Aftermath After A 2007 Freeze Posted by Christina Herrick|April 30, 2008 Fruit growers from the Pacific Northwest to Northern California continue to recover from the late-season freeze that swept […]Read More
Dealing With High Fertilizer Costs By Growing Produce Staff|April 16, 2008 In the April 2008 issue of North Carolina State University (NCSU) Cooperative Extension Service’s “Apple Production Newsletter,” NCSU […]
Potato Industry Invests In Cultivating Lenders By John Keeling|April 3, 2008 February was the month when 19 growers and industry representatives from across the U.S. formed the Potato Industry […]
Florida Ag Industry Called To Action By Frank Giles|April 1, 2008 When word leaked that the University of Florida’s president Bernie Machen allegedly made negative comments regarding Florida agriculture […]
Ground Squirrels Devastating To Pistachio Orchard By David Eddy|April 1, 2008 Oddly enough, when it comes to pests of tree nuts, it seems like the biggest ones get ignored. […]
UF/IFAS Lends Helping Hands To Ag Industry By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 Capturing all the fine work that the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) has done in its […]
Tire Kickers’ Dream At World Ag Expo By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 Unlike last year, when Rudy Giuliani dropped in to speak, none of the presidential candidates came by the […]
Apple Growers Of The Year Reflect On The State Of The Industry By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 Doyle Fleming, Mitch Lynd, Chuck Peters, and Roscoe Crist talk about innovations made to their orchard.
Growing High-Quality Cherries By Win Cowgill|April 1, 2008 One of the highlights of this year’s International Fruit Tree Association Annual Conference, held in Visalia, CA, in […]
Vegetable Crop Protection Roundup By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 BASF www.agproducts.basf.com • Regent (fipronil) received federal registration for use on potatoes. The product protects seed pieces and […]
The Future Of Fruit From The Ground Up By James R. McFerson|April 1, 2008 As the U.S. tree fruit industries and specialty crops in general enjoy some welcome and much-needed prosperity, it […]
Growers Sell By David Eddy|April 1, 2008 More and more, consumers want to know where their food comes from. Past attempts to legislate Country of […]
Nitrogen is Most Import Element for Almond Growth By Brent Holtz|April 1, 2008 Nitrogen is the most important element we can apply to our tree fruit crops. Almond growth and productivity […]
USDA Packs School Snacks By Megan Oster|April 1, 2008 Supplying fresh-cut apple slices to schools is the goal of a pilot program USDA hopes to launch by […]
Tasty Tomatoes By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 Tokita Seeds’ Tomatoberry tomato won third place in the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2008, a first time accomplishment […]
Opinion: Translators Wanted Between Growers And Consumers By David Eddy|April 1, 2008 Those of you who read this column on at least a semi-regular basis are well aware of the […]
Researchers Seek to Uncover the Cause of Zebra Chip Disorder By Laura Drotleff|April 1, 2008 Researchers have identified a prime suspect in the investigation of what causes “zebra chip” disorder in potatoes. Zebra […]
Van Well Nursery By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2008 Van Well Nursery www.vanwell.net Adams Apple® Red Delicious A Van Well Nursery exclusive introduction, Adams Apple is […]
Food Safety And Labor Issues By Rosemary Gordon|April 1, 2008 Food safety and labor and immigration are arguably two of the biggest issues facing the agricultural industry today. […]
The Need For Farm Managers Is Great By David Eddy|April 1, 2008 Shortage of experienced labor force in agriculture leaves void in agriculture.
