
Cover Story
'Good To Great'
All the employees at Oregon’s Gray Farms buy into a popular business book’s key concepts.
Features
Growers Misled
Organic growers, including the nation’s largest, unknowingly used synthetic fertilizer.
Setting High Standards
Spinach consumption hasn’t yet rebounded to levels prior to the September 2006 E. coli outbreak, but food safety practices are better than ever.
Emerging Menace
Tomato growers need a multi-pronged strategy to battle tomato spotted wilt virus.
Plastics And Planting
Learn the basics about plastic mulch, field preparation, and planting equipment.
Crop Protection 2009: Fungicides
AVG bring you the latest fungicide offerings and label change information.
Managing Spider Mites
Stop spider mites from damaging strawberry crops with these tested management practices.
Moving Forward
Scholarship winners hold the future of ag in their hands.
Fertilizer Industry Unites
The Organic Fertilizer Association of California seeks to advocate, regulate the industry.
Organic's Holy Grail
Company hopes to have an organic weed control product on the market in two years.
Resolving Conflicts
An online book can help growers deal with disputes.
Preserving Pumpkins
Squash bugs may be the cause of yellow vine that is wreaking havoc on a number of cucurbits, including squash, pumpkin, and melon.
Gettin' A Gator
A Michigan fruit and vegetable grower takes home the big prize from the Great Lakes Expo.
Fighting Downy Mildew
Learn to forecast and manage this important pest.
Columns
Nurture Your Bottom Line
Want some good news that may feed your bottom line? Demand for fruits and vegetables is expected to increase.
Need The Steak To Sell The Sizzle
I’ve written extensively about food safety, and most times when I ask growers about irradiation, they dismiss it out of hand.
Postharvest Hints: Non-Destructive Evaluation Of Vegetable Quality
Produce quality and quality retention during storage, transportation, and retailing is critical to successfully market fresh vegetables.
Potato Pointers: In With The New: Zebra Chip
It's not often that we come across a new disease of potatoes.
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