Popular Recipe Website Visits Farmers Markets By Growing Produce Staff|July 30, 2009 This summer, allrecipes.com will have booths at several farmers markets throughout the country to help shoppers match family-friendly […]Read More
FCM Strengthens Dumping Petition Against Citrovita By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Florida’s largest citrus trade organization has asserted that a major Brazilian orange juice processor continued to dump product […]
Insecticide, Insect Growth Regulator Receive The Nod From EPA By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Vetica insecticide and Courier, an insect growth regulator (IGR) can now be used on brassica crops. EPA labeled […]
Farmers Donate Fresh Produce To Communities In Need By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 California growers have donated more than 115 tons of fresh produce to communities in the Central Valley. Recent […]
Food Safety Bill Fails In House By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Food safety legislation (H.R. 2749, Dingell-Waxman bill) failed to secure a two-thirds majority needed to pass a parliamentary […]
Michigan Carrot Growers Vote To Keep Promotion Program By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Michigan’s carrot producers have decided to keep paying to promote their product for five more years. The Ag […]
Survey Shows California Farmers Profit From Agritourism Posted by Christina Herrick|July 29, 2009 California farmers and ranchers hosted more than 2.4 million agricultural tourists in 2008, according to early results from […]
Online Exclusive: Update on Late Blight in the Northeast By Margaret T. McGrath|July 29, 2009 Since the announcement of an early-season outbreak of late blight posted at this site on July 3, this […]
Food Stamps Turn 40 By Growing Produce Staff|July 28, 2009 Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan recognized the 40th anniversary of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), […]
Vetica Insecticide And Courier IGR Receive Approval For Brassica Uses By Growing Produce Staff|July 28, 2009 Vetica insecticide and Courier 40SC insect growth regulator (IGR) from Nichino America have received approval from EPA for […]
New York Potato Acreage Decreases By 7% Posted by Christina Herrick|July 27, 2009 U.S. planted potato acreage is a mixed bag with some areas, such as New York state, showing a […]
India Developing Red-Hot Weaponry From Chili Peppers By Growing Produce Staff|July 24, 2009 Chili peppers are a hot item for India’s defense researchers looking for ways to use them in hand […]
Potato Growers Keep Acreage In Line With Demand By Growing Produce Staff|July 23, 2009 In its July board of directors meeting, United Potato Growers of America announced that both fall and annual […]
NY Ag Season A Washout Posted by Christina Herrick|July 23, 2009 Many growers have been devastated by the second wettest June in New York history, and state legislators want […]
Tanimura And Antle Issues Voluntary Recall of Romaine Lettuce Posted by A. J. Bussan|July 22, 2009 Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, CA is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has […]
Potato Growers Seek Investigation Of Huge Processor By Growing Produce Staff|July 22, 2009 Southern Idaho potato growers filed a request with the United States Department of Justice on Friday seeking an […]
ARS Releases Early Maturing Pecan Posted by Christina Herrick|July 22, 2009 When it comes to pecans, timing is crucial. Breeders and retailers prefer pecans that mature quickly because the […]
Pear Bureau Northwest Teams With Rock Band By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2009 Pear Bureau Northwest has joined with the pop rock band Honor Society in a partnership designed to generate […]
New Tomato Hybrids On The Way By 2010 By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2009 In 2010, growers will have access to new tomato varieties that resist some of the most threatening tomato […]
Exotic Viruses Hit Michigan Blueberries By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2009 According to Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA), two viruses — blueberry shock and blueberry scorch — were found […]
