American Vegetable Grower October 2014
In This Issue
Grower Innovation Comes In All Sizes [Opinion]
As a vegetable grower, you don’t have to farm 50,000 acres to have an influence on your peers.
American Takii Showcases Four Vegetable Varieties
[blackoutgallery id=”65357″] For more information on these, and more varieties, visit www.takii.com
Top 100 Vegetable Grower Jon Esformes Is A Champion For Worker Rights
Labor has been at the top of many growers’ minds — for better or for worse — in […]
2014 Irrigation Show To Highlight Education
The conference, to be held in Phoenix, AZ, brings together all aspects of irrigation and water management: education, certification, networking, and innovative technologies.
Vegetable Industry’s 34 Power Growers In 2014
Find out more about the operations moving agriculture forward.
2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers – Southeast
Rank Company HQ State Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Previous Rank 1 Pero Family Farms FL 18,900 […]
2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers – Southwest
Rank Company HQ State Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Previous Rank 1 Navajo Agricultural Products Industry NM […]
2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers – North
Rank Company HQ State Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Previous Rank 1 R.D. Offutt Co. ND 63,800 […]
2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers – West
Rank Company HQ State Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Previous Rank 1 Grimmway Enterprises CA 57,787 4,692 […]
Aphid Outbreak Leads To “Staggering” Losses
In California, Salinas and Gonzales were hit hard by the foxglove aphid, leaving some lettuce fields unmarketable.
Find The Right Market For Your Crops
Getting to know the demographics of your market is key to maximizing your return on investment.
Bagrada Bug And Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Posing Threat To Western Growers
[blackoutgallery id=”65234″] Two species of stink bugs are now posing a serious threat to agricultural production in the […]
National Security May Depend On A Healthy Diet [Opinion]
Your bottom line as well as the future of our country will depend on promoting healthy eating to the next generation.
Rapid Cooling Equals Longer Shelf Life For Fresh Market Sweet Corn
Minimize mechanical injury and remember the three “T”s of cooling: time, turbulence, and temperature.