galion officers shopped with eight children this year.
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Adam Clark, right, a fourth-grade student at Galion Intermediate School, points out a set of walkie talkies that he wants to purchase during the Shop with a Cop event on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Walmart in Bucyrus. Clark shopped with Galion Police Officer Jonathan Patton.
GSB helps Turners Falls softball program with new backstop project
Turners Falls Athletic Director Adam Graves, left, stands with Greenfield Savings Bank President John Howland, center, and Turners Falls softball coach Gary Mullins after Graves and Mullins presented a plaque to Howland in recognition of his organization’s donation to support a new backstop for the Turners Falls softball project. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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If you have attended a softball game at Turners Falls High School and went to use the restroom behind home plate, you probably remember having to have your head on a swivel at all times, commonly hearing a roaring “heads up!” as the dangers of a foul ball coming for your head happened far too often.