Use Your Marketing Edge To Promote Greenhouse Crops By Rick Snyder|January 9, 2013 When you are a producer of a valuable crop, like vegetables or any other specialty crop, you — […]Read More
Opinion: Growers Must Engage The Public To Remain Relevant By Frank Giles|December 30, 2012 During a recent speech, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made the claim that rural America is becoming […]
‘Locally Grown’ Notion Has Far Reach By Lisa Lochridge|December 26, 2012 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the saying goes. And so, apparently, is the meaning […]
Freedom Farms: Where Growing Produce Meets Pop Culture By Rebecca M. Bartels|December 10, 2012 Pop culture and produce aren’t generally considered two peas in the same pod. But, when a local publication […]
Opinion: Farming Ain’t For Sissies By Frank Giles|November 30, 2012 I had a great visit with the folks at Grower’s Management Inc. (GMI) down in the Glades area […]
5 Post-Sandy Cleanup Tips By Rebecca M. Bartels|October 30, 2012 Dr. William Lamont Jr., professor in the Department of Plant Science at Penn State University, is singing a […]
Get Prepped For PTI By Frank Giles|July 21, 2012 After a series of devastating foodborne illness outbreaks in produce crops, the industry took upon itself a series […]
Focus On Consumers By Jeff Hyde | Kathleen M. Kelley|July 11, 2012 Selling direct to consumers on the farm property can range from roadside stands to pick-your-own to a market […]
New Food Safety Rules Unfold By Frank Giles|February 26, 2012 In January 2011, President Obama signed the most sweeping food safety reform in the nation’s history. The Food […]
E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Raw Clover Sprouts Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 16, 2012 Clover sprouts, which were deemed “the new vegetable” by the Produce For Better Health Foundation a couple of […]
Prevention Is Cornerstone Of Food Safety Modernization Act Posted by Christina Herrick|November 30, 2011 Tweet FDA has recently published a new presentation on food safety, “Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Prevention.” […]
Food Safety: What You Need To Know Posted by Christina Herrick|February 24, 2011 The newly passed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) certainly makes for some heavy reading. This historic piece of […]
Health Care Reform Timeline Posted by Christina Herrick|September 10, 2010 In March 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform into law. The following timeline provides implementation dates for […]
So I Don’t Tweet By Richard VanVranken|March 11, 2010 Is a person who tweets on Twitter a tweeter, a twitterer, or just a twit? While I’ve never heard […]
Opinion: Ag Is Not A Manufactured Food By David Eddy|January 1, 2008 You like home cookin’? Me too. That’s partly because whoever’s doing the cooking knows your family’s likes and […]
To Charge Or Not To Charge At Farm Markets By Laura Drotleff|November 11, 2007 There seems to be a delicate balance between what customers will pay for and what they won’t, especially […]
Federal Food Safety Law Proposed By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2007 The food safety debate heated up a notch in late September when Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the […]
