Organic vegetable production is a method that does not allow synthetic fertilizers, crop protectants, or genetically modified seed. […]
There was a common refrain heard from many in attendance at the Florida Tomato Conference last month in […]
Awareness of the benefits of integrated pest management (IPM) is moving further along the vegetable production and distribution […]
Last month, American Vegetable Grower (AVG) presented the seventh annual Grower Achievement Award to a grower operation that […]
Awareness of the benefits of integrated pest management (IPM) are moving further along the vegetable production and distribution […]
Pete Spyke is a third-generation citrus grower who has seen challenges come and go, but in greening he […]
For many years, soil fumigants have been an essential part of producing vegetables, particularly with plastic mulch. The […]
All five defendants pleaded guilty to harboring undocumented foreign nationals for private financial gain and identity theft. In […]
The Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) tool is one of the best unintentionally kept secrets in the tree […]
Despite a drought plaguing the region, it was business as usual during the 2008 International Fruit Tree Association […]
We all know fruit growing is an expensive business, especially given the time frame between making an investment in […]
Day-Neautral strawberries provide an opportunity to market fruit during the growing season when locally grown strawberries are normally […]
Most growers agree the H-2A guestworker program is not functioning well. Today, only about 75,000 workers participate in […]
Fuel, fertilizer, pesticide, and plastic prices are putting pressure on grower profits. But for those selling their produce […]
The rising prices of fuel, inputs, and labor are having a major effect on how fruit growers do […]
This cost of production calculator offers an easier, faster way to identify and update production expenses, compare costs of different methods of growing grapes, and keep financial records rather than using printed forms and hand calculations.
Greenhouse gas emissions will likely form the basis of significant new air quality regulations in the next few […]
By the time you receive this next column, I will already have begun meeting twice a week to […]
Consumers are discovering the joys of “specialty potatoes.” These potato varieties are available in a spectrum of skin […]