Research Aims To Improve Grape Hardiness Posted by Christina Herrick|August 25, 2009 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are one step closer to improving the hardiness of grape varieties that can […]Read More
Department Of Homeland Security To Eliminate No-Match Rule By Growing Produce Staff|August 25, 2009 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week published its notice of intent to rescind the Social Security […]
Growers To File Complaint Over Border Patrol Agents’ Treatment Of Farmworkers By Growing Produce Staff|August 25, 2009 New York fruit growers are alleging that their workers have been unfairly pulled over and harassed by border […]
New Grape Variety Is Disease Resistant And Good To Eat, IFAS Researcher Says Posted by Christina Herrick|August 25, 2009 Southern Jewel, the latest grape variety issued by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, […]
Publix To Push Florida Produce Posted by A. J. Bussan|August 24, 2009 Fresh Florida produce items will take center stage in Publix Super Markets in early spring when they will […]
EPA Agrees To New Limits On Fertilizer And Animal Waste In Florida By Growing Produce Staff|August 24, 2009 Last week, EPA announced a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club, Florida Wildlife Federation and […]
Washington’s Bill Zirkle Honored As 2009 Apple Grower Of The Year Posted by Christina Herrick|August 24, 2009 Grower Bill Zirkle of Zirkle Fruit Co. in Selah, Washington was honored with the 2009 Apple Grower of […]
Border Agents Find 6,500 Pounds Of Marijuana In Citrus Load By Growing Produce Staff|August 21, 2009 U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered more than 6,500 pounds of marijuana in a citrus load in Falfurrias, TX, […]
Thousands Sign California Water Petition By Growing Produce Staff|August 20, 2009 The "Save our Water, Save Our Jobs" petition campaign came to a conclusion Wednesday, with notification to both […]
One Million Pounds Of Michigan Cherries Wasted Due To Federal Regulations Posted by Christina Herrick|August 20, 2009 Michigan growers are being forced by federal regulations to destroy about a million pounds of cherries, reports www.UpNorthLive.com. […]
New Strawberry Researcher On Board By Growing Produce Staff|August 20, 2009 The California Strawberry Commission announced this week that Ian Greene has been hired as the new research program […]
New Detections of Pest Expand Quarantine Posted by Christina Herrick|August 20, 2009 Detections of Light Brown Apple Moths in the Long Beach and Los Osos areas of California have prompted […]
Late Blight Spreads To Wisconsin Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|August 20, 2009 Late blight was just discovered in two commercial potato fields in two separate Wisconsin counties. Before this, the […]
Florida Citrus Mutual: Demise Of Florida Citrus Greatly Exaggerated By Mike Sparks|August 20, 2009 I like to use a quote from Mark Twain in my various speeches to describe the current state […]
Irrigation Saving Texas Vegetable Crops, Dryland Withers By Growing Produce Staff|August 20, 2009 Irrigated row crops in the Lower Rio Grande Valley have managed to weather this year’s blistering drought, but […]
Opinion: A Step In The Right Direction For Florida Citrus By Frank Giles|August 19, 2009 The 2008-2009 season will hopefully go down as the year the Florida citrus industry took the first major […]
Strong 2009 Cranberry Harvest Expected For Wisconsin By Growing Produce Staff|August 19, 2009 USDA projects that Wisconsin will yield 4.0 million barrels of cranberries during the 2009 fall harvest. If that […]
Veggie Harvesting Robot Has Smarts, Cuts Costs By Growing Produce Staff|August 19, 2009 British researchers hope to make harvesting many vegetables easier and a lot less expensive utilizing imaging technology in […]
Award Winner Thanks The Growers By Growing Produce Staff|August 19, 2009 During Florida Citrus Mutual’s Annual Conference in June, Peter McClure was presented the 2009 Florida Grower Citrus Achievement Award to a […]
Florida Citrus Nursery Production Back On Track By Growing Produce Staff|August 19, 2009 Nursery capacity and production have been increasing the past three years after a four-year period of decline. Although […]
