Reduce Disposal Costs By Steve Sargent|August 1, 2008 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. growers produced approximately 24 million tons of fresh vegetables in […]Read More
Stay Safe And Beat The Heat By Bill Schall|August 1, 2008 August marks the dog days of summer for Florida growers and fieldworkers, so take care to protect against […]
2008 Grower Achievement Award Finalists By Growing Produce Staff|August 1, 2008 Growers continue to rise to the challenges of today’s marketplace. Most do a great job. Some, however, do […]
A Coordinated Attack Key In Psyllid Control By Michael Rogers | Philip A. Stansly | Lukasz Stelinski|August 1, 2008 Even when using the most effective products available for psyllid control, insect population reductions can be short lived […]
Wysocki Produce Farm By Laura Drotleff|August 1, 2008 The Wysocki family farm in 1953 was a 15-cow dairy with 30 acres of potatoes sold in bulk […]
Western Growers Rallies Tomato Growers By Growing Produce Staff|August 1, 2008 Before we knew the focus of the latest foodborne illness outbreak shifted to jalapeño peppers, possibly exonerating tomatoes, […]
Opinion: Florida Tomato Scare A Hard Lesson To Learn By Frank Giles|August 1, 2008 In June, one of those worst-case scenarios happened to Florida tomato growers when cases of sickness due to […]
National Agriculture Sustainability Standard: A Bad Ideal As Proposed By John W. Inman|August 1, 2008 The idea of a national standard for sustainable agriculture sounds like a good idea. However, like many other […]
Finally… A New Farm Bill By John Keeling|August 1, 2008 Congress had to pass it twice, both times over a Presidential veto, and at one point a clerk […]
Weed And Disease Control In Organic Apple Orchards By Growing Produce Staff|August 1, 2008 Weed Control Plans for weed control should be in place prior to planting the orchard. Many options have […]
Microgreens Equal Mega Success By Megan Oster|August 1, 2008 Bella Verdi Farms founder Darrell Joseph may not have had a wealth of information about microgreens when he […]
Help On The Horizon for Greening By Tacy Callies|August 1, 2008 Not one of Florida’s 600,000 acres of citrus is safe from the threat of greening. Some southern Florida […]
Greenhouse Construction Pointers By Growing Produce Staff|August 1, 2008 Funding, site selection, and how to market crops all should be taken into account when making the move […]
Citrus Struggles Are Nothing New By Mike Sparks|August 1, 2008 Well, what can you say about the Florida citrus industry? These are challenging times, folks. But, we’ve faced […]
California Grape Industry In 2008 By Ron Brase|August 1, 2008 Hot Streak Sudden increases in daytime temperatures in mid-May and again in mid-June had a dramatic impact on […]
Pest Of The Month: Squash Bug By Gene McAvoy|August 1, 2008 Identification Eggs are deposited on the lower surface of leaves, though occasionally they occur on the upper surface […]
Getting Into Apples By David Rosenberger|August 1, 2008 Enter “organic apple” in a Google search, and you will get thousands of documents that contain those words. […]
Grower Defies Naysayers, Plants Northernmost Grove in Florida By Frank Giles|August 1, 2008 It was once the heart of citrus country, but freezes over the years ended that reign. So when […]
The Dust Settles For Almond Growing By Gabriele Ludwig|August 1, 2008 Air quality regulations will continue to impact the way almonds are grown, harvested, and transported in California’s San […]
Opinion: Find Your Place By Brian Sparks|August 1, 2008 It was only a couple years ago that I predicted (maybe not out loud, but at least in my […]
