At the beginning of April, the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) announced it was beginning initial discussions on […]
For John Lutz of Lutz Family Farm in Marshall, WI, the increasing consumer trend toward buying locally grown, […]
Controlling vineyard ants is the most important habitat management tool to reduce mealybug abundance and damage.
It seems fitting to talk in the parlance of war when discussing citrus greening. Peter McClure has been […]
What a difference a couple of years can make. Two years ago, American Vegetable Grower contacted Imperial Valley, […]
An IPM program offers greater potential for long-term management of this pest.
Food safety issues have impacted all of us in some way or another. It doesn’t matter if you […]
Organic farmers, as well as farmers transitioning to organic production, now have some extra time to apply for […]
One Cotyledon This type of grafting application involves cutting the cotyledon on an angle. The growing point and […]
Hole Insertion Graft The grafting method called “hole insertion graft” would be convenient for watermelons because of their […]
The art of plant grafting was introduced in Korea and Japan during the late 1920s by grafting watermelon […]
I was reading a Wall Street Journal story the other day about how gloomy the job market looks for […]
Editor’s Note: Mike Herrington of AMVAC provides technical sales advice to customers, assists in university research trials, trains […]
Columbia root-knot nematode (CRN) can send shivers up the spine of potato growers in the West. This pest […]
Many years ago I worked in consumer media, spending a few years covering business. I worked for a […]
Identification Although the first specimen of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was positively identified in 2001 in Allentown, […]
Side Insertion This particular grafting method requires slitting through the stem of the rootstock. The area to be […]
Parasitic wasps are beneficial insects that include a large number of species. Technically speaking, parasitic wasps are not […]
The contribution the American Society for Plasticulture and its membership have made to the research, development, and advancement […]