Harris Moran Showcases Its Charentais Melon Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 31, 2013 Highlighted at Harris Moran’s Melon Field Day were a couple of Charentais varieties including Versailles, a netted variety […]Read More
Sakata Showcases Citation, It’s New Watermelon Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 31, 2013 Sakata’s new variety, Citation, is a true 60-count watermelon that also has good cold setting ability. [mmw-video id=”1667″]
Indiana Melon Growers Prepare For FDA Inspections Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 12, 2013 The FDA is rolling out new federal food safety regulations following separate salmonella outbreaks last year traced to […]
Manage Weeds In Cucurbits By Rosemary Gordon|July 10, 2013 To achieve optimal weed control, select the right herbicide for your crop and pay attention to the weather.
California Employers Cautioned As Heat Wave Continues Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 3, 2013 Updated July 9 Cal/OSHA is investigating a second possible heat-related death of a farmworker who died July 5 […]
California Cantaloupe Growers Launch Mandatory Food Safety Program Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 12, 2013 As the summer cantaloupe season moves into full swing and consumers see larger melon displays at their local […]
Mildew Control In Organic Cucurbits By Margaret T. McGrath|June 10, 2013 New tools for growers include resistant varieties, biopesticides, and spore exclusion tunnels.
New Pumpkin, Sweet Corn, Broccoli, And Cantaloupe Varieties From Rupp Seeds By Growing Produce Staff|June 10, 2013 Some of the latest varieties available from Rupp Seeds, Inc. include pumpkin, sweet corn, broccoli, and cantaloupe. A […]
Illinois State Horticultural Society Field Day Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 3, 2013 Tours of a local, family-run orchard and pumpkin patch and of the University of Illinois Fruit Research and […]
Syngenta Launches New Zucchini Variety Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 17, 2013 Syngenta officially launched Payload zucchini during its annual spring field day at the company’s research station in Naples, […]
Vegetable Varieties From Seedway By Growing Produce Staff|May 9, 2013 A Mountain Fresh-type tomato, Mountain Merit has good fruit size and yield, while displaying early and late blight […]
FDA Issues Import Alert For Cucumbers Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 26, 2013 FDA has issued an import alert for imported cucumbers supplied by Daniel Cardenas Izbal and Miracle Greenhouse of […]
Pumpkin Offerings Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 24, 2013 Outstanding Seed offers several varieties of pumpkin, all with resistance to powdery mildew. Apogee is the largest powdery […]
A Food Safety Plan For Cantaloupe Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 12, 2013 The fall of 2011 was a dark time for the U.S. cantaloupe industry. FDA had found Listeria monocytogens […]
Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation Offers Free Seed to FFA Chapters Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation announced that chapters of the National FFA Organization may obtain up to 5,000 […]
The 2013 Florida Watermelon Queen Crowned Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 1, 2013 Brandi Harrison was crowned the 2013 Florida Watermelon Queen during the recent 45th annual Florida Watermelon Association Convention […]
How To Develop A Virus Reduction Strategy For Cucurbits Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 Cucurbits, which include squash, pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe and others, are very susceptible to viral diseases. Infection typically […]
New Cantaloupe Guidance Published Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 A new resource, “The National Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted Melons,” is now available […]
FDA To Inspect Cantaloupe Packinghouses In 2013 By Growing Produce Staff|February 27, 2013 In a Feb. 25 letter to the cantaloupe industry, which includes those that grow, harvest, sort, pack, process […]
Controlling Phytophthora And Downy Mildew In Cucumbers By Growing Produce Staff|February 11, 2013 As most growers know, downy mildew can cause tremendous loss in a short amount of time in a […]
