Opinion: Dirt Roads To The World Wide Web By Frank Giles|September 1, 2009 These days you often read our plugs for the many great offerings that our publication provides online in […]Read More
Socking Psyllids from Day One By Frank Giles|September 1, 2009 Recently, a number of pesticides have received labels for psyllid control applied at low volumes. According to Orange-Co’s […]
Monitor For Late Blight By Growing Produce Staff|September 1, 2009 Growers must be vigilant scouting for late blight in their tomato and potato fields, even in September, says […]
Better BMP Implementation By Brian Boman | Stewart Swanson | Mace Bauer|September 1, 2009 Improving irrigation management can reduce production costs, save water, and reduce the risk of nutrient leaching. Proper irrigation […]
Sustainable Spuds By Ann-Marie Jeffries|September 1, 2009 Over the last 30 years, potato production in the Northeast has declined by more than 100,000 acres, while […]
Easing The Transition To Organic Production By Tacy Callies|September 1, 2009 Despite the overall weakening economy, U.S. sales of organic products grew 17% to $24.6 billion by the end […]
No Shortage Of Labor Issues By Rosemary Gordon|September 1, 2009 Last month, a couple of labor-related issues touched the nerves of quite a few people. The first “issue” […]
Sustainable Spuds Q & A Posted by Christina Herrick|September 1, 2009 Please tell me about the sustainable potato production research you’re working on. What does it entail specifically? Hal […]
FarmVille Social Computer Game Tops 11 Million Players By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 Zynga, the largest developer of social games, announced that its FarmVille game is the largest and fasting growing […]
Rare Bug Found At Miami Airport By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 The Miami Herald reported the bug, Uttaris pallidipennis Stal, a species of the Hemiptera order, was discovered by U.S. […]
The End May Be Near For The Florida Citrus Quarantine By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 Florida’s fresh fruit growers and shippers believe they may be reentering markets in California and elsewhere, reports TheLedger.com […]
Pumping Up Fresh Produce in Schools By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and California Representative Sam Farr joined students at a Salinas, CA elementary school Wednesday […]
Salmonella Find Prompts Green Onion Recall By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 As a result of routine testing, the USDA has found a positive result for salmonella on iceless green […]
Chickpeas Resist Caterpillar Pest By Growing Produce Staff|August 28, 2009 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators have developed new lines of chickpeas that are resistant to […]
BASF, Nunhems Enter Into Agreement For New Onion Seed Treatment Posted by A. J. Bussan|August 27, 2009 BASF announced today an exclusive seed treatment collaboration with Nunhems, the vegetable seed business of Bayer CropScience. Under […]
Potential Drosophila Find in Washington Posted by Christina Herrick|August 26, 2009 There is potential evidence of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) at the Washington State University Research Farm in Puyallup, […]
Label Expansion For Procure Fungicide By Growing Produce Staff|August 26, 2009 EPA has granted federal registration to Chemtura Crop Protection’s Procure 480SC (triflumizole) fungicide for use on 28 additional […]
Mechanical Citrus Harvesters May Get A Chemical Boost By Growing Produce Staff|August 26, 2009 Use of mechanical harvesters by Florida citrus growers has stalled in recent seasons, but supporters hope a new […]
New Law To Boost Consumption Of Locally Grown Food In Illinois By Growing Produce Staff|August 26, 2009 Last week, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law legislation that will help put more Illinois-grown food on Illinois […]
Updated: Asian Citrus Psyllids Spreading In California By Growing Produce Staff|August 25, 2009 UPDATED: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has placed all of Orange County under a quarantine […]
