Fruit, Vegetable Groups Request Extension On FSMA Comment Period Posted by Christina Herrick|April 11, 2013 United Fresh Produce Association and 88 international, national, state, and regional fresh fruit and vegetable groups have requested […]Read More
How To Control Farm Critters By Kyle Van Why|April 11, 2013 Wildlife management activities related to crops can be a complicated matter due to the diversity of species, habitats, […]
Consumers Want To Hear The Story Of Your Operation By David Eddy|April 11, 2013 In March I attended the California Small Farm Conference for the second time in as many years, and […]
Create Stress-Free Plants By Rosemary Gordon|April 11, 2013 Who wouldn’t want vegetable plants that are stronger, healthier, and better equipped to deal with stress? That exactly […]
Valley Introduces Variable Rate Irrigation QuickStart Prescription Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 11, 2013 Valley Irrigation introduces the addition of QuickStart (QS) prescription writing to its Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) product. The […]
Foreboding Forecast For 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 10, 2013 According to Colorado State University climatologists Phil Klotzbach and Bill Gray, those living in hurricane zones along the […]
Artichokes Find A Place In Texas By Growing Produce Staff|April 10, 2013 It was cool and overcast during the recent harvest of a 12-acre field of artichokes being grown by […]
New Study To Build Better Broccoli By Growing Produce Staff|April 10, 2013 A new North Carolina State University (NCSU) study under way at the Plants for Human Health Institute at […]
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 […]
FDA Listening Session On Proposed Produce Safety Rule Announced Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 A listening session is scheduled for April 30 to hear comments and concerns about the FDA’s proposed new […]
Remote-Controlled Aircraft Takes Flight In Oregon For Potato Research Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 Two small, remote-controlled aircraft are expected to start flying over potato fields in the Hermiston, OR, area this […]
Growing Tomatoes For Community Gardens, Food Banks By Growing Produce Staff|April 8, 2013 As part of a nationwide effort to help grow healthy food for community gardens and food banks, Seaside […]
Cherry Tomato Considered To Be One Of The Sweetest By Growing Produce Staff|April 8, 2013 San Antonio tasting panel found the BHN-968 cherry tomato sweeter than any comparable cherry tomato, according to a […]
New ‘Dual Resistant’ Tomatoes Fight Lethal Pests With One-Two Punch By Growing Produce Staff|April 8, 2013 In the battle against thrips, Cornell University breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon: a tomato that […]
Late Blight Managed With Resistant Tomatoes By Growing Produce Staff|April 8, 2013 In New York, a replicated experiment was conducted at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center in […]
Study: Local Food Taking Bigger Bite From Florida Retail Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 According to a University of Florida study, Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail […]
Valent BioSciences’ New Manufacturing Facility On Track For 2014 Completion Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 A 500-ton crane, the second largest in North America, has hoisted the large scale industrial fermenters into Valent […]
Potatoes On A Food Stamp Budget Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 For one week staff members of the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) are joining together to take the […]
USDA Declares Primary Natural Disaster Areas In Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 The USDA has designated six counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations due […]
EPA Approves New Fungicide From FMC Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 The EPA has granted registration for Fracture fungicide (FMC), a preventative fungicide for use in grapes, stone fruit, […]
